Resources for developing an age friendly plan
Useful resources to help you develop a plan and monitoring strategy.
Useful resources
- Good Practice Guide to Improving Liveability for Older People in Small Towns [PDF, 5.13MB]: This guide was produced by the Municipal Association of Victoria and the State Government of Victoria. It describes a five-step methodology for developing small-scale projects, supported by examples from various small towns and communities.
- Active Ageing Model [PDF, 0.99MB]: This policy framework, by WHO, is intended to inform discussion and the formulation of action plans that promote healthy and active ageing.
- An Age-Friendly Approach to Disaster Recovery [PDF, 7.43MB]: This guide was created by Age-Friendly Northeast Victoria following the January 2020 bushfires.
Useful examples
- Age-friendly Auckland: Auckland Council have developed a series of infographics [PDF, 912KB] presenting key demographic data to inform stakeholder and community engagement.
- The Waimakariri Age-Friendly Plan [PSD, 11.9MB]: This Plan sets out a useful and clear process that shows how the plan was developed, including a number of community engagement steps.
- Nelson City Council’s ‘City for All Ages’ website: This outlines Nelson’s approach to developing an age friendly strategy.
- Ready for Living: Gore District Council identified six focus areas when developing its Action Plan. The website also shares the Council’s timeline, feasibility study, and project overview.
- Tauranga Age-Friendly City Strategy 2013-2023 [PSD, 3.82MB]: Tauranga was one of the first communities to develop an age friendly strategy. This document clearly presents the various components of Tauranga’s strategy.
- Hamilton Age Friendly Plan 2018-2021: Hamilton’s plan gives a useful overview of the process the City followed and its guiding principles. The goals for each domain demonstrate how to build on what is already in place. Implementation can be monitored easily with indicators, timeframes, and identification of responsible agencies.
- Horowhenua District Council completed its Age-Friendly Communities Strategy in 2021 [PDF, 1.06MB]. It outlines a range of actions that will contribute to making the district age friendly.
- Napier City’s Positive Ageing Strategy 2020-2024 [PDF, 19.9MB]: This strategy identified seven priority areas and five key principles to guide the Council’s work.
- ACT Strategic Plan for Positive Ageing 2010-2014 – Towards an Age-Friendly City [PDF, 173KB]: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) strategic plan outlines the process used to develop it and how it will be implemented, identifying the objectives, actions, indicators, and lead agencies.
- Banyule City Council: The Council developed a simple policy statement [PDF, 676KB], a strategic plan, and a separate action plan [PDF, 458KB].
- Age Friendly Clarence Plan 2018-2022 [PDF, 2.70MB]: The City of Clarence was the first Tasmanian council to join the WHO Global Network in 2014. Its comprehensive plan describes the development approach taken, and community feedback received. It sets out a five-year plan, describes the various roles the Council will play, and the actions to which it has committed.
- Age-Friendly Melville Plan 2017-2021 [PDF, 3.53MB]: This plan from Western Australia provides an overview of the process followed and the priorities developed.
- The City of Melbourne’s Melbourne: A great place to age 2020 to 2024 [PDF, 6.21MB] takes COVID-19 response and recovery into account in this strategic document.
- The AARP have adapted the 8 WHO domains [PDF, 706KB] in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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