Maria Athanasopoulos (CBCity Active Ageing Officer): Hi there, it’s Maria, your Active Ageing Officer. We’re creating Canterbury-Bankstown’s Positive Ageing Plan, to guide and direct how we plan and develop the City, to better meet your needs as seniors. So do our survey, and have your say. Here’s what you’ve told us already.

George (resident): I like to live in Canterbury. There is a lot of shopping facilities you can go close to you, you can go around with a bus and even with your car or you can walk sometimes. I’m living 20 years now - 21 years. I’m very happy with the neighbours. We’re not arguing, we are friendly. One of the best Council’s I can say in Sydney.

Tri (local volunteer): My wife is working in Bankstown. We have a lot of friends in Bankstown. My daughters live in Bankstown area. I don’t want to go anywhere else. Just stay here in Bankstown.

Sandra and Joyce (residents and local volunteers): We like living in Canterbury-Bankstown. It provides a lot for the older generation to move around the local area. We both enjoy doing Meals on Wheels. All the opportunities are here for us. You’ve got the parks down at Lake Gillawarna, down to the Cooks River. People are friendly.

Olga (resident): I lived in the Canterbury-Bankstown area most of my life. I’ve worked here, schooled here, my kids grew up in the area. We work around here as well. We like the suburb. It’s close to family, the shopping centres are quite good as well.

Denis and Lynette (residents and local volunteers): We enjoy being close to the Georges River, and the parks around the Georges River are really great for families and the walks are so good too. I think Bankstown has everything for people who want to live in the area actually.

Graeme (resident and local volunteer): I retired in 2010 and it gave me the opportunity to take up cricket umpiring being a cricket lover. It’s been very, very rewarding and I was particularly chuffed when we had visiting teams always praising the grounds and the fields that we played on. It made you very proud to be part of the Bankstown community.

Lyn (resident and CBCity staff member): Hi everybody, this is a great opportunity to have your say, so go to the Council’s website, click on the link to the Have Your Say page, and they’d loved to see your feedback on the Positive Ageing Plan. Thanks everybody.