Older people

Ageing in Australia can and should be a time of possibility, opportunity and influence. Older people play a vital role in the Sunshine Coast community. Council recognises and respects the significant contribution older people make to the region.    

Healthy Sunshine Coast  has a large variety of health and wellbeing activities that are suitable for older people.

Check out the Healthy Sunshine Coast health and wellbeing activities.

Resources and services available for older people

• Heart Foundation Walking offer community-based walking groups with free weekly organised walks in your local area.
• Healthy Ageing Partnerships is a Sunshine Coast collaboration that brings together older people and industry partners to share information on positive ageing activities and services.
• LiveUp is a national platform designed to help you reimagine, reset and reconnect with living your life to the fullest.
• Footprints community work with vulnerable people, including older people, those that experience disability, mental illness and those at risk of homelessness, to access government and community support services. 
• Transport for older people including information support services, public transport and safety.
• Pensioner concessions for rates and pet registrations
• Access, inclusion and disability provides information on accessible recreation, tourism, transport and services, including the Accessible beach program. 
• Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) involves visiting older people to provide friendship and companionship. Find out how it works, how to become a volunteer and how to request a visit. 
• Queensland Government Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
• Council of the Ageing Queensland