Ageing - Maribyrnong City Council

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A
geing Well Strategy
2004 – 2016
Community Report
August 2004
“Communities that offer
positive experiences
with older people
living in age friendly environments”
© 2004 City of Maribyrnong, City of Brimbank, Shire of Melton
Community Report prepared by Jenny Ashby and Associates Pty Ltd
Ageing Well Strategy 2004 - 2016
August 2004
FOREWORD
The Cities of Maribyrnong and Brimbank and the Shire of Melton have worked
together to develop an Ageing Well Strategy that will be implemented through three
Action Plans.
The reason for developing the Strategy and Action Plans has been the need for clear
direction by the Councils to enable effective future planning for our ageing
populations. As the government closest to the people, we must be responsive to the
needs of older people as valued citizens in our individual municipalities.
Maribyrnong, Brimbank and Melton Councils serve a large geographic area in the
western suburbs of Melbourne. Over ¼ million people live in our local government
areas, many of whom as individuals will grow older themselves or experience ageing
through parents, friends and neighbours.
The Ageing Well Strategy for our communities has taken a long-term view of twelve
years in which to create “age friendly” environments. Over 550 people were
consulted in meetings to identify the priority areas for the Strategy and more than
1,000 older people who use our Home and Community Care services responded
through a survey with their views and suggestions.
The Ageing Well Strategy 2004 – 2016 and Action Plans for Maribyrnong, Brimbank
and Melton were developed from December 2003 to August 2004. We would like to
thank the Project Reference Group – Kerryn Lockett - City of Maribyrnong Aged &
Diversity Manager, John MacDonagh - City of Brimbank Aged & Disability Services
Manager and Pam Newton - Shire of Melton Aged & Disability Services Manager for
their collaborative and invaluable work on the development of this Strategy.
The Project Consultants, Jenny Ashby and Associates and ASR Research are
thanked for their contributions to various stages of the work.
Finally, we would like to acknowledge the many older people, Council workers,
service providers and others who were keen to provide their thoughts on how we can
all age well in our homes and within the communities of Maribyrnong, Brimbank and
Melton.
Our work as local governments now begins to make their vision a reality.
“Communities that offer positive experiences
with older people living in age friendly environments”
Joe Cutri, Mayor
City of Maribyrnong
Sam David, Mayor
City of Brimbank
Richard Gough, Mayor
Shire of Melton
August 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Overview
1
Key Demographics
3
Strategy Vision and Principles
4
Key Issues in Strategy Development
5
Strategy Outcomes and Priority Areas
6
Key Actions – Maribyrnong, Brimbank, Melton
7
Attachments
A:
Demographic Snapshots
B:
Service Profile
C:
Consultations
D:
Partnership Opportunities
E:
Aged Care System Diagram
August 2004
OVERVIEW
The Strategy
Strategic Framework and Approach
The Ageing Well Strategy 2004 –
2016 for the Cities of Maribyrnong
and Brimbank and the Shire of Melton
has been developed to provide
strategic direction for the local
governments over the next twelve
years.
2016 has been developed as a ‘whole
of council’ approach to ageing and
encompasses a broad community
approach to ageing well.
The development of the strategy has
been driven by the implications of an
ageing population and the need to
define the role of local government in
relation to ‘ageing’ in the community.
Definition
“Ageing is a continuum… For most of
us, the issues of ageing span 40 to 50
years – about half our lives” from The
Age to Be: Senior Victorians – A
Ministerial Statement, May 2002. The
Ministerial Statement suggests that
ageing should be seen in broad
phases such as entering old age,
active old age and frailty and
dependency in old age.
These phases are not age specific
and acknowledge that ageing is a
diverse experience, and that older
persons are individuals with varied
needs, interests, circumstances and
choices.
Driving the strategy development has
been the recognition that older people
have the right to age well as citizens
within their communities rather than
being seen as a burden on society.
2016 is an overarching strategy for
the three local government areas
serving a population of more than a
quarter of a million people in one of
Melbourne’s growth corridors.
The Strategy will be underpinned by
Aged Care Action Plans for each
Council that will take account of local
population characteristics and ageing
needs.
