Welcome to ACT Office for Ageing

The Office for Ageing is a unit within the Governance, Advocacy and Community Policy Group of the Community Services Directorate. The Office provides the ACT Government with policy advice on positive ageing and it administers funding for positive ageing initiatives such as the ACT Seniors Card and the Life’s Reflections Photographic Competition.


Concession Card

Affordability of essential services including taxi, spectacles and utilities, for low-income earners and people experiencing disadvantage

Respect Older People in the Community

Respect Older People in the Community

ACT Seniors Card

ACT Seniors Card

ACT Seniors related information

ACT Seniors Information

Affordable essential services

ACT Seniors Spectacle Scheme

Publications

This page contains a list of the publications relating to the ACT Office for Ageing. 

The ACT Business Guides to Older Customers and Mature Workers

The development of these Business Guides was a commitment of the ACT Office for Ageing within the ACT Strategic Plan for Positive Ageing 2010-14: Towards and Age-friendly City. The guides aim to assist the business sector to be more accessible and inclusive of seniors, as customers and employees.

The ACT Business Guide to Older Customers provides useful hints on customer service principles and on business practices and processes for older customers.

ACT Business Guide to Older Customers [PDF 117KB] [RTF 350KB] [Designer PDF 2.6MB]

The ACT Business Guide to Mature Workers provides information on the benefits of employing older workers, with tips on recruitment, retention and training, and information on the Commonwealth Government’s Experience+ Program.

ACT Business Guide to Mature Workers [PDF 221KB] [RTF 955KB] [Designer PDF 2.3MB]

ACT Strategic Plan for Positive Ageing 2010-14: Towards and Age-friendly City

ACT Strategic Plan for Positive Ageing 2010-2014: Towards an Age-Friendly City [PDF 168KB] [RTF 786KB] [Designer Version PDF 4.1MB]

Comparative Social Isolation Amongst Older People in the ACT

Comparative Social Isolation Amongst Older People in the ACT - Final Reort (January 2009) [PDF 5MB] [RTF 1MB]

Appendix [PDF 4.6MB] [Word 1MB]

Information and documents on the Elder Abuse Prevention Program 

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