COTA Victoria

COTA Victoria supporting carers aged 50+ into sustainable work

9 December 2021

COTA Victoria is inviting women to get involved in its groundbreaking new program. Women Working Together will match experienced female mentors with female carers aged 50+ who are keen to reenter the workforce or find more sustainable employment.

carers, unpaid carers

New website for carers

14 October 2021

You probably know a carer - or are one yourself. After all, more than one in ten Australians is a carer, providing unpaid care and support to a family member or friend. A new Australian Government website, Carer Gateway, connects carers to advice and support.

carer, Carer Gateway, carers, Weavers

Carers Victoria LGBTIQA+ consultations

12 September 2019

Do you provide unpaid care and support to family members and/or friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic health issue and/or age-related condition? Are you a member of the LGBTIQA+ community or care for someone who is?

carers, Carers Victoria LGBTIQA+ consultations, LGBTIQA

Seniors Rights Victoria recommends better mental health support for older people

15 July 2019

Seniors Rights Victoria’s submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System focuses on the complex interactions between mental health and elder abuse and puts the spotlight on a group of older people caring for adult children with undiagnosed or untreated mental health issues.

carers, elder abuse, Mental Health System, Royal Commission into Mental Health, Seniors Rights Victoria

Media release: Fairer Energy but minimal offerings for vulnerable older Victorians

27 May 2019

The 2019-2020 Victorian State Budget makes small offerings and fails to deliver on budget priorities for older Victorians experiencing elder abuse and needing equipment and community transport.

carers, elder abuse, Energy retailers, family violence, older Victorians, social isolation, Victorian State Budgets

2016 Victorian Gender Equality Strategy

3 April 2016, COTA Submissions

COTA Victoria wishes to highlight the impact of gender inequality on older women and hopes to see the issues addressed in the Victorian Gender Equality Strategy.

carers, elder abuse, family violence, finance, financial services, gender equality, Listening Posts, older women, older workers, pay gap, poverty, superannuation, unpaid carers

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