2016 also aligns with key Council
Policy documents, particularly the
Community Plans and the Municipal
Public Health Plans. The
Environments for Health Planning –
social, economic, natural, built and
physical have informed the priority
areas in the Strategy.
For the purposes of the Ageing Well
Strategy, older persons are defined as
being people 55 years and older.
August 2004
Page 1
The role of local government has
been clearly defined as being an
advocate, facilitator, planner, and
infrastructure and service provider in
meeting the needs of ageing people in
local communities. The Australian
Local Government Association in its
Population Ageing Action Plan 20042008, articulates the various roles that
local government has in relation to the
growing older population.
New opportunities exist for local
government in the area of life long
learning for its citizens encompassing
formal and informal learning. Through
this role local government can support
older people in their individual
development and active citizenship.
Ageing Facts
Role of Local Government
Over 275,000 people in the
communities of Maribyrnong,
Brimbank and Melton
of which there are
47,666 older people aged 55yrs+
including 23,000 (approx) from
CALD backgrounds (2001 ABS Census)
of which
7,000 (approx) older people
use local government HACC
services
and
and
1,609 older people live
in Residential Aged Care
Strategy Implementation
2016 and supporting Action Plans will
be implemented through sub-regional
and local government specific actions.
The Local Governments of
Maribyrnong, Brimbank and Melton
will implement the Ageing Well
Strategy over the twelve years 2004 –
2016 through its partnerships with:
• Older people and family carers
• Older persons groups
• Community groups and social
networks
• Organisations and Peak Bodies
with an interest in ageing
• State and Federal Governments,
particularly in relation to aged care
planning and funding.
August 2004
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KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
There are over 275,000 people living in
the Cities of Maribyrnong and
Brimbank and the Shire of Melton, of
which 17% are aged 55 years and
over. This population group (55 years
and over) is projected to increase by
88% in the sub region between 2001
and 2016.
Approximately 23,000 people aged 55
years and over in the sub region are
from culturally and linguistically diverse
backgrounds. This indicates the need
for culturally acceptable services and
the requirement for multilingua l
communication.
Demographic Implications
The demographics suggest the Ageing
Well Strategy should concentrate on
strengthening community based
supports and programs to enhance
older people’s health and well being.
Key features of each local
government area include:
Brimbank
• Geographically large with a large
population base to service.
• Brimbank has 61% of its population
over 65 years of age from culturally
and linguistically diverse
backgrounds.
Melton
• Expected three fold increase in the
population ageing with a 280%
increase in the population aged 70
years and over.
• Melton has a very limited service
and facility infrastructure to support
older people, a population group
that will substantially increase in
the coming years.
The largest numerical increase of older
people in the sub region will occur in
Brimbank however the largest
proportional increase will occur in
Melton.
Workforce Participation
Maribyrnong
• Maribyrnong is significant in that
41% of people 75 years and older
live in lone person households,
double the Melbourne metropolitan
figure
• The older population of
Maribyrnong are “peaking” now
• Braybrook is the second most
disadvantaged suburb according to
the SEIFA index of social
disadvantage.
Significant unemployment exists in
people aged 50 to 65 years. Major
employment is in the manufacturing
sector.
Health Needs
The three key health conditions for
older people in the sub region are:
hearing loss, diabetes and
osteoarthritis.
August 2004
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STRATEGY VISION AND PRINCIPLES
The vision for the Ageing Well Strategy
2004 – 2016 for Maribyrnong,
Brimbank and Melton is for:
“Communities that offer
positive experiences
with older people
living in age friendly environments”
The principles underlying the Strategy
are:
Principle 1 - Working with older
people
Principle 4 - Promoting choice and
fairness for older people
Older people have the right to options
and choices to enable their access and
use of available services. The local
governments will work with older
people to plan and evaluate their care
and environments. This requires the
three levels of government and other
service providers to work
collaboratively to provide a cohesive
aged care service system.
Councils will work with older people to
plan and develop communities where
people can age well in safety and
security.
Principle 2 - Valuing older people
As local governments for the people of
Councils recognise the value, strength
and wisdom of older people and the
contribution they have made to the
development of the western suburbs of
Melbourne.
