Council on the Ageing (COTA), the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) the ALSO Foundation and GHLV have jointly produced guidelines to assist councils in engaging with people from the older GLBTI community. The document has been sent by the MAV to local government CEO’s.

This document provides a valuable guide for councils when engaging with a wide range of older people in the planning and creation of age friendly communities.

(Document attached a MS Word file)

Read some of the debate around these issues on other websites:

www.zipworld.com.au/~josken/inters4.htm - a personal blog of two Victorain gay men.

http://blaze.e-p.net.au/news/pension-nightmare-unfolds-3.html - news item in the gay press (November 2008)

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