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The Department of Justice and Community Safety has proposed three options for remaking the VCAT fee Regulations. COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria support Option 3.
In making this submission, we highlight the importance of specifically addressing the needs of older people, both as a large proportion of those living with a disability and in relation to other aspects of ageing that also impact on accessibility and support needs
COTA Victoria commends the current draft Community Infrastructure Plan; the feedback provided through this submission is intended to strengthen the Plan rather than reframe it.
Evidence suggests that elder abuse is a significant, growing, and distinct form of family violence that intersects with suicide risk in later life yet remains inadequately captured within current systems. Improving the visibility of elder abuse across prevention, service delivery, data collection, and coronial investigation is critical to strengthening DFSV-related suicide prevention and ensuring that older people are not overlooked in policy, practice, and reform efforts.
We are pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the finalisation of new guidelines on payment of rates and charges to local councils across Victoria.
This submission reflects emerging pressures across Victoria’s elder abuse and family violence systems. It calls for strategic investment through the 2026–27 Victorian State Budget to strengthen prevention, early intervention, response, and recovery.
We set out a select collection of funding initiatives under the umbrella of five priority areas that we believe warrant serious consideration across Victorian Government portfolios for support in the 2026-27 Victorian State Budget.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria hear regularly from older Victorians with a disability who have experienced discrimination in workplaces, services and other areas of public life. We see how gaps in legal provisions and processes can leave people without redress.
COTA Victoria welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this inquiry into community consultation practices in Victoria.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on the challenges facing Ambulance Victoria (AV), particularly concerning call-taking, dispatch, ambulance ramping, paramedic working conditions, and the broader implications these issues have for older Victorians.
COTA Victoria and SRV broadly support the direction of the second National Plan to End the Abuse and Mistreatment of Older People 2024–2034. However, we believe there are several areas where improvements can be made to enhance its clarity, accountability, and overall impact.
The COTA National Alliance welcomes the second National Plan to End the Abuse and Mistreatment of Older Australians. However, to ensure the plan achieves meaningful and sustainable outcomes, we recommend a few changes that focus on clarity, accountability, and resources.