Principle 3 - Respecting the
diversity of older people
By understanding and respecting the
diversity of older people in
Maribyrnong, Brimbank and Melton,
Councils will work with older people
towards improving the flexibility and
responsiveness of all Council
programs and services to ensure they
cater for the needs and requirements
of our ageing population.
Ethnic Communities Forum
August 2004
Page 4
KEY ISSUES IN STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
The Community Consultations were
undertaken to elicit community views
on:
• How do we want to grow older in
Maribyrnong, Brimbank and
Melton?
• What are the issues we face with
ageing and our:
- safety and security
- quality of care
- attitude, lifestyle and community
- healthy ageing?
• What are the priority areas for
actions for the three local
governments in relation to people
ageing well in their municipalities?
More than 550 people participated in
the consultations. This included older
persons groups such as Italian senior
citizens , RSL, retirement village
residents, Vietnamese elderly, senior
citizens clubs, public housing
residents and a sporting club.
The Ethnic Services Network and the
Western Region Disability Network
were consulted. The Peak Body
Forum had key service provider
stakeholders as participants.
Councillors and Council Staff were
briefed and participated in various
workshops. Advisory committees
such as the Melton Community
Learning Board provided their views.
The Home and Community Care
clients returned over 1,100 surveys to
their three Councils.
The most frequently raised issues in
the consultations, for older people
and people with an interest in
ageing, were:
• How people could afford to live and
participate in the community as they
grew older
• Where older people would live as
they become more frail and
dependent on others
• How older people would be able to
get around to do their shopping, go
to the doctors, be part of social
activities, meet friends, particularly
if they could not drive
• How would older people know
about services they could get as
they aged and become more reliant
on others
• Whether they could live safely as
older people in the community with
neighbours who would look out for
them and be concerned about their
well being
These themes of affordability, housing,
transport and local activities from the
consultations suggested that the
Councils through the Ageing Well
Strategy 2004 – 2016 should
concentrate their efforts on five key
areas of:
Ø
Safety & security,
Ø
Quality of care,
Ø
Healthy ageing,
Ø
Positive attitudes to ageing ,
Ø
Lifestyle & community support.
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STRATEGY OUTCOMES AND PRIORITY AREAS
•
Safety &
Security
Quality of
Care
Healthy
Ageing
Positive
Attitudes
to Ageing
Lifestyle &
Community
Support
To achieve safe, secure and supportive communities for older
people
Priority areas:
• Housing for older people
• Personal safety
• Financial security including issues facing older workers
To enable older people to live well through the provision of quality
aged and health care services
Priority areas:
• Family carers, including older carers of adults with disabilities,
grandparents providing childcare for their families, extended family
support
• Preventative focus in the care of older people to be local
governments’ core business
• Strengthening of the Community Care part of the aged care service
system
To encourage older people to be active, eat well, and be informed
about how to be healthier
Priority areas:
• Health information programs for older people
• Provision of opportunities for older people to be more active in a
safe and supportive environment
• Initiate social opportunities that can meet older people’s nutritional
needs
To recognise the diversity and contribution of older people to
society
Priority areas:
• Intergenerational connections
• Media images of older people
• Older persons consultation processes
To support older people to be part of community activities in local
meeting places
Priority areas:
• Local neighbourhood based activities
• Easier transport for older people
• Access to affordable recreation, travel and leisure opportunities
August 2004
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KEY ACTIONS
A number of subregional initiatives will
be undertaken to implement the
Ageing Well Strategy. Each local
government will take a lead role in
these projects.
A significant action will be the
establishment of ongoing consultation
mechanisms such as Older Persons
Forums in each municipality. This will
ensure actions are planned and
implemented with older people.
The following are specific examples of
actions that will implement the Ageing
Well Strategy in each municipality.
The detailed Aged Care Action Plans
for each Council are in separate
documents.
