The WayFairer project | City of Mandurah

The Mandurah WayFairer Project captures the grossly underutilised knowledge, skills, experience, interests and talents amongst adults aged 50 + (WayFairers), supporting them to repurpose these attributes into the local community while building the capacity of their local community organisation and sharing their wealth of knowledge.

The Mandurah WayFairer Project is a 5 year partnership project by the City of Mandurah and Inclusion Solutions which will see participating community members aged 50+ (The Wayfairer’s) connected with valued volunteer roles in the community based on their individual talents and interests. It will also give local clubs and groups the chance to increase their volunteer bases and assess the gaps and needs of their organisation.

If you are retired or approaching retirement, the WayFairers project can assist you with:

Transitioning to retirement
Keeping active in community
Discovering your talents & gifts
Connecting you to clubs & groups
Social connection with other WayFairers

If you are a senior living in Mandurah and would like to become a WayFairer and get involved, please contact Marie at MarieS@inclusionsolutions.org.au or 0423 760 581. Alternatively, you can contact Thomas at the City of Mandurah at thomas.wood@mandurah.wa.gov.au or 9550 3777.

If you are a community club or group, this is your chance to be involved in this innovative initiative. Complete the Community Analysis here!

The Community Analysis will help us to better understand the clubs and groups in the Mandurah community as well as how the Mandurah WayFairer Project can support you.

For further information, contact Marie at MarieS@inclusionsolutions.org.au or Thomas at cdo@mandurah.wa.gov.au.

Complete the club and group community analysis

The Mandurah WayFairer Project holds a range of events and workshops throughout the year including:

Café Catch Ups with other WayFairers
WayFairers Information Sessions
WayFairers Knowledge Mapping Sessions – to discover your talent & gifts
Opportunities to connect with clubs and groups

To find out more about our upcoming events contact Thomas Wood at thomas.wood@mandurah.wa.gov.au

Are you aged 50 years or older? This is a great opportunity for you to see how you can use your skills, knowledge, interests, and experiences to help enrich the Mandurah community!

The Mandurah WayFairer Project will help you as contribute to local community life by gifting your time and sharing your knowledge, experiences and skills. In doing so your contribution will help address a need within the Mandurah community. The Mandurah WayFairer Project will strategically utilise the knowledge, talents, skills, experience and interests of adults aged 50+ (also known as WayFairers).

We are now recruiting WayFairers. If you want to get involved, express your interest by completing the form.

After completing the EOI form, please email it to Marie at MarieS@inclusionsolutions.org.au.

Alternatively, you can drop the EOI form off at the City of Mandurah Admin building at 3 Peel St, Mandurah.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Marie at MarieS@inclusionsolutions.org.au or 0423 760 581. Alternatively, you may contact Thomas Wood from the City's Community Capacity Building team at cdo@mandurah.wa.gov.au or on 9550 3777.

Be sure to check out the Mandurah Wayfairer Facebook Page for more information.

Interested in being a WayFairer? Download the expression of interest form now