The Sydney Community Collaborative has commissioned Older and Connected, a report by Michael Fine and Bob Davidson that examines the growing impacts of social isolation and loneliness on older people. The report calls for coordinated action from all levels of government to strengthen local responses and invest in community-led solutions.
Older and Connected explores how social isolation and loneliness are rapidly increasing among older Australians, and why local community-based solutions are essential to addressing the problem. Drawing on national research and a detailed Sydney case study, the report outlines the personal, social and economic impacts of disconnection, highlights the strengths and gaps within current aged-care systems, and proposes a practical, place-based approach to rebuilding social support networks. It makes the case for sustained investment, coordinated government leadership, and stronger local ecosystems that help older people stay connected, healthier for longer, and less reliant on high-cost aged-care and health services.
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Older and Connected
The Sydney Community Collaborative has commissioned Older and Connected, a report by Michael Fine and Bob Davidson that examines the growing impacts of social isolation and loneliness on older people. The report calls for coordinated action from all levels of government to strengthen local responses and invest in community-led solutions.
The Eastern Sydney Home Support Services brochure
Services for older people and their carers to live independently in their own home or the community, under the Commonwealth Home Support Program.
Emergency Preparedness Handbook
The Emergency Preparedness Handbook for people living in social housing is your five step guide to becoming ‘emergency prepared’. Use this handbook to learn more about how you can be better prepared today.
Get Ready for Flood Research Briefs
ISV’s Social Housing Flood Resilience Project – also known as “Get Ready for Flood” – worked with social housing tenants and their Community Housing Providers (CHPs) in the Nepean-Hawkesbury floodplain.
Guidelines on writing to a member of Parliament
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Community Sector Wellbeing Report
This report highlights the wellbeing challenges faced by community sector workers and offers practical strategies to build safer, more supportive workplaces.
