Buildings created to accommodate people with dementia and more disabled car parks are just some of the methods Indigo Council will consider to deal with an aging population.
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The high number of elderly residents are shown in the latest Census data from 2016 - there are 7209 people over the age of 50 living in the shire, which represents 45 per cent of the population.
Over the next 15 years, the 70-84 age group is expected to grow by 128 per cent, from 1376 to 3150 by 2031.
Indigo councillors will this week consider the new "ageing well strategy 2019-2023".
A report in the agenda for Tuesday's council meeting laid out the plans for an "age-friendly community".
"It will be increasingly important for council to work with the community and partner agencies to prioritise the needs of Indigo Shire's ageing residents and focus on creating an age-friendly social and built environment into the future," it stated.
"Adopting an ageing well strategy demonstrates council's prioritisation of the needs of ageing residents and signifies an ongoing commitment to this important demographic."
The draft strategy was created after talking to groups such as the Dementia Friendly Carers Group and Yackandandah Men's Shed.
Issues raised included the need for a hydrotherapy pool in Beechworth, affordable housing and insufficient disabled parking in Chiltern and Rutherglen.
The council has already started making plans with a $100,000 age-friendly communities grant from the Victorian government.
One of the priority areas, if the draft strategy is adopted, would be ensuring all new building projects are designed to be fully accessible and dementia-friendly, plus council buildings will be reviewed to ensure they also meet the same standards.
Any new project for Indigo Shire would look at seat and shade for older people as a priority.
The council would also review if there is enough street lighting, pedestrian crossings and seats across the municipality, and work with North East companies to provide free public transport to and within nearby towns.
One of the community comments included in the plan said "people feel valued when there is give and take, rights and responsibilities are shared, stories heard, feelings acknowledged".
The March Indigo Council meeting will be held at the council chambers in Beechworth on Tuesday from 6.30pm.
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