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The Victorian Government is seeking wide community input to help develop the next State Disability Plan (SDP) – the state’s key blueprint for action over the next four years to improve fairness and community participation for everyone with a disability.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) welcome a series of initiatives in the Victorian State Budget 2026-27 that offer tangible help to older people struggling with the cost of living.
COTA Victoria will celebrate 75 years of service to Victorians as they age in a special event held at the Melbourne Town Hall’s Portico Balcony on the afternoon of 11 June 2026.
Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) and Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria’s Beyond Age project will be the focal point of its major World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2026 event, changing the conversation about ageing.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) are proud to advise that nominations are now open for the COTA Victoria Senior Achiever Awards, part of the larger 2026 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program.
Seniors Rights Victoria is pleased to announce that online submissions for their Beyond Age campaign are now open, all in support of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2026.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria has launched its own Aged Care Navigation Service pilot, designed to fill a growing information gap arising from recent changes to the Aged Care Act and its implementation.
The national plan to address elder abuse needs effective implementation to deliver on its potential impact, which the upcoming Commonwealth budget must start to resource.
COTA Conversations returns for a new year on Monday, 2 February with a special series that shines a spotlight on the well-deserving winners of the 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program.
For close to 75 years, COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria have worked alongside older people to shape policies, services, and systems that support safety, dignity, inclusion, and quality of life.
As we head to a state election in November, COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria want to understand how older Victorians experience voting.
We want to hear from older Victorians with a disability about their communication needs, preferences, and concerns, especially when using community aged care services.
We’re pleased to offer our members and supporters the opportunity to complete two new surveys that will drive upcoming advocacy efforts at COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria.
The offices of COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria will be closed between 4.00 pm AEDT on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 and 10.00 am AEDT on Monday, 5 January 2026.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) have shone a spotlight on a specific form of elder abuse and family violence as part of Economic Abuse Awareness Day 2025.
Today, on Economic Abuse Awareness Day, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) are drawing attention to one of the most common, yet least recognised forms of family violence affecting older people.
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) are pleased to welcome both Bianca Brijnath and Sue Roff to its Board of Directors.
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025 was be held as a hybrid event — both in-person and online — on 20 November 2025 from 10.00 am AEDT.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria welcome today’s new Aged Care Act as a positive step toward addressing the needs of older and ageing Victorians. But there are still questions and concerns from the community that remain unaddressed as this major reform comes into effect.
Ten well-deserving older Victorians were today honoured with the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria Senior Achiever Award as part of the larger 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program.
We are pleased to present the COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria 2024–2025 Annual Report.
We’d love to hear your perspectives in this ~10 minute survey on what COTA Victoria and SRV should focus on to grow and better serve its members.
Seniors Rights Victoria and Council on the Ageing Victoria are preparing a submission to the Victorian Government on priorities for the 2026-27 State Budget. We want to hear from you!
Older Victorians have been at the heart of our research, policy, and advocacy efforts. Here’s how our Policy and Advocacy team has worked with older people, for older people, ensuring their voices influence real change.
