Who Are We?
Pets and Positive Ageing Inc. formed as a direct outcome of a Canberra community conversation in 2012 on pets and aged care, hosted by Patron, Mary Porter AM.
Pets and Positive Ageing Inc offers practical support for change and has hosted and directed a number of workshops and public sessions to support ageing pet owners. For more details on past events and future events, visit here.
For those ageing at home, Pets and Positive Ageing Inc strongly supports and works with Northside Community Service Pet Assistance and Wellbeing Service (PAWS). PAWS delivers pet support to low income ACT residents, who are frail, ill and/or incapacitated and unable to readily access care for their pets; and to assist these pet owners when transitioning to higher care. More information about PAWS is available here.
Pets and Positive Ageing Inc campaigned for pet support to become one of the standard services offered in "consumer directed" Home Care Packages and under the Commonwealth Home Support Program. This is now possible, you can read more about how to do this in our flyer and via Northside Community Service.
Pets and Positive Ageing Inc offers practical support for change and has hosted and directed a number of workshops and public sessions to support ageing pet owners. For more details on past events and future events, visit here.
For those ageing at home, Pets and Positive Ageing Inc strongly supports and works with Northside Community Service Pet Assistance and Wellbeing Service (PAWS). PAWS delivers pet support to low income ACT residents, who are frail, ill and/or incapacitated and unable to readily access care for their pets; and to assist these pet owners when transitioning to higher care. More information about PAWS is available here.
Pets and Positive Ageing Inc campaigned for pet support to become one of the standard services offered in "consumer directed" Home Care Packages and under the Commonwealth Home Support Program. This is now possible, you can read more about how to do this in our flyer and via Northside Community Service.
Committee Members and Patrons
President:
Di Johnstone AM, volunteer at Domestic Animal Services, member of the Governance Group of ACT Rescue and Foster and Patron, Animal Care for Seniors at Home.
Vice President:
Dr. Eloise Bright Founder of ACT Pet Crisis Support and Owner of Canberra Behaviour Vet.
Secretary/Treasurer:
Penny Canning-Menon.
Other Committee Members:
Penny Ovington, Simon Yates, Deb Perrin, Doris Andrews, Jan Phillips and Kath McQuarrie AM.
Di Johnstone AM, volunteer at Domestic Animal Services, member of the Governance Group of ACT Rescue and Foster and Patron, Animal Care for Seniors at Home.
Vice President:
Dr. Eloise Bright Founder of ACT Pet Crisis Support and Owner of Canberra Behaviour Vet.
Secretary/Treasurer:
Penny Canning-Menon.
Other Committee Members:
Penny Ovington, Simon Yates, Deb Perrin, Doris Andrews, Jan Phillips and Kath McQuarrie AM.
Patron Mary Porter AM