MEDIA RELEASE | 8 July 2020 Older Victorians must be highest priority during renewed restrictions All Victorians are being urged to look out for their older friends and relatives during this new period of restrictions to combat the COVID-19 epidemic. The Victorian Government has announced stay-at-home restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire from 11.59 […]
MEDIA RELEASE | 24 April 2020 Digital divide aged care challenge for older people Age more than any other factor defines digital inequality in Australia The CEO of the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria, Tina Hogarth-Clarke said many older victims of the COVID-19 pandemic have significant challenges in bridging the digital divide as they
What an incredible place we find ourselves in. Writing now from my makeshift home office, I want to reassure you that while we are having to find new ways of working, COTA Victoria will continue to provide services and advocate for Victorians aged 50+. The community’s highest priority right now must be the health and
Older Men: New Ideas (OM:NI) groups around Victoria are adapting to the COVID-19 crisis. Drawing on their life experience, these men are taking on the new challenge of isolation with positivity and resilience. While all face-to-face group meetings have gone into hibernation, the men are keeping in touch via phone or emails. Not everyone is
Many older people are pitching in to keep their communities connected and support older friends and neighbours. COTA Victoria volunteer Anita Smith and her husband, Dwight, are supporting their community at Keilor Retirement Village by hosting extra isolation activities on the village’s in-house TV station. Village manager David Moore said the station, affectionately known as
Media Release | 30 March 2020 It is the Little Things That Count ….. the sound of a friendly understanding voice on the end of the phone should never be underestimated The Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria today said it will be the personal little things that family, friends and neighbours do for older Australians
Media Release | 23 December 2019 Start the conversation and end the isolation of Christmas Day Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria today urged people to use the art of conversation with family, friends, neighbours and strangers to breakdown the loneliness and isolation experienced by many people during Christmas. CEO of COTA Victoria, Tina Hogarth-Clarke
Learn how your dog can help you live longer The major contribution family pets make to the health and wellbeing of older Australians is highlighted by COTA Victoria’s new ‘A Pat, Chat and a Walk A Day Helps Keep the Doctor Away’ campaign. Launched this month by Victoria’s Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers the
These are pockets of the world where people have fewer chronic conditions and en masse live longer. The five known Blue Zones are: Icaria – Greece Sardinia – Italy Okinawa – Japan Nicoya Peninsula – Costa Rica The Seventh-Day Adventists in Loma Linda, California – United States. Research has uncovered some very interesting findings as
Late last year, the Victorian Government announced the establishment of a Royal Commission into Mental Health – the first of its kind in Australia. A Royal Commission is the highest form of inquiry that exists under Australian law. It is how the most critical issues of public interest are investigated. This Royal Commission will investigate:
What will Victoria look like in 2031, 2041 or 2061? We need a vision now so we can deliver the best quality of life for our ageing population and our future selves. Across Australia the 5.5 million Baby Boomers born between 1946 and 1965 are entering their 60s and 70s. In Victoria, currently 1.25 million
A new bilingual book in English and Chinese, A Golden Age in Flemington: 10 Years of Active Ageing will be launched on Tuesday 26th March. It provides a case study for service providers working with CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) populations or those interested in learning more about multiculturalism and ageing The book documents the
