Glenda Gartrell

We've been told that the majority audience for The Drum is older people. But when will they appear as panelists? This was brought home to me with force last night as I watched a group of well informed, articulate young people wrestling with the problem of aged care. Why didn't it occur to management to include at least one older [over 70yrs] person who could add up date feedback from people discussing this very issue. A woman I know has publlshed a book and has another ready to go; has driven a successful campaign to rescue a small regional picture theatre; actively participated in regional community life and, is now back in the metropolitan area and very active in her community. She"s 80+ years. So many assumptions about older and, old age people are negative, and this is partly because we are never seen or heard except for occasional exceptional achievement.