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.
Current Members and Patrons
Current Committee:
President: Dr. Eloise Bright Founder of ACT Pet Crisis Support
Vice President: Penny Canning-Menon
Secretary/Treasurer: Di Johnstone AM, volunteer at Domestic Animal Services and Pet Assistance and Wellbeing Service (PAWS) and Committee Member of ACT Rescue and Foster
Simon Yates: Animal Care Manager RSPCA ACT
Jan Phillips: Scottie Rescue, Volunteer with PAWS
Kathryn McQuarrie AM: Volunteer St Andrew's Village and Pets as Therapy and Canberra Schnauzer Rescue
Deb Perrin: Volunteer with Pets as Therapy
President: Dr. Eloise Bright Founder of ACT Pet Crisis Support
Vice President: Penny Canning-Menon
Secretary/Treasurer: Di Johnstone AM, volunteer at Domestic Animal Services and Pet Assistance and Wellbeing Service (PAWS) and Committee Member of ACT Rescue and Foster
Simon Yates: Animal Care Manager RSPCA ACT
Jan Phillips: Scottie Rescue, Volunteer with PAWS
Kathryn McQuarrie AM: Volunteer St Andrew's Village and Pets as Therapy and Canberra Schnauzer Rescue
Deb Perrin: Volunteer with Pets as Therapy
Patron Mary Porter AM
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Patron Tara Cheyne MLA
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