Pockets Full of Change: Episode 19 - Get Around and Grow Together

A special focus for this edition of Pockets Full of Change: Community Transport. For too many of Mount Alexander Shire's older residents, getting from A to B is a quiet, persistent barrier to staying connected, staying well, and participating in community life. Will's conversation with Melina Chan and Dr James Whitten explores the Ageing and Resilience Transport Pilot — a six-month project that set out to map the transport problem for older adults in the Shire. Together they paint a rich picture - one of volunteer energy and community infrastructure already present in the Shire, potent but unevenly distributed and under-coordinated - and reflect on the community-wide benefits of keeping our older folk connected.