The CRA and UD Research Day event on Friday 6 February 2026 presented papers from five researchers exploring how community connections foster meaning.
Further research to explore these matters in greater detail is being considered, with the hope that the findings presented during the seminar, and those still to be explored, will be published later this year. The CRA anticipates that there will also be further research undertaken. If you would like to be involved or contribute to the research, please email: admin@cra.org.au

You can watch some of the recordings of the seminar presentations here, we will add recordings below as they are finalised.

Assoc Prof Robyn Wrigley-Carr
Escaping Loneliness in Retirement: Flourishing through Engaging in Communities of Meaning

Dr Fleur Creed
Transitions to Retirement: Communities and Their Role in a Meaningful Life

Dr Stephen Reid
Keeping Active: The Importance of Sporting and Leisure Communities for an Enriching Retirement

Dr Enqi Weng
Continuum of (Dis) Connection Digital Participation and Meaning-Making among Older Australians

Rev Em Prof Philip Hughes
Organisational Contributions to Meaning in Retirement

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