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O faamatalaga tāua mo tagata matutua i Queensland

O le fuāinumera o tagata i Queensland e 65 tausaga pe sili atu, ua taumateina o le a sili atu i le faaluaina i le isi 15 tausaga, ma e mai i lenei fuainumera, o loo faateleina vave pea i latou e le tautatala faa-Peretania, ma ua sili atu lenei fuainumera nai loo le aofaiga o tagata lautele.

E uunaia e le Queensland Department of Communities (Matagaluega Mo Komiuniti a Queensland) le tutoatasi ma le tele o eseesega o taumafaiga mo tagata matutua o Queensland, ma e galulue ma le komiuniti, kamupani, ma le malo ina ia faalauiloa atili ai mataupu ma manaoga mo tagata matutua.

O mataupu o loo faamuamua e le matagaluega e aofia ai le mauaina lea o ni faamanuiaga ma ni tau pa’u mo tagata matutua, puipuia mai le faileagaina, faifai mea faatasi ma isi, fuafuaina ina ia litaea, mataupu faaletulafono, mataupu mo matua ua matutua, mataupu tau i le aganuu ma tagata nuu.

Queensland Seniors Council (Fonotaga a Tagata Matutua a Queensland)

O le Queensland Seniors Council o se fono taua lenei mo le fefaasoaa’i o faamatalaga ma manatu, i va o tagata matutua faapea ai ma le Malo o Queensland. O lenei fono ua saunia ai fautuaga i mataupu ma popolega a tagata matutua o Queensland ma o lenei fautuaga o le a fesoasoani lea i le malo e faatulaga ai tulafono, polokalame ma auaunaga e faaleleia atili ai soifuaga o tagata matutua o le setete.

A fia faafesotai le Queensland Seniors Council:

Telephone:
(07) 3225 8031

O le faalauiloaina atu o se vaaiga lelei e faatatau i tagata Matutua

Ua faamaopopoina e le Department of Communities, e ala mai lea i le Office for Seniors (Ofisa mo Tagata Matutua), le tele o ni faagaioiga e faalauiloaina ai ma amanaia ai taumafaiga ma galuega lelei sa faia e tagata matutua mo le komiuniti.

Seniors Week (Vaiaso Mo Tagata Matutua) o se fuafuaga masani lea faaletausaga a setete uma e faamanatu ai galuega aogā a tagata matutua mo o tatou nuu ma faalauiloa ai le loaloa o lo latou soifua maloloina.

Ua saunia e le Department of Communities se vaega tupe mo le malo i pitonuu ma faalapotopotoga a komiuniti mo a latou fuafuaga mo le Seniors Week. Mo nisi faamatalaga i le faatalosagaina o se fesoasoani tautupe mo la outou komiuniti:

Telephone:
(07) 3224 2625
Telephone:
1300 135 500 (fai fua e le totogiina)
Website:
www.communities.qld.gov.au/department/funding/olderpeople/

O le Premier’s Awards for Queensland Seniors o se fuafuaga lea faaletausaga ina ia tauia ai le taumafaiga ma fesoasoani a tagata matutua o Queensland mo o latou lava pitonuu. O Nomination forms (pepa faatumu mo se e te filifilia) o le a maua lea pe a:

Telephone:
(07) 3224 2625
Telephone:
1300 135 500 (fai fua e le totogiina)
Website:
www.communities.qld.gov.au/seniors/events/premiersawards/

Concessions (O Faatagana Faapitoa)

The Queensland Government offers concessions to holders of a Pensioner Concession Card, Repatriation Health Card – For All Conditions (Gold Card) (Repatriation Health Card – Mo isi tulaga uma (Gold Card)), Health Care Card poo le Queensland Seniors Card. Pensioner Concession Cards, Gold Cards ma Health Care Cards o loo tuuina mai ma e totogi e le malo (Commonwealth Government).

A iai ia te oe se tasi o nei pepa, atonu e te maua le avanoa mo tupe toe totogi mai (rebates) i mea nei:

  • totogi e faalava ai le tau mo le Community Ambulance Cover (Taavale a le Falemai mo le Komiuniti)
  • tau (rates) e totogi ile malo e faaagaaga mo fanua etc
  • pasi, nofoaafi, ma faiga malaga i vaa (ferry travel)
  • tau o le eletise
  • tau o le lesitalaina o le taavale ma isi mea.

A e fia malamalama e uiga i ou avanoa pe tatau one e maua tupe e totogi mai le malo i se isi gagana e ese mai le faa-Peretania, telefoni le Centrelink Multilingual Service:

Telephone:
13 12 02 (tau ole telefoni i lo outou pitonuu)

A e fia malamalama e uiga i ou avanoa pe tatau one e maua tupe e totogi mai le malo i se isi gagana e ese mai le faa-Peretania, telefoni le Centrelink Multilingual Service i le 13 12 02. E mafai foi ona latou fesoasoani atu i ni fesili e fesootai atu i le Department of Veterans’ Affairs (Matagaluega Mo Mataupu i Tagata Matutua sa i le Fitafita Tuai).

