Have your say: Older people’s experience voting in Victoria
As we head to a state election in November, COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria want to understand how older Victorians experience voting.
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Have your say: Digital inclusion in community aged care
We want to hear from older Victorians with a disability about their communication needs, preferences, and concerns, especially when using community aged care services.
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Have your say: Surveys on emergency preparedness and women’s economic security
We’re pleased to offer our members and supporters the opportunity to complete two new surveys that will drive upcoming advocacy efforts at COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria.
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COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria holiday closure 2025
The offices of COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria will be closed between 4.00 pm AEDT on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 and 10.00 am AEDT on Monday, 5 January 2026.
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Older Victorians Shaping Communities: Supporting leadership in later life
Download full publication as PDF Older Victorians play vital roles leading advocacy and action to improve communities. They do this
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Older Victorians Shaping Communities: Tips to step into leadership
Are you an older Victorian interested in taking on a leadership role in your community? This resource outlines practical first steps to help you get started.
Submissions
Submission on draft Ministerial Guidelines for Payment of Rates and Charges
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.
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Member briefing: Digital inclusion for older Australians with a disability
Digital inclusion is about ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to connect, participate, and benefit from the digital world in their everyday lives.
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Economic abuse places older Victorians at risk
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) have shone a spotlight on a specific form of elder abuse and family violence as part of Economic Abuse Awareness Day 2025.
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“Leaving isn’t simple when love, guilt, and money are tied up together”: The realities of economic abuse
Today, on Economic Abuse Awareness Day, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) are drawing attention to one of the most common, yet least recognised forms of family violence affecting older people.
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Bianca Brijnath, Sue Roff join COTA Victoria Board of Directors
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) are pleased to welcome both Bianca Brijnath and Sue Roff to its Board of Directors.
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Watch on-demand: Annual General Meeting 2025
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025 was be held as a hybrid event — both in-person and online — on 20 November 2025 from 10.00 am AEDT.