Our Melville Age Friendly Accessible Business Network creates a helpful community of local businesses that aim to make their businesses more inclusive, accessible and age friendly. Find out how to get involved and what we can offer you below.
The Melville Age Friendly Accessible Business (MAFAB) Network was created to support local businesses to implement age-friendly and accessible initiatives to support older people and people living with disability, who make up a significant part of our community. It is an action from our Age Friendly Melville Plan 2020-2026 and helps us achieve an age-friendly world.
We think MAFAB is amazing, but you don’t have to take our word for it. Hear what some of our current and past members think of the MAFAB program and the benefits it offers.
By joining MAFAB we will provide you with training, support and resources that will help you become more age-friendly and accessible. This includes:
We want to recognise the businesses that are making their customers’ experiences easier and more comfortable. Our Melville Age-Friendly Business Awards recognises businesses that show some or all the below:
We would like to recognise our 2022 winners:
We have created a variety of videos, resources, and information for businesses to help encourage small changes so your business is more age-friendly and accessible. Learn more about dementia by watching the films and taking the quiz. You'll also learn what businesses can do to support people in our community to lead independent and fulfilling lives.