Live Dementia Activities Calendar
In mid 2024, we received a small grant to:
- run activities for people living with dementia and
- to compliment the work being done by local organisations with a broader community awareness campaign.
This resulted in the creation of the Live Dementia Activities Calendar, launched at a morning tea on Tuesday 24th September 2024 to a group of passionate dementia advocates.
Work continues on the Live Dementia Activities Calendar to make the calendar accessible for organisations and community members, working in the dementia space, to post any relevant activities on it.
Collaborative Activities
With recent funding from Dementia Australia, Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre will work in collaboration with City of Ballarat Ageing Well Services, and Bigger Hearts Dementia Alliance Ballarat to commence a series of activities for people living with dementia and their families and carers.
The organisations working together will pool resources to develop and deliver an awareness campaign aimed at encouraging local organisations and businesses to become Dementia Friendly and to broaden awareness in the community of the experiences of people living with dementia and their loved ones who are also usually carers. There will be a series of free workshops, online training and information packages to grow awareness of how we can all assist those living with dementia in our community.
Volunteers and Awareness Training
Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre is building a cohort of volunteers with a special interest in working with people living with dementia, to do free awareness training and to assist with group activities, to give carers a little break from the constant responsibility of caring.
At the calendar launch Kay Miller from Bigger Hearts Dementia Alliance and Ann Tudor spoke engagingly about how our broader Ballarat community can be more supportive and accessible for people living with dementia and their carers.
If you think you might like to do free awareness training and become a volunteer for our dementia program please contact Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre to register your interest.
