Posted to Monash Weekly (1/4/2013) on 2/4/2013 at 12:22 AM
Commenting on "Monash seniors parking plan 'not up our alley'"
http://www.monashweekly.com.au/story/1396411/monash-seniors-parking-plan-not-up-our-alley/
I am no buddy to any Councillor, including Cr Paul Klisaris, but feel that comments made by some Councillors are a bit impassive and have gone overboard. While I do not support his proposal in entirety, I do think that Cr Klisaris' good intention should be noted, whether it is for his gaining political mileage.
I am a baby boomer and not yet reach 70. Although many people over 70 are still healthy and mobile, there are just as many slow in moment and rely on wheeled walking aids. These people are normally accompanied by carers. I am a volunteer dealing with nursing home residents, and also have relatives in their mid-eighty and early ninety. Taking them out to a Kingsway or nearby restaurant or strip-shop can be a job and a half. It is not an easy task for the seniors to cross the roads, and therefore it requires several attempts to find a car space close to the premises, unload their walking aids and then assist them out of the car slowly.
Commenting on "Monash seniors parking plan 'not up our alley'"
http://www.monashweekly.com.au/story/1396411/monash-seniors-parking-plan-not-up-our-alley/
I am no buddy to any Councillor, including Cr Paul Klisaris, but feel that comments made by some Councillors are a bit impassive and have gone overboard. While I do not support his proposal in entirety, I do think that Cr Klisaris' good intention should be noted, whether it is for his gaining political mileage.
I am a baby boomer and not yet reach 70. Although many people over 70 are still healthy and mobile, there are just as many slow in moment and rely on wheeled walking aids. These people are normally accompanied by carers. I am a volunteer dealing with nursing home residents, and also have relatives in their mid-eighty and early ninety. Taking them out to a Kingsway or nearby restaurant or strip-shop can be a job and a half. It is not an easy task for the seniors to cross the roads, and therefore it requires several attempts to find a car space close to the premises, unload their walking aids and then assist them out of the car slowly.
