COMMENT: Fighting for elderly is the least we can do
WHEN I first started at the Daily News, I was given the unofficial title of seniors correspondent.
While it may not sound like the most thrilling job, the people I met while covering Seniors Week events and Senior Citz meetings were some of my favourite people of all.
The late Mick McEniery, former publicity officer for the Senior Citz, was one of the most welcoming, friendly blokes I have ever met.
We quickly became mates and I could see his dedication to improving the lives of his fellow seniors.
He told me about their struggles to pay the bills, to stay warm or simply gather the few dollars needed for an afternoon out of the house.
The Senior Citizens Centre is one of few facilities in Warwick that allows our older residents to socialise, be entertained and make new friends. And all for a few bucks a year.
Without it, the problem here would be much worse.
Poverty and isolation are real problems for our elderly people and we need to fight for a better way of life.
We need to fight for the people who have spent their lives working, raising families, and driving our country's economy and population.
These are the people who have shaped our country to what it is today.
Ensuring this time in their life is comfortable is the least we can do.
