Dementia Action Week | Musical Morning Tea: Good Life Chorus

Join us at Ryde Library for a special session of our monthly Musical Morning Tea program in celebration of the upcoming Dementia Action Week (15-21 September 2025).

The talented singers from the Good Life Chorus will be performing a fun, sing-along concert of favourites ranging from 'The Sound of Music' to Bob Dylan. Followed by a short information presentation from Dementia Australia as part of Dementia Action Week.

In the information session you will:

• understand the impact of dementia on individuals, families and the community,
• see that people can live well with dementia everyday with the right support,
• learn what a Dementia-Friendly community is and how it benefits the whole community, and
• explore practical examples and identify a process for getting started as an individual or as a community, to enable your community to be Dementia-Friendly.

People living with dementia and carers are encouraged to attend.

Schedule of events:

• 10.15am -10.30am: enjoy some morning tea
• 10.30am-11.30am: performance by Good Life Chorus
• 11.30-11.45am: intermission - grab another cuppa and biscuits
• 11.45am-12.15pm: Dementia Australia presentation

An estimated 433,300 Australians live with dementia, and 1.7 million people are involved in their care. Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia and will likely soon become the first, yet it remains a challenging and often misunderstood condition.

About Good Life Chorus

The Good Life Chorus is Ryde's first dementia-inclusive, daytime community choir. The choir is open to any adults who love to sing, regardless of ability, and they have a special focus on catering for people living with dementia and their care partners. Music teacher and choir specialist Bronwyn Hendy, with the support of the Sydney Welsh Choir, set up the Good Life Chorus as a dementia-friendly community choir in the Ryde area in 2017. Assistant Conductor Jemma and Accompanist Malcolm were founding members of the music team. They are a member of the Dementia Inclusive Choirs Network which aims to promote choir singing as an accessible and inclusive social activity for people with dementia.

About Dementia Australia

Dementia Australia is the national peak body supporting people living with dementia, their families and carers. Demential Australia equip communities with tools and knowledge to make our society more dementia friendly and involve people impacted by dementia in our work, to respect and reflect the diverse range of dementia experiences across Australia.

They amplify the voices of people impacted by dementia, to empower their self-advocacy and reduce stigma in the community. and are here to support people impacted by dementia, and to enable them to live as well as possible.