If you are, or someone you know is, in Victoria and experiencing elder abuse, call our confidential helpline on 1300 368 821.
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.
Seniors Rights Victoria and COTA Victoria are encouraging those in Victoria and around the world to come together this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June, and combat one of the largest drivers of elder abuse: ageism.
Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV), COTA Victoria, and Safe and Equal have launched a new partnership to build the capacity of The Orange Door and specialist family violence sector across Victoria in recognising and responding to elder abuse.
COTA Victoria and SRV are proud to advise that nominations are now open for the COTA Victoria Senior Achiever Awards and the larger 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria welcome the Victorian State Budget 2025-26, which offers real progress for older Victorians. However, systemic challenges vital to the health and wellbeing of older Victorians remain largely unaddressed.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria welcome a new announcement by the Victorian Government to make public transport free for older Victorians during weekends.
Seniors Rights Victoria’s Beyond Age launch and exhibition seeks to change the conversation about ageing, all in support of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2025.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria are seeking to better understand if and how people aged 65 and older are staying socially connected and engaged, and what we can do to support stronger connectedness outcomes.
On 19 March, members of COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria gathered for our very first Beyond Age workshop, held at the City of Melbourne’s City Library.
Seniors Rights Victoria is pleased to announce its Beyond Age campaign in promotion of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2025.
Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) and Better Health Network (BHN) have announced a new Health Justice Partnership that will provide SRV’s expertise in elder abuse intervention and prevention to older Victorians receiving care from BHN.
The office of Seniors Rights Victoria will be closed between 4.00 pm AEDT on Friday, 20 December 2024 and 10.00 am AEDT on Thursday, 2 January 2025.
COTA Victoria and SRV are proud to announce their participation in the new Senior Victorians Advisory Committee, and will continue their work to ensure Victoria remains a place where older people can age well.
Download media release as PDF Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) welcome the Retirement Villages
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held between 10.00 – 11.30 am AEDT on 27 November 2024.
You can watch this on-demand recording of our AGM at any time.
Ten incredible older Victorians were today honoured with the COTA Victoria Senior Achiever Award as part of the larger 2024 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program.
A new report from Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria is the result of an AusNet Vulnerability Research Grant, and has gathered the perspectives of older Victorians on the shift to cleaner and more sustainable energy.
We’re pleased to advise that our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 will be held as a hybrid event — both in-person and online — on Wednesday, 27 November 2024 between 10.00 am and 11.30 am AEDT.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria are proud to rally with EveryAGE Counts, Australia’s national coalition of organisations against ageism, to mark Ageism Awareness Day on 9 October.
