Draft Dementia Friendly Hawkesbury Plan

Council recognizes that inclusion is fundamental to creating a healthy and cohesive Hawkesbury. As such, Council has developed a Draft Dementia Friendly Hawkesbury Plan 2019 – 2021 to provide Council with a clear set of actions and strategies to be undertaken to improve inclusion for people living with a diagnosis of dementia and their carers.

The Draft Dementia Friendly Hawkesbury Plan has been developed with reference to feedback provided by:

· participants of the focus groups for people with dementia

· participants of the focus groups for carers

· all of the respondents to the community survey

· local businesses, services and organisations

· Hawkesbury Dementia Working Group

· Dementia Australia

· Hawkesbury Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee.

Council now invites the community to view and comment on the Draft Dementia Friendly Hawkesbury Plan 2019-2021. The Draft Plan will be on public exhibition from Thursday, 21 November 2019 to Thursday 19 December 2019.

You can view the Draft Plan at Council’s Administration Office, 366 George Street, Windsor 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, or during Library opening hours at Hawkesbury Central Library, Deerubbin Centre (Ground Floor), 300 George Street, Windsor; and Richmond Branch Library, 29 West Market Street, Richmond.

The Draft Plan can also be viewed online via Council’s website.

Online submissions can be made directly on Your Hawkesbury Your Say www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au

You can have your say about the Draft Plan by one of the following :

• In person: at Council’s Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor
• Email: council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au
• Mail: PO Box 146, Windsor NSW 2756
• By calling 4560 4502.

When using any of these methods please make reference to the ‘Draft Dementia Friendly Hawkesbury Plan’

Submissions may be included in Council’s meeting Business Paper. Any personal information is subject to Council’s Privacy Management Plan and the Government Information (Public Access) Act, 2009. The inclusion of personal information in your submission is voluntary but, if not provided, may affect consideration of the submission. The purpose of collecting this information is to assist Council in obtaining the views of the community regarding this matter. The information will ultimately be stored in Council’s records system.

For more information, or if you require the document in an alternate accessible format, please contact Council’s Community Programs Coordinator on (02) 4560 4502 or email council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au with the Reference: ‘Draft Dementia Friendly Hawkesbury Plan’.

Council thanks the Dementia Working Group for their initiative and work developing this plan.