With our Chair Emeritus and Founder, Andrew Larpent, visiting South Australia recently, it was the perfect opportunity to bring together our supporters and, and in particular thank our Founding Members for supporting us in our early years; without their support, we simply wouldn’t exist.
There was much reminiscing from those early days, sharing memories and experiences, and reflecting at how much we had achieved in the past 10 years.
“It was so good to be able to thank the Founding Members for their steadfast support for CommonAge from Day One,” says Andrew.
“I described CommonAge as a product of South Australia – conceived, born and nurtured to teenage years thanks to them. There are exciting teenage years ahead!”
Pictured left to right
- Mike Rungie: former CEO of ACH Group and Australian Aged Care and Ageing luminary
- Richard Hearn AM: former CEO Resthaven (Founding Member)
- Jane Pickering – CEO Eldercare SA (Founding Member)
- Antony Pivato: CommonAge Hon Treasurer and Director, and FD at Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & Vic) (Founding Member)
- Simon Lehman: Brand Partners (Founding Member) and pro bono graphics support
- Klaus Zimmermann AM: Founding CEO Director (Emeritus) of CommonAge
- Andrew Larpent: Founding Director and Chair (Emeritus)
- Kerry Lehman: partner at Brand Partners (and of Simon)
- Darren Birbeck: current CEO of Resthaven (Founding Member)
- David Martin: Chair Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & Vic) (Founding Member)
- Jo Boylan: CEO Clayton Church Homes and Chair of the CommonAge Healthy Ageing Task Force.
We are committed to ensuring that older people in the Commonwealth are fully recognised in their societies, and that they are supported and enabled to live well.
We believe older people can continue to make a valuable contribution to the communities in which they live and that all generations should live and work together in peace and harmony in a truly inclusive Commonwealth.
We support the view that a healthy ageing population is much less expensive one for governments to support, and therefore is less of a burden on taxpayers and health systems.
By influencing government decision makers, making submissions to international papers and organisations, attending key Commonwealth and other international meetings, conferences and roundtables, we ensure the spotlight is on older people, that their human rights are respected, and that they have access to care and support regardless of age.
From our small beginnings, we now have representatives in over 25 Commonwealth countries. It is thanks to these dedicated people and organisations that we have achieved much over the past 10 years.
Join us to ensure that older people are thoroughly recognised and sustained to live well in an age-inclusive Commonwealth.
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