Projects: Building Links - Council on the Ageing Queensland

Projects: Building Links
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Building Links worked with community radio stations to raise awareness about the range of Government and community services available for Queensland seniors. The project was a partnership between COTAQ, Senior's Legal & Support Service, ethnic and indigenous broadcasters and the Queensland Narrating Service. It produced interviews and community announcements on issues of interest to seniors. Popular topics dealt with personal safety, home and community care and where to go for legal advice and support. Neighbourhood Watch Listen to Audio Interview Dawn is a volunteer with Neighbourhood Watch. Neighbourhood Watch is a program organised by the community to reduce residential crime. Householders are encouraged to join together in small informal groups for the purpose of improving the safety of their families and other neighbourhood residents. Dawn shares her experiences of being a Neighbourhood Watch volunteer in this interview recorded at radio 989FM. Home and Community Care (HACC) Listen to Audio Interview Home and Community Care or HACC as it is commonly known, is a joint Commonwealth, State and Territory initiative. It funds basic maintenance and support services to help frail older people and younger people with disabilities to continue living in their community. In this interview recorded for community radio 989FM Mark Tucker-Evans explains how HACC works in Queensland.