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COTA supports older people to voice policy change preview image

COTA supports older people to voice policy change

18 April 2021
For 70 years, COTA Victoria has been bringing the voices of older people to the policy process. We spoke with former COTA Victoria senior policy officer, Donna Swan, about some of COTA’s recent policy achievements.
advocacy, older people, Policy
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Supporting older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

16 April 2021
The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing supports aged care providers to address the needs of older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Until 21 July, the centre is also leading the Multilingual Older Person’s COVID-19 support line, with help in six languages.
culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Multicultural, Multilingual, older people
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Let’s talk about health and wellbeing

16 April 2021
Throughout this year, as COTA Victoria celebrates turning 70, we’re talking with leaders in health, and wellbeing. To start, we speak with Ngaire Hobbins, author, dietician and specialist in ageing and brain health.
body and brain, malnutrition, nutrition, Nutritional care, older people
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Living Longer Living Stronger™: new name, new logo, new support preview image

Living Longer Living Stronger™: new name, new logo, new support

16 September 2019
When Living Longer Living Stronger™ began more than 18 years ago, it really was unique in the community. Previously, it was not common to see older Australians entering their local gym and the advice from their health providers was often ‘Don’t do too much!’
exercise, fitness, Living Longer Living Stronger, older people, Strength For Life
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Victorian Active Ageing Partnership (VAAP) conference

16 September 2019
The Victorian Active Ageing Partnership’s annual conference was this year centred on ‘Communication, older people and physical activity: Giving and receiving the message’.
active ageing, Gerard Mansour, older people, physical activity
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Media Release: Delegation to raise disability support for older Australians with UN

5 September 2019
A delegation to the United Nations later this month will raise the difficulties people older than 65 face when accessing specialist disability support services – particularly assistive technology.
assistive technology, disability support, disability support services, older people, people with disabilities
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Summit stokes discussion about ageing and mental health

12 August 2019
Mental Health Victoria hosted a national summit in Melbourne in July that focused on the mental health and wellbeing of older Australians.
mental health, older people
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Concerned about having a fall?

17 June 2019
If you’re concerned about having a fall, you’re not alone. One-third of all people aged 65+ will fall once or more this year. If you’ve experienced a fall, then there’s a good reason to feel anxious about having another. One in ten falls by those 65+ will result in a fracture.
older people
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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
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