@CharWeeks2

Writer, advocate and emerging manager consultant

 Northern Rivers, NSW
Joined February 2014
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events.humanitix.com/char-we… Living, Loving and Letting Go Prof Brian Dolan OBE keeping older people moving strong and independent Char Weeks, When Someone You Love Chooses Voluntary Assisted Dying Book Launch Heather Cooper, the Cooky Project - the people let behind need support
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Death is certain but few of us are really prepared latrobe.edu.au/news/articles… #latrobeuni via @latrobe @whensomeoneyoulovechoosesvoluntaryassisteddying

Death is certain but few of us are really prepared

New research has found few Australians are prepared for end of life care.

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Major Works Are Coming - Protect Yarra Bend's Threatened Wildlife - Sign the Petition! c.org/24wjGrVZqw via @ChangeAUS

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Major Works Are Coming - Protect Yarra Bend's Threatened Wildlife

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The expensive business of making Australians wait for help

Delaying aged care, disability support and other public services may contain spending in one part of government, but the costs don't disappear. They move to families, hospitals, review systems and...

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Launching my new book 8 February 2027. It's a FREE event. Book here events.humanitix.com/char-we…
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Antony Green is retiring – sign his retirement card!via @GetUp getup.to/ZvBzxgtECJ1mhx
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Nature2026 in Run Melbourne 2026

Welcome to Nature's Run Melbourne fundraising page. We're proud to be participating in the Run Melbourne once again, with a mission to raise $5000 for the Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre....

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Check out my latest article: The housing crisis is turning Australian families feral linkedin.com/pulse/housing-c… via @LinkedIn

The housing crisis is turning Australian families feral

For years Australians have been lectured about selfish Boomers clinging to oversized homes while younger generations suffocate under impossible house prices. According to the modern script, older...

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Surround and conquer: When bullying runs a campaign independentaustralia.net/pol… via @IndependentAus

Surround and conquer: When bullying runs a campaign

A covert campaign of pressure and manipulation can isolate a target while leaving the true architect of the bullying safely out of sight.

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Check out my latest article: Strata owners have fewer privacy rights than anyone else. Most don’t know it. linkedin.com/pulse/strata-ow… via @LinkedIn

Strata owners have fewer privacy rights than anyone else. Most don’t know it.

If you live in a strata property in Victoria, you may be assuming that the same privacy protections apply to you as they do everywhere else in your life. They don’t.

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Check out my latest article: The Grey Zone: the most dangerous time for older people is before dementia is diagnosed linkedin.com/pulse/grey-zone… via @LinkedIn

The Grey Zone: the most dangerous time for older people is before dementia is diagnosed

I am afraid. Very afraid.

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Trying to Join the Family (When the Family Isn’t Quite Ready for New Members)

The holiday season is the most efficient way to discover where you stand in a family — especially a large one, with an overwhelming cast of what can feel like hundreds of relatives. At festive...

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Check out my latest article: The Curious Case of the Unstoppable Senior linkedin.com/pulse/curious-c… via @LinkedIn

The Curious Case of the Unstoppable Senior

Wondermere Retirement Village billed itself as “active, vibrant and stimulating”, which technically covered bingo, aquarobics and an annual Elvis impersonator. Still.

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Check out my latest article: Generation Jones: Stuck Between Woodstock and Wi-Fi linkedin.com/pulse/generatio… via @LinkedIn

Generation Jones: Stuck Between Woodstock and Wi-Fi

Now there’s finally a place for those of us who’ve spent our lives wandering the wilderness between Generation X and the Boomers, clutching a faded mixtape and a vague sense of being slightly...

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Check out my latest article: Jo’s Quiet Battle: A Lifetime of Bulimic Thinking linkedin.com/pulse/jos-quiet… via @LinkedIn
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Keep VicHealth Independent and Strong for a Healthier Future #SaveVicHealth - Sign the Petition! c.org/KjqZjDtzmG via @ChangeAUS

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Keep VicHealth Independent and Strong for a Healthier Future #SaveVicHealth

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Check out my latest article: When You’re Coming Apart (But Still Holding the Meeting) linkedin.com/pulse/when-your… via @LinkedIn

When You’re Coming Apart (But Still Holding the Meeting)

You know something’s wrong when your hands have started shaking — and not from too much coffee. You’ve figured out ways to hide it.

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Check out my latest article: We Ask How They Feel, But Not Who They Are: The Quiet Cruelty of Ageism linkedin.com/pulse/we-ask-ho… via @LinkedIn

We Ask How They Feel, But Not Who They Are: The Quiet Cruelty of Ageism

We ask older people how they feel. If they can stand, balance, or remember.

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Check out my latest article: Keeping the Peace: When the Harmoniser Becomes the Problem linkedin.com/pulse/keeping-p… via @LinkedIn

Keeping the Peace: When the Harmoniser Becomes the Problem

There’s a certain type of person who cannot bear tension. The kind who senses conflict from three rooms away and swoops in armed with muffins, mediation energy, and a tone that sounds vaguely like a...

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