Photo caption: Top row - Kath Brackett (Director Community and Sector Development, Municipal Association of Victoria), Van Pho, Linette Harriott, Brenda Appleton OAM, Dr Chukwudozie (Dozie) Ezigbalike, Mariamma John, Meredith Butler (Pride in Ageing Manager, Switchboard). Second row - Gabrielle (Aunty Gabby) Gamble, Associate Professor Sue Harrison OAM (Chair) , Jan Laidlaw, Ben Rogers (CEO, Council on the Ageing Victoria). Not pictured: Farah Farouque (CEO, Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria).
The new Committee will provide a voice to the government on the lived experiences of older Victorians. The Committee will inform related government priorities and programs, including the implementation of the Ageing Well Action Plan.
People 60 years and over, and First Nations people 50 years and over, were invited to apply to join the Senior Victorians Advisory Committee.
The Committee has 8 community members, including the Chairperson, and 4 sector members. The Committee members have a wide range of professional skills, volunteer roles and lived experiences.
Senior Victorians Advisory Committee members
Community members:
- Associate Professor Sue Harrison OAM (Chair)
- Brenda Appleton OAM
- Dr Chukwudozie (Dozie) Ezigbalike
- Aunty Gabby Gamble
- Jan Laidlaw
- Linette Harriott
- Mariamma John
- Van Pho
Sector members:
- Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria
- Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV)
- Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)
- Switchboard Victoria
For more information, visit the Seniors Online website.