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End-of-Life Documents during COVID-19

1 October 2020

Thanks to a temporary regulation, you can now have the signing of important end-of-life legal documents witnessed over video conference—this applies to wills, enduring powers of attorney and advance health directives.

Practical resources for bereaved families, friends and carers

1 October 2020

A suite of resources have been released to provide support and direction for bereaved family, friends and carers.

Older Queenslanders in danger of being digitally excluded

27 August 2020

The Queensland Government must commit to a comprehensive Digital Inclusion Strategy to ensure no Queenslanders are left behind.

Power of peers connecting Queensland seniors with disability

15 August 2020

The new peer support group will provide a space for over 65s with disability from all over Queensland to connect, share information and talk about topics that are important to them.

Translated COVID resources are available

16 July 2020

The Department of Home Affairs has a dedicated website with COVID-19 information in 63 languages.

COVID-19

New sign language interpreting service available

16 July 2020

From June 2020, all aged care assessment and delivery services now have access to free sign language and interpreting services to support older Australians who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing to access or engage with Australian Government funded aged care services.

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End-of-Life Documents during COVID-19

Practical resources for bereaved families, friends and carers

Older Queenslanders in danger of being digitally excluded

Power of peers connecting Queensland seniors with disability

Translated COVID resources are available

New sign language interpreting service available