June 2024 is always a big month for those of us here at Seniors Rights Victoria and COTA Victoria, and for good reason: 15 June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, or WEAAD.
We come together on WEAAD — and this year, in the time surrounding it — to promote widespread understanding and acknowledgement of elder abuse as a growing threat to the health and wellbeing of older Victorians.
Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) and Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria are urging all Victorians to come together this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), 15 June, and rally around the right of older people to feel safe and live free from fear.
Seniors Rights Victoria, COTA, HAAG, and the City of Melbourne will showcase the creative and compassionate efforts of Victorians around the state on the eve of WEAAD 2024.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria celebrate the announcement of the Senior Victorians Advisory Committee, and emphasise its importance in ensuring Victoria continues to be a place where older people can age well.
While our national body, COTA Australia, has applauded important cost of living measures that will help to ease pressures on older Australians, COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria welcome an investment into systems that will support older people in hospitals.
“In my first week as Interim CEO, I just wanted to introduce myself and share the excitement that I feel stepping into this role,” writes Ben Rogers.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) welcome the Victorian Budget 2024-25, which focuses on relief for families and enhanced support for victim survivors of family violence. However, as the Victorian population continues to age, more needs to be done to support this vital cohort.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria advises that Chris Potaris has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer, effective 3 May 2024. In his place, the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Ben Rogers as Interim CEO while a permanent replacement is found.
Members of COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria today voted to adopt a new COTA Victoria Constitution, one that includes significant changes to the COTA Victoria Membership Framework.
The Victorian Government has recently announced that digital driver licences will begin to be rolled out in May 2024. This post details all the information that older Victorians need to know about digital driver licences.
I hope our members and broader community of older people in our state had a wonderful Easter break. It’s always important to spend some time with our loved ones, family, and friends where possible, I sincerely hope you had that opportunity.
Thank you so very much to the close to 100 members, supporters, and friends of COTA Victoria (COTA Vic) and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) who took part in a recent survey about our organisation and membership scheme.
