‘CONCRETE CITY’ FIGHT (Weekly, October 8)
An industrial zone will devastate Cairnlea, which is all about parks and trees, not concrete warehouses. Join the fight. Send your support to noindustrial4cairnlea@gmail.com.
PETER \ VIA WEB
TRAIN PAIN (Weekly, September 24)
The RACV wants more spending on public transport yet is throwing its weight behind the $8 billion waste of money that is the east-west toll road. There won’t be much money left for anything once they start ripping up Fitzroy and Royal Park.
PAUL/ VIA WEB
NEIGHBOURHOOD DISPUTES (Weekly, October 1)
Western suburb councils always boast of their diversity, but this comes at the expense of unity. When suburbs become like international airports there’s no longer a concept of community but rather a gathering of people who have nothing in common and feel no connection or belonging in their suburb.
JASON \ VIA WEB
MENTAL HEALTH FOR SENIORS
Last week marked the Victorian Seniors Festival, a good time to focus on the contribution older people make to our community.
It’s also time to remind people that, as they get older, they don’t have to put up with depression and anxiety. Research by the National Ageing Research Institute suggests that 10-15 per cent of older people experience depression.
Research also shows a quarter of older people wrongly think depression is a normal part of ageing; more than two-thirds believe it’s embarrassing to admit to having depression; and, compared to younger people, significantly fewer over-65s recognise depression as a major mental health issue.
Older people are more likely to develop depression and anxiety because of health problems, loss of independence and self-worth, loss of relationships and social isolation.
If you talk to a health professional, you can get treatment that will make you feel better and allow you to live life more fully.
KATE CARNELL \ CEO, BEYONDBLUE
