Stop the closure of City of Greater Geelong's aged care service

The City of Greater Geelong has announced that they intend to cut up to 300 jobs and will no longer provide vital aged care services to vulnerable, elderly residents in the region. The Council's community care workers provide older Geelong residents with the services they need to help them to live safely and comfortably at home.

These committed City of Greater Geelong workers provide a wide variety of hugely important services to older residents including medication support, personal hygiene support such as showering, grocery shopping support, assisting with cooking and dish washing, as well as support to people maintain a clean and hygienic home environment. These vital services keep our elderly people safe and comfortable at home. 

City of Greater Geelong community care workers are highly skilled, dedicated and experienced professionals who support many thousands of people in and across Greater Geelong and the Bellarine.  Their vital work plays a significant role in reducing pressure on already over-burdened Aged Care facilities as well as supporting people’s dignity and choice to live safely and well in the comfort of their own homes. 
 
This decision is being made without meaningful consultation with the workforce. Workers have been told today (2nd April) and the Council intends to make a decision in a matter of days. 
 
 Sign the petition to send a message to Councillors of the City of Greater Geelong to stop the closure of aged care services and save community care workers jobs!  
 
 This petition is hosted by the Australian Services Union - the Union for local government workers!