Our feedback therefore emphasises the importance of a Consumer Strategy that recognises older people as a diverse group of legal consumers, supports informed decision-making, safeguards autonomy and d...

This resource is here to help you make your voice heard this state election. We won't tell you what to say – that's for you to decide – but we'll help you feel ready and supported to share what matter...

The 78-year-old, who suffered a broken pelvis, was left to call her own ambulance from the footpath because trams must return to the depot immediately after a serious incident.

COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria have produced this guide to alert older Victorians to new arrangements to support voting accessibility in the upcoming Victorian state election on 28 November...

Barwon Community Legal Service, COTA Victoria, and Seniors Rights Victoria are calling on the Victorian Government to ensure that no older Victorian loses their only recognised photo identification wh...

These sessions will allow you to share your experiences, priorities, and ideas for ageing well in Victoria.

Use your legal expertise to protect the rights of older Victorians. Join Seniors Rights Victoria as a Senior Community Lawyer (0.8 FTE).

We’re pleased to advise that our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2026 will be held as a hybrid event -- both in-person and online -- on 17 November 2026 between 10.30 am and 12.00 pm AEDT.

Join Seniors Rights Victoria as a Senior Community Lawyer and champion the rights of older Victorians.

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Discover how senior driver’s licence renewal rules work in each Australian state and territory, including the renewal requirements for drivers over 70.

COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria support reform to provide greater protection for communications made through closely integrated legal assistance services.

Often our clients have chosen a trusted relative or friend to manage their finances when they are unable to do so. This trust may be abused, with devastating consequences for the older person.

Help shape policy and advocate for the rights of older Victorians. Join COTA Victoria and drive meaningful social change through evidence-based policy development, system-wide advocacy.

Older Victorians are not a single group with shared experiences, and our work sought to ensure that policies and systems recognise this diversity. This approach underpins the work undertaken by the Po...

The COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria ‘State of Ageing in Victoria’ Pulse survey provides an up-to-date insight into how older Victorians feel about the upsides and the downsides of their live...

This toolkit has been developed to support practitioners to strengthen their awareness of elder abuse and build their capacity to respond in ways that are effective, respectful, and uphold the dignity...

COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria extend congratulations to Ben Carroll, the new Premier of Victoria, alongside new Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams.

'Their deaths were preventable': fight for new laws after losing two mums.

Find your people, fill your club! COTA Victoria is proud to offer this session to support older person led groups and clubs.

COTA Victoria strongly supports the State Disability Plan and the Victorian Autism Plan as important drivers of practical action to improve inclusion, accessibility and equity for Victorians with disa...

COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria welcome the opportunity to contribute to DEECA's consultation on reforming prices and consumer protections for customers in embedded electricity and gas netwo...

Admin Support statewide training programs that strengthen services for older Victorians. Join COTA Victoria in a rewarding role combining training delivery, administration and project support.

This is a newly focused role supporting the CEO to strengthen and grow COTA Victoria’s funding base and partnerships.

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 t...

We want to understand what matters most to people with disability, carers, friends and allies.

Elder abuse is both prevalent and under-recognised within Australia. Annually, approximately one in six (14.8%) older Australians experience some form of elder abuse. Research by the Australian Instit...

Victoria is getting older, and the next Victorian Government must be ready.

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Do you have questions about aged care systems and services? Register for a free, 60-minute phone call so we can help you find answers.

Join us for the launch of a new report from COTA Victoria that brings together current evidence, lived experience perspectives, and sector insights.

The Australian retirement dream is being destabilised by the rising cost of home insurance, as retirees on fixed budgets find themselves unable to absorb skyrocketing premiums.

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.

Council on the Ageing (COTA Victoria) is the leading not-for-profit organisation representing the interests and rights of people aged over 50 in Victoria.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety has proposed three options for remaking the VCAT fee Regulations. COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria support Option 3.

COTA Victoria proudly delivers aged care navigation to the most vulnerable older residents living within the City of Kingston, first through the Aged Care Syste

Evidence suggests that elder abuse is a significant, growing, and distinct form of family violence that intersects with suicide risk in later life yet remains inadequately captured within current syst...

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.