The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN), Council of the Ageing (COTA) Australia, and the Maggie Beer Foundation hosted an event in Parliament House on August 14 about the critical importance of food and dining in aged care and the issues and opportunities presented by the new Aged Care Act.
Convened through the Parliamentary Friends of Aged Care, co-chaired by Dr Mike Freelander MP and Rebekha Sharkie MP, the event was facilitated by high-profile journalist Hamish Macdonald. The panel featured culinary icon Maggie Beer, OPAN CEO Craig Gear, COTA CEO Patricia Sparrow, Council of Elders member Jim Carey and OPAN National Older Persons Reference Group member Rosemary Seam. The Assistant Minister for Ageing, the Honourable Kate Thwaites MP, also spoke at the event.
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Rosemary Seam, Jim Carey