BRIMBANK
•
•
•
MELTON
•
Guidelines for housing developers
to encourage a diversity in
housing types and features in the
physical environment that
encourage an age friendly
lifestyle
•
Establishment of an Aged Care
Network and Resource Centre
that will coordinate and campaign
to attract services to support older
people
Information and communication
plan to publicise existing older
persons groups and services for
people ageing in the municipality
MARIBYRNON G
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•
•
Programs that increase the safety
and security of older people
particularly those isolated and
living alone
Research into the capacity of
older people to remain living in
the Maribyrnong municipality,
examining issues of affordability,
housing prices and support
Council wide integration of
programs and services that cater
to the interests of older people
through libraries and leisure
centres
Programs that recognise the
cultural diversity of older people in
Brimbank and maximise
community participation and
social connectedness
Initiatives with the business
community to maximise
community business partnerships
that benefit older people
Community transport options that
support lifestyle choices for older
people
•
Yarraville Trugo Club
August 2004
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ATTACHMENTS
Housing for Older People Forum
A geing Well Strategy 2004 - 2016
August 2004
Attachments
ATTACHMENT A: DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOTS
MARIBYRNONG DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT
•
Total of 59,770 people or 21% of
the sub-regional population live in
Maribyrnong
•
The population aged 55 years and
over is 13,283 which is 22% of the
population
•
40% of people aged 65 years and
over are from CALD backgrounds
•
Projected population from 2001 to
2016:
- 55+ years - increase of 27% to
16,929 people
- 70+ years - increase of 2% to
6,533 people
•
Age cohorts in 2001 as a % of the
population:
- 55+ years - 22%
- (70+ years 11%, 80+ years
4%, 90+ years 1%), these are
higher than Melbourne
metropolitan and Victorian
figures
•
The largest concentration of people
55+ years in Maribyrnong is in
Yarraville with 2,808 people. Other
suburbs with high concentrations
are Footscray and West Footscray
•
Employment status for people 55 64 years – 6% are unemployed and
58% are not in the labour force
•
Over 33 Senior Citizens Groups in
Maribyrnong
•
20% of people aged 55 years and
over, live in lone person
households (Melbourne
metropolitan has 13%)
•
SEIFA – the suburb of Braybrook in
the Maribyrnong municipality has
the 2 nd highest level of
disadvantage in Victoria
•
Most prevalent diseases for people
over 55 years in Maribyrnong are
hearing loss, diabetes,
osteoarthritis
BRIMBANK DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT
•
A total of 163,470 people or 56% of
Brimbank
•
60.99% of people aged 65 years
and over are from CALD
backgrounds
•
The population aged 65 years and
over is 14,936 which is 9.13% of
the population
•
Over 55 Senior Citizens Groups in
Brimbank
August 2004
Attachments
•
2016:
55+ years - increase of 69% to
48,233 people
70+ years - increase of 72% to
16,943 people
•
Age cohorts in 2001 as a % of the
population:
55+ years - 17%
(70+ years 6%, 80+ years 2%,
90+ years 0.2%)
•
SEIFA – Sunshine in the Brimbank
municipality has the 3 rd highest
level of disadvantage in Victoria
•
55+ years in Brimbank is in St
Albans with 7,563 people. Other
suburbs with high concentrations
are Sunshine -West Ardeer,
Sunshine North, Deer Park,
Sunshine, Taylors Lakes/Keilor and
Keilor Downs
•
Employment status for people 5564 years – 4% are unemployed and
•
79% of people aged 55+ years are
married, 8% live alone
•
The larger language groups (other
than English speaking) are Maltese,
Italian, Croatian, Greek, Tagalog
and Spanish
•
Employment status for people 5564 years – 4% are unemployed and
•
Over 12 Older Persons / Senior
Citizens Groups meet in the Shire
of Melton
•
67% of people aged 55+ years are
married, 16% live alone
•
23% of people aged 55 to 64 use
computers
MELTON DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT
•
A total of 70,145 people or 23% of
the Shire of Melton (2004 figure)
•
Currently 12% of the population is
aged 55+ (2001). By 2016, 27% of
the population will be aged 55+
•
•
2016:
55+ years - increase of 315%
to 24,350 people
70+ years - increase of 280%
to 6,780 people
55+ years in the Shire of Melton is
in Melton South / Brookfield with
1,500 people increasing to 5,000 by
2016. Newer suburbs in the Shire
are expected to have substantial
proportions of people 55+, eg.
