Positive Ageing Newsletter Ageing well on the Mornington Peninsula
Edition #39 Winter 2025
What’s inside • Dying to Know • Umbrella Café • Community investment funds • Do You Read Me • Cycling Without Age • The older workforce • Library borrower turns 100 • Free digital reads • Conserving our Peninsula • Planning for end of life • NAIDOC Week • Winter on the Peninsula • Sustainable gardening • Carer support • 2025 Seniors Festival • Furry felines need a home
Dying to Know Day Thursday 7 August, 10am – 12.30pm, Peninsula Community Theatre, Mornington Community members are invited to attend the Shire’s Dying to Know Day event. Speakers will address Advance Care Planning, Funeral Options, and Spiritual Care followed by a Q&A. Resources on local support and services will be available along with a morning tea.
To join the mailing list or view electronically: mornpen.vic.gov.au/PositiveAgeingNewsletter positiveageing@mornpen.vic.gov.au
Mornington Peninsula Shire acknowledges and pays respect to the Bunurong people, the Traditional Custodians of these lands and waters. We are committed to the cultural safety of older people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds.
To view last year’s event and to learn more about the network visit the Dying to Know website or contact the Shire: mornpen.vic.gov.au/ dyingtoknownetwork positiveageing@ mornpen.vic.gov.au 5950 1695