Women Working Together
19 July 2022
This month, our second group of Working Together mentees met with their mentors for the first time.
Category: Employment
Professional Network Event
12:00pm, 18 June 2022, Banksia Gardens Community Services, Broadmeadows
employment pathway.
During this Professional Network Event we will match volunteer mentors with people returning to the workforce or wanting to re-train for a more sustainable job.
Do you need support in finding employment? Or are you interested in becoming a mentor? For more information go to our
Mentors needed to help jobseekers aged 50+
14 June 2022
Want to help someone make a change? We’re still seeking skilled mentors to support people aged 50+ on the journey back into the workforce. Our next professional speed networking event, on 18 June, will match supportive mentors with mentees in Melbourne’s north.
Mentors needed to help people aged 50+
19 April 2022
Do you have professional and life skills you’re keen to share? We’re looking for mentors in to support people 50+ on their employment journeys.
Will the State Budget deliver what older Victorians want?
13 April 2022
COTA Victoria is calling on Victorian State Government to prioritise significant spending on mobility, transport and digital inclusion for older people in the upcoming May budget.
Inquiry into Support for Older Victorians from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds
24 February 2022,
COTA Submissions
This submission identifies a number of barriers impacting upon the health, inclusion and participation of older Victorians from migrant and refugee backgrounds.
COTA Victoria supporting carers aged 50+ into sustainable work
9 December 2021
COTA Victoria is inviting women to get involved in its groundbreaking new program. Women Working Together will match experienced female mentors with female carers aged 50+ who are keen to reenter the workforce or find more sustainable employment.
CEO’s message
22 November 2021
Spring is well and truly here, and in true Victorian fashion we’re regularly having all seasons in one day. I hope you’re emerging from lockdown and have caught up with loved ones, or made plans to.
The results are in – Older Australians thriving with newfound academic skills
20 November 2021
A recent report by Workforce Innovation and Development Institute (WIDI), outlined the key results from the inaugural Reach, Train and Employ Project in 2021, which saw 31 Victorian mature aged graduates receive a Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability).
Prioritising older Victorians in the state Budget
15 November 2021
Social wellbeing and community connection. Health and mobility. Transport. Access to information. Workforce participation. Protection from abuse. As the Victorian government gears up to develop next year’s budget, these are the important areas that need more funding.