COTA SA will host a Boothby Candidates Forum on Ageing at the Marion Hotel this Thursday.

The forum will include opening speeches, followed by a Q&A session for the audience to quiz candidates about the policies and priorities that will impact older South Australians.

WHO: Barbara Pocock, Greens Australia spokesperson

• Jo Dyer, Independent candidate
• Graeme Clark, United Australia Party candidate
• Louise Miller-Frost, Australian Labor Party candidate
• Rachel Swift, Liberal Party candidate

WHAT: Council on The Ageing SA (COTA SA) Boothby Candidates Forum on Ageing. Opening speeches by each candidate followed by a Q&A session with the audience. Facilitated by COTA SA Deputy President, Anne Burgess AM.

WHEN: Thursday, April 28, 2022

10am to 11.30am

WHERE: Marion Hotel (Parkview Room)

849 Marion Road, Mitchell Park

WHY: To hear how the Boothby candidates will address the key issues affecting older Australians.

HOW: Attendees can register for FREE through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cota-sa-boothby-candidates-forum-on-ageing-tickets-317374574897

Media attending are not required to register.

The federal election is an important one for many older South Australians, including those who are:

• experiencing a crisis in aged care or finding it difficult to navigate and access My Aged Care
• in financial stress including because they cannot find housing which is affordable and suitable as they age
• unable to access oral health care which is not part of Medicare
• enduring ageism that is at the basis of elder abuse and poor aged care and that gets in the way of good health care and employment
• worrying about climate change and wanting to do more to ensure future generations will enjoy a healthy planet