Our Goals:

To support and provide friendship to all members and retired people in the Cairns Region.

To promote and hold social and information events.

To encourage all over 50’s to become members and to participate in social, training and information events.

To encourage all persons, regardless of age, and including corporations, other incorporated associations or government departments, who support the whole concept of positive ageing, to become members of this assocation.

To encourage all persons, regardless of age, who suffer from chronic diseases, to continue enriching their lives with regular gentle exercises.

To promote and facilitate information, training and social events for all retired people in the Cairns region.

To promote and make accessible information and training programs that will assist older residents to lead the richer, healthier and interesting life of their choice.

To seek funding through grant monies and other sources to support the activities of the association.

To seek financial and in kind support from the community and private sector to support the activities of the association.

To utilize the skills and energy of individual members in achieving the goals of the association.

To help stage Cairns Regional Positive Ageing Days for the whole community.

To assist in the work of all organisations and groups that support the Positive Ageing Concept.

To participate in national projects and engage with national organisations such as “The National Ageing Network of Australia” to further the objects of the association.

“Grow old along with me – the best is yet to be” – Robert Browning, 1864