COTA Victoria

COTA and OPAN Consultation forum (Melbourne, VIC)

9:00am, 25 August 2023, Rydges Melbourne (186 Exhibition Street Melbourne, VIC 3000)

Have your say on the new rights-based Aged Care Act and funding principles.

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COTA and OPAN Consultation forum (online)

5:00pm, 23 August 2023, Online, via Zoom

Have your say on the new rights-based Aged Care Act and funding principles.

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Victorians can have their say on the future of aged care

9 August 2023

Victorians can help COTA Victoria, Seniors Rights Victoria and our friends at COTA Australia, the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) and Elder Rights Advocacy inform the Australian Government of your views on two major reforms.

COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria celebrate Aged Care Employee Day 2023

7 August 2023

Today, 7 August, is Aged Care Employee Day. COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) join countless other organisations in the celebration of residential care, home care, and retirement living staff who care for over 1.5 million older Australians, including approximately 400,000 Victorians.

Case Study: Helping Francis* navigate through aged care

20 July 2023

With Care Finder being a new program, a large focus of our team has been around assertive outreach. Our aim is to promote the service and to develop relationships and partnerships within community as to be able to reach the Care Finder target group: vulnerable older people who are isolated...

COTA Victoria & Seniors Rights Victoria welcome a federal budget that delivers cost of living support for older Victorians

10 May 2023

Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) have welcomed the federal budget, which last night delivered vital cost of living support for older Victorians and will deliver immediate benefits as we enter a challenging winter period.

Submission to review of Victoria’s Infrastructure Strategy 2021-51

21 April 2023, COTA Submissions

COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria welcome the opportunity to contribute to the next update of Victoria’s 30-year infrastructure strategy.

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A new link between trusted health services and aged care services

20 March 2023

Primary Health Networks across the country have now commissioned Care Finder organisations to focus on older adults who might otherwise fall through the cracks. This local approach will ensure Care Finder services are tailored to support the specific needs of vulnerable older adults.

COTA Victoria Strategic Plan 2023-2025

15 February 2023, COTA Publication

Our COTA Victoria Strategic Plan 2023-2025 will ensure we can continue to support older Victorians over the next three years and beyond. The Strategic Plan clearly defines our pathway for the future, and is based on our positive and pragmatic perspective of ageing in Victoria. It is based around fo

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Priorities for older Victorians: Submission for the Victorian State Budget 2023-2024

10 February 2023, COTA Submissions

In this document, COTA Victoria is providing a key list of funding initiatives that warrant serious consideration across Victorian Government portfolios. We have focussed on four priorities that require timely attention over the next year – in the 2023-24 Victorian State Budget and beyond.

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