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COTA Victoria would be nothing without the people behind it, so its incredibly important that we shine a spotlight on Karen Ivanka, and thank her for twenty-four years of service.
We were delighted to host colleagues, friends, members, supporters, and sector partners on the Melbourne Town Hall Portico Balcony on the afternoon of 11 June in order to look back on our history and celebrate what’s to come.
Seniors Rights Victoria and COTA Victoria encourage those in Victoria, throughout Australia, and across the world to come together on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to combat elder abuse – and to challenge the socially accepted discrimination, ageism, that helps to drive it.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria are inviting older Victorians to share their experiences, priorities, and concerns about ageing well in Victoria in this 5-10 minute survey.
The Victorian Government is seeking wide community input to help develop the next State Disability Plan (SDP) – the state’s key blueprint for action over the next four years to improve fairness and community participation for everyone with a disability.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) welcome a series of initiatives in the Victorian State Budget 2026-27 that offer tangible help to older people struggling with the cost of living.
COTA Victoria will celebrate 75 years of service to Victorians as they age in a special event held at the Melbourne Town Hall’s Portico Balcony on the afternoon of 11 June 2026.
Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) and Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria’s Beyond Age project will be the focal point of its major World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2026 event, changing the conversation about ageing.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) are proud to advise that nominations are now open for the COTA Victoria Senior Achiever Awards, part of the larger 2026 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program.
COTA Victoria is pleased to announce that online submissions for their Beyond Age campaign are now open, all in support of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2026.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria has launched its own Aged Care Navigation Service pilot, designed to fill a growing information gap arising from recent changes to the Aged Care Act and its implementation.
The national plan to address elder abuse needs effective implementation to deliver on its potential impact, which the upcoming Commonwealth budget must start to resource.