E mafai foi ona e sailia ni faamatalaga pe mafai ona e maua avanoa mai le Malo Tele i le:

Centrelink

Website:
www.centrelink.gov.au

Department of Veterans' Affairs

Website:
www.dva.gov.au/pensions/elmnet/elmnetindex.htm

I le mauaina o se kopi o le tamai tusi o le 'Concessions made easy' o loo iai isi faamatalaga e faatatau i faatagana faapitoa mai le Malo Setete, telefoni le Department of Communities’ Concessions Unit i le:

Telephone:
(07) 3247 5941
Telephone:
1800 460 849 (fai fua e le totogiina)
Website:
www.communities.qld.gov.au/community/concessions/

Seniors Card (Pepa A Tagata Matutua)

O Seniors Card e te mauaina ai:

  • Faatagana faapitoa mai le Malo o Queensland
  • tau e faapa’u mai i Pisini i Ausetalia atoa ma
  • se faasinoga mai o pisinisi e ofoina atu tau faapa’u i lo outou nuu.

E mafai e tagata o nonofo i Queensland ona faatalosagaina se Seniors Card pe a latou faigaluega i lalo ifo o le 35 itula i le vaiaso i galuega totogi ma e:

  • 65 tausaga o le soifuaga pe sili atu, poo le
  • 60 i le 64 tausaga ma o loo ia umia se pepa mo faatagana faapitoa(concession card) mai le Centrelink poo le Commonwealth Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Pepa e talosaga ai mo Seniors Card poo le Seniors Business Discount Card

Seniors Business Discount Card (Pepa Tagata Matutua mo Tau e Faapa’ū mai)

O tagata e nonofo i Queensland e 60 tausaga pe sili atu e mafai ona faatalosagaina se Seniors Business Discount Card e tusa lava pe fia itula faigaluega i le vaiaso e faigaluega ai.

O le Seniors Business Discount Card e mafai ai ona e mauaina:

  • tau e faapa’ū mai i pisinisi i Ausatalia ma
  • e maua ai foi se faasinoga o pisinisi i lou vaipanoa o loo ofoina mai tau e faapa’ū mai.

E leai ni faatagana faapitoa a le Malo o Queensland i le Seniors Business Discount Card.

Pepa e talosaga ai mo Seniors Card poo le Seniors Business Discount Card

O Seniors Cards ma Seniors Business Discount Cards e maua fua – e le manaomia ona fa’afou se’i vagana ai ua gaoia, leiloa pe ua faaleagaina.

O le Seniors Card o se polokalame fai fua mo tagata matutua i Queensland. E mafai ona e mauaina sau Seniors Card poo se Seniors Business Discount Card e ala lea i le:

Telephone:
13 13 04 (fai fua e le totogiina)
Telephone:
1800 175 500 (fai fua e le totogiina)
Website:
www.communities.qld.gov.au/seniorscard/

E manaomia ona faatumu le pepa talosaga mo se Seniors Card i le gagana faa-Peretania. A fia maua se fesoasoani i le faatumuina ole pepa talosaga i le gagana faa-Peretania, telefoni le:

Name:
Translating and Interpreting Service (Auaunaga o Faaliliu ma le Faamatalaupu)
Telephone:
13 14 50 (tau ole telefoni i lo outou pitonuu)

ma fai i ai e faafesootai atu oe i le:

Name:
Seniors Card
Telephone:
13 13 04 (tau ole telefoni i lo outou pitonuu)
Telephone:
1800 175 500 (tau ole telefoni i lo outou pitonuu)

O Fesoasoani Aoga

Seniors Enquiry Line (O le Laina Mo Fesili a Tagata Matutua) e maua ai faamatalaga e faatatau i faagaioiga i le va nonofo ma isi (social activities), faatagana faapitoa, mataupu faale-tulafono, nofo to’atasi, soifua maloloina, tulaga o tupe ma le litaea.

Faafesootai le Seniors Enquiry Line e ala lea i le:

Telephone:
1300 135 500 (tau ole telefoni i lo outou pitonuu)
Website:
www.seniorsenquiryline.com.au

O e fuafua e litaea?

O le Ofisa mo Tagata Matutua ua latou saunia Le taiala pe a litaea- e faatatau lea i le fuafuaina o lou olaga ina ia e sauniuni mo lau litaea. O lenei tamai tusi e maua lea pe a e:

Telephone:
(07) 3224 2625
Telephone:
1300 132 654 (fai fua e le totogiina)
Website:
www.communities.qld.gov.au/seniors/publications/guide-to-retiring/

Pe e te silafiaina se tagata matua o loo faileagaina e se tasi o lona tau aiga?

O le Elder Abuse Prevention Unit (Vaega Mo le Puipuiga o Tagata Matutua mai le Faileagaina) e maua ai faamatalaga i le telefoni i setete uma lava, mo fesoasoani ma auaunaga, mo soo se tasi ua faileagaina poo se tasi ua molimauina se tagata matua ua faileagaina.

O tama’i tusi o loo iai nei faamatalaga, e maua lea i gagana e 15, ma e iai foi ni talanoaga o nei faamatalaga mo faalapotopotoga mai le komiuniti. O loo iai foi aoaoga mo tamaiti aoga i iunivesite ma kolisi ma i latou e saunia fesoasoani ma auaunaga.

Mo ni faamatalaga faalilolilo e le faalauaiteleina, fesoasoani, ma isi faasinoga:

Telephone:
1300 651 192 (tau ole telefoni i lo outou pitonuu)
Website:
www.eapu.com.au