2025

This Annual Activity Report highlights CommonAge’s work and impact during the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, a year marked by significant progress in advancing healthy ageing across the Commonwealth. Guided by our mission to promote dignity, inclusion, and wellbeing for older persons, CommonAge strengthened its global presence through strategic partnerships, policy advocacy, research, and on-the-ground initiatives. From launching influential reports and country chapters to engaging with governments, multilateral institutions, and civil society, the year reflects our growing role as a trusted voice and catalyst for change in ageing policy and practice across diverse Commonwealth nations.

This September 2025, CommonAge, in partnership with the International
Federation on Ageing (IFA), proudly supported the participation of 9
outstanding bursary recipients from across Africa and Asia at the 16th Global
Conference on Ageing in Cape Town, South Africa. These emerging leaders in ageing,
health, and social development brought fresh perspectives, lived experiences, and
innovative ideas to the global stage, contributing to the conference theme,
“YEBO/YES! Action on Ageing: Evidence | Policy | Practice”

Commonwealth Ageing with Creativity and Technology (CW ACT) is an independent Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in the UK, that has been created, with support, by CommonAge and was launch on 1 October 2025 at Australia.

Ageing Australia welcomed 2,342 attendees to the National Conference 2025. Chair Mick Reid AM opened the event following a Welcome to Country by the Tribal Custodians. He highlighted the Board’s role in representing Australia’s diverse aged care providers and stressed the need for dignity, respect, and collaboration across government, providers, and communities to drive meaningful reform.