Notice of COTA Victoria Annual General Meeting 2026
We’re pleased to advise that our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2026 will be held as a hybrid event — both in-person and online — on 17 November 2026 between 10.30 am and 12.00 pm AEDT.
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Ask your local MP to back Seniors Rights Victoria
Last year, Victoria’s community legal service — including Seniors Rights Victoria — helped more than 75,000 Victorians with over 170,000 legal problems. However, years of underinvestment mean two Victorians are turned away for every person we’re able to help.
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COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria welcome Ben Carroll as the new Premier of Victoria
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria extend congratulations to Ben Carroll, the new Premier of Victoria, alongside new Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams.
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Celebrating Karen Ivanka and her 24 years of service to COTA Victoria
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.
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In photos: COTA Victoria’s 75th anniversary
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.
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Change the conversation about ageing on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June 2026
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.
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Have your say: The State of Ageing in Victoria
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.
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Have your say: New key state disability plans
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.
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Victorian State Budget 2026-27: Welcome help for older Victorians, but bigger challenges still to be addressed
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.
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COTA Victoria celebrates 75 years of service to older Victorians
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.
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The Beyond Age project serves as the showcase event of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 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.
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Nominations open for 2026 COTA Victoria Senior Achiever Awards, part of the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards
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.