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The City of Fremantle is looking to identify and understand the needs and aspirations of senior community members to inform the 2025-30 Age Friendly Plan.

The purpose of the Age-Friendly Plan is to prioritise positive ageing opportunities for the Fremantle community and promote Fremantle as a great place for older people to visit.

The input will help in planning programs, services, and activities that support ageing well. By sharing experiences, needs, and concerns, the community will help identify key trends and address the issues that matter most to the Fremantle older community.

The City’s Age Friendly Plan 2025-30 seeks to:

• Anticipate and respond to the needs of the city’s ageing population in a respectful and inclusive way.
• Share understanding with the wider community to value the contributions of older adults and encourage meaningful connections in everyday life.
• Support community aspirations to age well based on what is valuable and meaningful to older people.
• Demonstrate a robust commitment from the City to foster relationships, honour respect, and enhance opportunities for older people.

Council is asking the public to:

• Help the City of Fremantle educate and champion a whole of community approach for Age-friendly planning.
• Submit feedback by completing the Age-friendly Plan survey.
• Provide a written submission or request to meet with city staff to discuss the Age Friendly Plan via a 1:1 or group meeting.
• Share stories and experiences that can inform the new Age-friendly Plan by attending a Community Drop-in Session:

Wednesday 28th May | Fremantle Library – Mardoo Room | 151 High Street, Fremantle | 10 – 11am

Friday 6th June | The Meeting Place | 245 South Terrace, South Fremantle | 2 – 3pm

Submissions can be submitted online via the submission form on the My Say Freo website

A hard copy of the survey can be sent or picked up upon request by emailing the Community Engagement team:  communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au

Submissions close 5pm AWST, 9th June 2025.

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