Myall Lakes electorate official commitment to creating dementia friendly communities

Julia Driscoll
Updated September 12 2017 - 2:50pm, first published September 6 2017 - 4:00am
Poignant and honest: Former carer, Merv Gillies from Firefly had some audience members in tears as he told his story about caring for his parents. Photo: Scott Calvin
Poignant and honest: Former carer, Merv Gillies from Firefly had some audience members in tears as he told his story about caring for his parents. Photo: Scott Calvin

As the Myall Lakes electorate holds the dubious honour of having the largest number of people living with dementia, perhaps nowhere in NSW is the push for dementia friendly communities more important than in the Manning Valley and the Great Lakes.

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Julia Driscoll

Julia Driscoll

Journalist

Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.

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