Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) has celebrated Seniors Week with the launch of a guide to common legal issues that face seniors within Whitehorse entitled Older & Wiser, at the City of Whitehorse’s Seniors Week launch on October 8.

The 16 fact sheets in the guide cover the key legal issues raised by older clients contacting the Centre. Topics cover financial, family, neighbourhood and consumer issues. The guide was produced by ECLC with a community grant from the City of Whitehorse.

Everyone who attends the launch will be offered a free copy of the guide. The guide is also available free to be collected from Council’s Customer Service Centres and the Eastern CLC office in the Box Hill Town Hall Hub.

“Eastern CLC is delighted to offer this free guide as a resource to the seniors in our community.” said Michael Smith, Manager. “Many people in our community need to access legal information and older residents are often facing these issues for the first time.”

“Council was pleased to support this project that will provide basic legal information to older residents in our community and guide them towards support services when more help is needed,” Whitehorse Mayor Councillor John Koutras said.

“Older & Wiser also links well with our commitment to Seniors through our direct legal services and our partnership in Seniors Rights Victoria,” Mr Smith said. Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) is a free service that has been established to help prevent elder abuse and safeguard the rights, dignity and independence of older Victorians. It operates regular services at ECLC.

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