Watch on-demand: Annual General Meeting 2025
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025 was be held as a hybrid event — both in-person and online — on 20 November 2025 from 10.00 am AEDT.
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Media release: COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights welcome today’s new Aged Care Act, but unresolved questions remain
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria welcome today’s new Aged Care Act as a positive step toward addressing the needs of older and ageing Victorians. But there are still questions and concerns from the community that remain unaddressed as this major reform comes into effect.
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COTA Victoria Senior Achiever Award recipients honoured in the 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards
Ten well-deserving older Victorians were today honoured with the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria Senior Achiever Award as part of the larger 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program.
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Have your say: COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria membership
We’d love to hear your perspectives in this ~10 minute survey on what COTA Victoria and SRV should focus on to grow and better serve its members.
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COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria statement on the launch of Support at Home
With the rollout of the new Aged Care Act just months away, major questions remain about how services will work in practice, including how they’ll be delivered, what they’ll cost, and how people in hardship will be supported.
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Have your say: Victorian State Budget 2026-27 survey
Council on the Ageing Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria are preparing a submission to the Victorian Government on priorities for the 2026-27 State Budget. We want to hear from you!
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Older people shaping our work: 2024–2025 engagement snapshot
Older Victorians have been at the heart of our research, policy, and advocacy efforts. Here’s how our Policy and Advocacy team has worked with older people, for older people, ensuring their voices influence real change.
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Seeking expressions of interest for panel on leadership
We’re looking to invite a diverse group of older Victorians who have taken on leadership or influencing roles in their communities, particularly after mid-life or post-retirement.
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All about OM:NI: Discussion groups for older men
Older Men: New Ideas (OM:NI) men’s discussion groups are a place for all men aged 50 and over to meet each other in an informal, social environment to share their knowledge and experiences.
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On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2025, it’s time to change the conversation about ageing
Seniors Rights Victoria and COTA Victoria are encouraging those in Victoria and around the world to come together this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June, and combat one of the largest drivers of elder abuse: ageism.
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Seniors Rights Victoria, Safe and Equal partner to train Orange Door and family violence workers in elder abuse prevention and intervention
Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV), COTA Victoria, and Safe and Equal have launched a new partnership to build the capacity of The Orange Door and specialist family violence sector across Victoria in recognising and responding to elder abuse.
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Nominations open for 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards, including the COTA Victoria Senior Achiever Awards
COTA Victoria and SRV are proud to advise that nominations are now open for the COTA Victoria Senior Achiever Awards and the larger 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program.