Media releases

Nine selfless older Victorians were today honoured with the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria Senior Achiever Award as part of the 2026 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program.

Barwon Community Legal Service, COTA Victoria, and Seniors Rights Victoria are calling on the Victorian Government to ensure that no older Victorian loses their only recognised photo identification when surrendering their driver’s licence for medical reasons.

COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria extend congratulations to Ben Carroll, the new Premier of Victoria, alongside new Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.