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Bidding for older Victorians: COTA Victoria’s report card on the 2020-21 state budget preview image

Bidding for older Victorians: COTA Victoria’s report card on the 2020-21 state budget

15 December 2020, COTA Submissions
In our 2020-21 pre-budget submission, we asked the Victorian Government to increase investment in a range of services and infrastructure to help Victorians age well. This report card outlines our response to the 2020-21 state budget, handed down by Treasurer, Tim Pallas on 24 November.
age-friendly communities, bidding for older Victorians, Digital Inclusion, elder abuse, mature workers, transport, Victorian State Budget
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Thinking about moving in with family? Here’s what you need to do first preview image

Thinking about moving in with family? Here’s what you need to do first

14 September 2020
Older people who are downsizing often look to move in with family – an arrangement that can have benefits for everyone. But when relationships sour and these arrangements break down, the impacts for older people can be disastrous. Luckily, there are steps you can take to protect yourself.
downsizing, elder abuse, Granny flats
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

15 June 2020
Yesterday, Monday June 15, was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), a day to celebrate, empower and inform older people as a way of preventing elder abuse. Despite the COVID-19 restrictions, celebrations went ahead, this time online.
elder abuse, WEAAD, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020

11 May 2020
This year, Seniors Rights Victoria is celebrating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with the Warm Safe Home Project.
elder abuse, Seniors Rights Victoria, Warm Safe Home Project, WEAAD
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Seniors Rights Victoria warns of elder abuse risk preview image

Seniors Rights Victoria warns of elder abuse risk

20 April 2020
As the coronavirus emergency plunges people into financial distress and radically changes our social fabric, we will see more and more people moving in with older parents and other relatives out of financial necessity. This change brings with it the risk that elder abuse will increase
elder abuse, resources, Seniors Rights Victoria
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MEDIA RELEASE: Community alert on increase of elder abuse

7 April 2020
Seniors Rights Victoria have issued an alert highlighting the potential increase of elder abuse in the community as a hidden impact of the COVID-19 emergency.
COVID-19, elder abuse, Seniors Rights Victoria
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Bidding for older Victorians

30 January 2020, COTA Submissions
As the Victorian Government develops its next budget, COTA Victoria call for investment in six key areas. These include liveable communities, skills and jobs for mature aged workers, transport, promoting digital fairness, planning for change and a safer Victoria.
age-friendly communities, bidding for older Victorians, Digital Inclusion, elder abuse, mature workers, transport, Victorian State Budget
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Concerned About an Older Person booklet launched preview image

Concerned About an Older Person booklet launched

16 December 2019
Concerned About an Older Person provides information for people who are worried that someone close to them is experiencing elder abuse.
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Seniors Rights Victoria recommends better mental health support for older people preview image

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
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Challenging Ageism

12 July 2019, COTA Publication
This paper provides an overview of ageism in Australia, examples (language, the media, elder abuse and workplace discrimination), advice on how to stop it and further resources.
age discrimination, ageism, discrimination, elder abuse, older workers
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