Ballarat City Senior Citizens Club - The Courier - 9 Feb
Club president John Scannell and 14-year member Mary Letcher talk about Ballarat City Senior Citizens Club and ageing population. Video by Gwen Liu
Transcript
00:00 It's to provide a meeting place for senior citizens in Ballarat and people with disabilities.
00:09 We provide meals, lunches here five days a week and we have activities most mornings
00:17 and every afternoon during the week.
00:20 I just love to come here because I've got lots of friends around me and family and that
00:27 I just love to come here because I enjoy the company and I enjoy bowling, I enjoy singing.
00:35 The membership has remained relatively static.
00:39 It's a fluctuating population because there are people coming in and we have a large number
00:46 of the members who go into residential or supported care at some stage, plus the inevitable
00:58 out the door feet first.
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