Impact Cafe: Seniors Support Sector

A (FREE!) Full‑Day, Practical Workshop for WA’s Seniors’ Support Sector

📅 Date: Monday 3 August 2026
📍 Location: 140 William Street, Perth
⏰ Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm
☕ Refreshments provided

Supported by Department of Communities and Advocare WA

Calling all organisations supporting older people across WA

Join us for a full‑day, hands‑on session is tailored specifically for the seniors’ support sector. It will help you strengthen your project ideas, sharpen your funding story, and build confidence in demonstrating meaningful impact for older people and their communities.

Whether you’re running social programs, supporting independent living, reducing isolation, delivering services for carers, or creating age‑friendly communities — you’ll gain practical tools to clearly define and evidence your impact.

What we’ll dive into

👵 Good project design – shape initiatives that support dignity, independence and quality of life
📍 Defining need and impact – articulate the needs of older people and how your work responds
📏 Outcomes measurement – capture meaningful change (e.g. wellbeing, connection, access, safety, confidence)
📊 Collecting data & evidence – practical, respectful approaches to gathering insights from older participants
📝 Acquittal planning – make reporting to funders simple, clear and effective
📣 Telling your impact story – communicate your outcomes with clarity and authenticity
🤝 Collaboration & connection – connect with others across WA’s seniors’ support sector
🌱 Sustaining impact – design programs that deliver lasting benefits for ageing communities

This is not a dry, academic workshop

It’s interactive, practical and grounded in real projects you bring on the day. You’ll actively work on your own ideas and leave with tools you can apply straight away.

You’ll walk away with

✔ A stronger, clearer project concept
✔ A simple, reusable logic model and outcomes plan
✔ Tools to support grant applications (Lotterywest, Healthway and others)
✔ Confidence to demonstrate impact with meaningful evidence
✔ New connections and shared momentum across the sector

Who is it for?

This workshop is designed for not‑for‑profits, community groups, volunteer‑led organisations and local government staff working to support seniors and older adults in our community including but not limited to: Seniors’ support organisations • Aged care and community care providers • Social and wellbeing programs • Carer support services • Community transport providers • Digital inclusion initiatives • Local government staff working in age‑friendly communities • Volunteer‑led seniors groups and activities

Bring your passion, your project ideas (big or small), and your commitment to supporting older people — and leave with the tools to turn intention into impact.

💻 BYO laptop to make the most of practical tools from the Community Impact Hub.

Facilitator: Melanie Bainbridge
Melanie Bainbridge is a social impact, arts and sustainability professional with over 20 years’ experience in strategy, policy, and community engagement. As Senior Manager, Impact Design and Capability at Lotterywest, she helps organisations design for measurable, meaningful impact. Mel has worked extensively with local governments and community groups to develop strategies focused on sustainability, equity, wellbeing, and culture. She’s passionate about turning big ideas into practical action and helping groups define their goals, plan their path, and share their story with clarity and heart.