employment Archives - COTA Victoria

Homelessness a growing issue for older Victorians

14 July 2020

High rents, difficulty finding secure employment and an inadequate age pension: these are among the reasons more older Victorians are becoming homeless.

age pension, cost of living, employment, high rent, Homes for Victorians

Reach, Train, Employ is making headlines

15 June 2020

With its first group of participants busy hitting the books and a second intake starting in July, COTA Victoria’s Reach, Train, Employ project is getting noticed!

employment, Reach Train Employ, training

Reach, Train, Employ – an exciting jobs project

11 November 2019

Are you aged over 50, unemployed or underemployed and interested in working in the aged care and disability sector? Do you live in the Brimbank or Melton areas of Melbourne? We want to hear from you for an exciting new employment project – Reach, Train, Employ – led by COTA Victoria.

aged care sector, disability, employment, Reach Train Employ, training

Landmark report highlights the impact of the rising cost of living for older people

5 December 2018

COTA Victoria is today calling for more actions to reduce the cost of living pressures for older Victorians in response to a new landmark national report launched today in Canberra.

age discrimination, ageing population, consumer rights, cost of living, employment, financial security, health, home and aged care, housing, later life planning, older Australians, older people, State of the Older Nation, transport