Complete our online survey COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria invite our members and supporters to complete a short survey about us, our programs, and our services. This survey is comprised of 27 total questions, which we estimate will take between 10-15 minutes to finish. Those who complete the survey and live within Victoria can […]
Complete our online survey Are you a woman over 50 who has sought help with chronic pain over the past five years? The Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria is keen to hear your experiences and views about pain management for older women. Your input via this short survey will help us contribute to a
When people are socially connected they are more likely to experience better physical health as well as mental and emotional wellbeing. Recent scientific evidence suggests that meaningful social networks and positive social relationships act as defence against loneliness and isolation, contributing to improved health and longevity. Ending Loneliness Together, a Partner of Bolton Clarke, have
Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV), a key service provided by the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and the only Community Legal Centre dedicated to preventing and responding to elder abuse within the state, has partnered with Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) to revitalise the Warm Safe Home project. The trio will actively work
We’re back on deck at COTA Victoria (COTA Vic) and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV), with a true sense of purpose, focus, and intent. I hope you all had a safe and fabulous festive season, and that your new year has started with renewed passion and desire to continue putting the spotlight on the matters that
Download media release as PDF AusNet has awarded Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria a $30,000 Vulnerability Research Grant to investigate the impact of the energy transition on customers aged 65+, and to help inform AusNet’s plans to improve energy outcomes for older Victorians. This is the second year AusNet has funded the Vulnerability Research
Older Men New Ideas (OM:NI) is a program of COTA Victoria. OM:NI are men’s discussion groups in place for all men aged 50 and over to meet each other in an informal, social environment to share their knowledge and experiences. OM:NI men’s discussion groups have been running in Victoria since 2004, and are now found
The offices of COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria will be closed from 3.00 pm AEDT on Thursday, 21 December 2023 through to 10.00 am AEDT on Wednesday, 3 January 2024. Our COTA WISE and Seniors Rights Victoria helplines will not be in operation during this time. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday
It’s hard to believe that we’ve reached the end of 2023! Time flies when you’re working with an incredibly focussed, talented, strategically, and community-minded group of staff and board members. There’s so much to be proud of from the perspective of COTA Victoria (COTA Vic) and Seniors Rights Victoria’s (SRV) performance and representation of all
Our COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022-2023 took place on Wednesday, 22nd November 2023 between 10.00 am and 11.30 am AEDT. You can watch the full meeting below. Original post: We’re pleased to advise that this year’s AGM will be held as a hybrid event, in-person and online on Wednesday,
Complete our online survey As a part of COTA Victoria’s Information and Lifelong Learning Program, funded through the Victorian Government Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, we are seeking to understand and utilise the lived experience of older Victorians to help us develop our education and engagement program. Between December 2023 and June 2024, COTA
Two grade 6 students, Roy Manning and Jake Grimshaw, have come to the aid of an older Victorian in need on Halloween night, prompting COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria to issue the heroes with special commendations. Jake and Roy were trick or treating in Ferntree Gully last Tuesday night, and arrived at the home