Caroline Springs will increase from
200 to 3,000 older people by 2016
August 2004
Attachments
ATTACHMENT B: SERVICE PROFILE
Service statistics
In 2004, around 7,700 people used Home and Community Care (HACC) services
provided by Maribyrnong, Brimbank and Melton Councils.
Of this client group 7 out of 10 older people are in receipt of an aged pension and
approximately 4 out of 10 older people live alone.
Approximately 15% of older people use HACC services, which indicate that most
manage to live independently within the community.
The following Aged Care planning mechanisms exist: Western Metropolitan Local
Government Aged & Disability Services Managers; Aged Services Network; Ethnic
Services Network and the Western Region CALD Advisory Group.
There are 32 organisations that provide Home and Community Care Services
(HACC) in the subregion, including the three local governments.
The current HACC clientele for the three Councils is as follows:
•
•
Maribyrnong 2,959 HACC clients (24% speak a language other than English)
Brimbank 3,735 HACC clients (42% speak a language other than English)
•
Melton 1,035 HACC clients (6% speak a language other than English)
The three Councils provide the following range of services:
•
Assessment & Care Management
•
Home Care
•
Personal Care
•
Community Transport
•
•
Planned Activity Groups
Respite Care
•
Facility based Respite Care
•
•
Food Services (delivered meals, MOW, centre based meals, social group
meals)
Property Maintenance
•
Support for older persons social groups
•
Home gardening
•
•
Assistance with Care and Housing for Aged (ACHA)
Community Aged Care Packages (CACPs).
•
Community Programs
August 2004
Attachments
MARIBYRNONG CITY COUNCIL
The Council’s Aged and Diversity Department has a budget of $5.2 million (20042005) and employs 23 office-based staff and over 80 home care staff. Sixty-two
percent of home care staff speak a language other than English and altogether
they speak 18 different languages. Assessment staff speak Chinese, Croatian,
Greek, Italian and Vietnamese.
The Council has the following centres that are used by older persons:
•
Angliss Senior Citizens Centre
•
Footscray Senior Citizens Centre
•
Yarraville Senior Citizens Centre
•
Maribyrnong Community Centre
•
Maidstone Community Centre
•
Braybrook Community Centre
•
YMCA
•
RecWest
•
Yarraville Community Centre
•
West Footscray Neighbourhood House
•
Swim Centre
BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL
The Aged and Disability Services Department has a budget of $7.5 million in 2004
- 2005 and employs over 110 staff who speak a range of community languages
including Italian, Maltese, Polish, Croatian, German, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Services for the elderly are provided in the clients' homes and at the following
community centres:
•
Errington Community Centre
•
Glengala Community Centre
•
Deer Park Senior Citizens Centre
•
St Albans Senior Citizens Centre
•
Sunshine House
A range of other services and programs for older people are also provided through
leisure and community centres in Brimbank.
SHIRE OF MELTON
The Aged and Disability Services Department has a budget of $2.8 million (2004 2005) and employs 70 staff who speak ten languages. Languages include Italian,
Maltese, Polish, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Xhosa and
Afrikaans.
Services for the elderly are provided in people’s homes and through the following
centres:
•
Melton Senior Citizens Centre
•
Hillside Community Centre
•
Respite Facility Melbacc House – for disability and frail aged respite
August 2004
Attachments
ATTACHMENT C: CONSULTATIONS
In total 550 people participated in the following community consultations.
