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NRMA director Graham Blight was in Bathurst yesterday to launch the company’s new initiative, Living Well Navigator, which is a website that houses an extensive collection of online resources, as well as being a social community hub for older Australians.
The navigator, the first of its kind in this country, was the result of the NRMA’s survey of some of its 2.4 million members.
“The Living Well Navigator was developed in response to what our members raised in our survey, in which we asked what were the issues and problems that they faced. It was broad ranging – it did not merely deal with cars and road issues,” Mr Blight said.
“The very regular comment from the older members was that they found it hard to gather information in regard to their changing needs as they got older.
“They wanted relevant information for their lives going forward. They needed to know about travel, health options, aged care, staying fit – a whole range of topics.
“They want to live longer, experience more and be healthy.”
These findings gained the attention of the NRMA and it began to develop the website purely as a service for the large number of members who are aged over 50.
The site is available to all members of the public.
Bathurst man Tom Hughes, 73, said his daughter recommended he attend the Living Well Navigator launch yesterday.
“She saw it advertised and thought it would be great for her mother and I to come along,” Mr Hughes said.
“The attraction for me was to brush up on my iPad skills and check out the self-defence class being offered.”
Mr Hughes said he was looking forward to visiting the website www.livingwellnavigator.com.au, which offers a vast range of information relevant to seniors, and believed it will be extremely “beneficial” to have all material in the one spot.
So far, Mr Blight said, the response has been very positive.
“The number of people accessing the service is amazing,” he said.