Lively Blog

At Lively, we’re working on ideas and service models that we think have the potential to fundamentally reshape Australia’s aged care landscape. And we’re excited about sharing our journey and learning as it happens with others who are interested in building a more positive future for young and older people. We hope that the ideas, insights and learnings shared through these posts provide inspiration for others to follow, or prompt you to reach out if you’re keen to replicate or collaborate. Here we go!

“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”
— Aboriginal Activists Group, Queensland, 1970s

This quote, born out of Australian indigenous activism, neatly expresses how we want to think about Lively Home Care; it acts as a compass for us as we navigate the uncertain territory of designing a new model for caring.

At this year’s Victorian Seniors Festival, we were thrilled to partner with StoryPod to launch Tech, Tea and Tales – a series of pop-up technology help and story sharing events, employing ten young jobseekers to teach older people about technology, as well as recording their life stories and experiences on film.