The passing of Merle Mitchell deeply saddens the Board, Staff and volunteers of COTA Victoria. Merle was a most committed and tireless contributor to the community sector across Australia for many years. Several of our current staff had the joy of receiving Merle’s guidance early in their own careers. In her later years, Merle worked […]
From 20 to 26 May this year we’re celebrating National Volunteer Week, with the theme ‘Making a world of difference’. We certainly appreciate the world of difference made by our 143 wonderful volunteers, who contribute so much to the governance and delivery of our programs – including elder abuse education, profiled in this issue. We
COTA Victoria’s staunch aged care advocate Merle Mitchell appeared as a witness at the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings, which started in Sydney last week. The hearings focused on the experiences of people like Merle living in residential care. Through personal accounts, the Commission hoped to gather ‘powerful and compelling insights
