Abstract:

The current ageing of Victoria's society is only the beginning of a trend that will increasingly become the focus of the policy-making process well into the next century. Many of the issues confronting older Victorians also affect all segments of the population; thus it is difficult to solve the problems of older Victorians without addressing broader policy issues. The Committee endeavoured to assess the issues, policies and programs that impact on older Victorians' ageing. It considered areas including employment, retirement, pensions, superannuation, health, transport, housing, culture and gender and a range of other ageing-related public policies.