Older Victorians Shaping Communities: Tips to step into leadership
Are you an older Victorian interested in taking on a leadership role in your community? This resource outlines practical first steps to help you get started.
Publications
Policy
Submissions
Submission on draft Ministerial Guidelines for Payment of Rates and Charges
We are pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the finalisation of new guidelines on payment of rates and charges to local councils across Victoria.
Briefings
Member briefing: Digital inclusion for older Australians with a disability
Digital inclusion is about ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to connect, participate, and benefit from the digital world in their everyday lives.
Publications
COTA Victoria Strategic Plan 2025-2030
Our Strategic Plan 2025-2030: We improve the lives of Victorians as they age: by championing the strengths, desires, and decisions of older people.
Submissions
Victorian Elder Abuse Strategic Alliance (VEASA) – Submission for the Victorian State Budget 2026-27
This submission reflects emerging pressures across Victoria’s elder abuse and family violence systems. It calls for strategic investment through the 2026–27 Victorian State Budget to strengthen prevention, early intervention, response, and recovery.
State election and budget
Investing in ageing well: Submission for the Victorian State Budget 2026-27
We set out a select collection of funding initiatives under the umbrella of five priority areas that we believe warrant serious consideration across Victorian Government portfolios for support in the 2026-27 Victorian State Budget.
Briefings
Victorian State Budget 2026–27: Older Victorians’ priorities
Over a three-week consultation, 151 Victorians shared their views on investment gaps and opportunities to improve infrastructure and services that support positive ageing. 80% of responders were aged 65+.
Briefings
Briefing: Understanding and addressing age discrimination in Victoria
Many older Victorians continue to face unfair treatment simply because of their age. This member briefing explains what age discrimination is, how common it is, the laws that protect against it, and what more might needs to be done to prevent it.
Submissions
Submission to the review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria hear regularly from older Victorians with a disability who have experienced discrimination in workplaces, services and other areas of public life. We see how gaps in legal provisions and processes can leave people without redress.
Publications
Watch on-demand: Older Victorians shaping communities – focus on leadership
As part of the Victorian Seniors Festival 2025, COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria, in collaboration with Leadership Victoria and Volunteering Victoria, celebrated older Victorians stepping into leadership roles and making a difference in their communities.
Briefings
Member briefing: Until every Victorian is safe – Third Rolling Action Plan to End Family and Sexual Violence 2025-2027
The Victorian Government has launched Until every Victorian is Safe: Third Rolling Action Plan (RAP) to End Family and Sexual Violence 2025–2027 as part of its commitment to building a future where every person is safe, respected, and free from violence.
Publications
Building stronger communities: Understanding loneliness and connection
Our Policy & Advocacy team has been actively exploring how older Victorians experience social connectedness and how we can better support those who feel isolated or disconnected.