Older Persons Groups
Brimbank Senior Citizens Committee
Italian Senior Citizens Club
Ethnic Communities Forum (Footscray)
Melton RSL
Fogarty Place Residents
Burnside Retirement Village
Melton Seniors Forum
Trugo Club
Vietnamese Elderly Group
Deer Park Senior Citizens
Service Provider and Other Networks
Peak Body Forum
Ethnic Services Network including Lao Community email feedback
COTA follow up to Peak Body Forum
Western Region Disability Network
Business Community Forum (Sunshine)
Housing for Older People Forum (Caroline Springs)
Councillors and Staff
Aged & Disability Staff Workshop (3 Councils)
Maribyrnong Community Access and Strategic Planning (CASP) Committee
Maribyrnong Management / Staff Workshop
Brimbank Councillor Briefing
Melton Management / Staff Workshop
Brimbank Management / Staff Workshop
Melton Councillor Briefing
Advisory Committees
Brimbank Older Persons Action Committee
Melton Community Building Network
Melton Community Learning Board
Other
Councils’ HACC clients returned 1,100 surveys
Website survey conducted (12 responses)
Meetings with various key stakeholders including Department of Human Services
August 2004
Attachments
ATTACHMENT D: PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The process of strategy development
has initiated several partnerships that
include the following:
Several groups who were consulted
indicated ways in which they would
actively be involved as older persons in
the Ageing Well Strategy
implementation. These partnerships
will have a focus on the ethnic elderly
groups in the subregion.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Vic
COTA Vic have outlined in discussions
with the Project Reference Group
several opportunities where their
organisation will support the
implementation of the Ageing Well
Strategy including community
education and information provision.
Division of General Practitioners
In the Healthy Ageing Outcome sought
through the Ageing Well Strategy, local
doctors have been identified in the
consultations as key partners. The
Project Reference Group sought the
Division of GPs input at the Peak Body
Forum and will progress a partnership.
Victoria University (VU)
A strong partnership has been
identified by the Project Reference
Group and Victoria University staff.
This partnership will focus on research,
workforce training, intergenerational
connections and the availability of VU
facilities for older people as meeting
places. This partnership will be a
cornerstone in the Ageing Well
Strategy over the next 12 years.
Melbourne’s West Area Consultative
Committee
A significant partnership has been
developed with the Area Consultative
Committee with a focus on older
workers, workforce participation and
transition to retirement.
Metropolitan Fire Brigade
The MFB have existing community
education programs for “high risk”
people, such as older persons, on fire
safety. The Project Reference Group
has agreed with the MFB to pilot
significant roll out of these programs in
Brimbank and Maribyrnong in
partnership with Council staff (Aged
Services, Community Safety) in
particular suburbs through fire stations.
Ethnic Communities Council of
Victoria (ECCV)
The ECCV has been actively involved
in the development of the Ageing Well
Strategy given the cultural diversity of
older people in the subregion. This
partnership will continue and ECCV will
be a strong communication conduit to
Ethnic Senior Citizens Groups on the
Strategy implementation through their
monthly Golden Years publication.
Municipal Association of Victoria
Discussions have been held with the
MAV in regard to the Strategy and
future opportunities, aligned with the
Australian Local Government
Population Ageing Action Plan.
August 2004
Attachments
ATTACHMENT E: AGED CARE SYSTEM DIAGRAM
The Older Person & the Aged Care and Health System
Home and Community Care Services (HACC)
Local Government
Home Care
Personal Care
Health Services
Local doctor
Podiatrist
Property Maintenance
Physiotherapist
Community Transport
Alternative medicine –
practitioners, therapists
Respite Care
Delivered & Centre based meals
Assessment & Care Management
Adult Day Care
Community Centres
Packaged Care
Community Aged Care Packages
Extended Aged Care in the Home
Specialists for specific health
conditions
Local hospitals
Specialist hospitals
Royal District Nursing Service
(RDNS)
Palliative Care
- hospital based
- community based
- hospice
Residential Aged Care (nursing
homes, etc)
Linkages
Community Health
Health Promotion eg. diabetes
Allied Health – occupational therapy.
Support Groups
Ethno Specific and
Multicultural Services
Migrant Resource Centre – North
West Region
Australian Polish Community
Services
Australian Croatian Community
Services
Carers
Carer Links West
Commonwealth Carelink
Aged Care Assessment
Services
Maltese Communities Council
Filipino Community Council
Laotian Community
Australian Vietnamese Women’s
Welfare Association
CELAS
Co. As. It.
Australian Greek Welfare Service
Fronditha Care
Horn of Africa Senior Women’s
Program
August 2004
Attachments
Notes
August 2004
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