@cotavic.org.au
Are you an older Victorian passionate about issues impacting you and your peers, and wanting to share your experience with others? If so, then you'd be perfect for our new Lived Experience of Ageing Program, or #LEAP.
Learn more and sign up to upcoming info sessions using the link below.
Learn more and sign up to upcoming info sessions using the link below.
Lived Experience of Ageing Program (LEAP)
Sign up for information sessions about LEAP Are you an older Victorian passionate about issues impacting you and your peers, and wanting to share your experi
cotavic.org.au
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Are you an older Victorian passionate about issues impacting you and your peers, and wanting to share your experience with others? If so, then you'd be perfect for our new Lived Experience of Ageing Program, or #LEAP.
Learn more and sign up to upcoming info sessions using the link below.
Learn more and sign up to upcoming info sessions using the link below.
Did you know that COTA Victoria membership is FREE?
As a COTA Victoria member, you’ll join a community of fellow citizens who care deeply about the rights of older Australians, and who share a vision of ageing as a time of possibility, opportunity, and influence.
Learn more, and sign up below.
As a COTA Victoria member, you’ll join a community of fellow citizens who care deeply about the rights of older Australians, and who share a vision of ageing as a time of possibility, opportunity, and influence.
Learn more, and sign up below.
Become a member of COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria
Join us and amplify the voice of older Victorians.
Jump to a section:
Free membership for individuals
Organisational membership
Frequently asked question
cotavic.org.au
December 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Did you know that COTA Victoria membership is FREE?
As a COTA Victoria member, you’ll join a community of fellow citizens who care deeply about the rights of older Australians, and who share a vision of ageing as a time of possibility, opportunity, and influence.
Learn more, and sign up below.
As a COTA Victoria member, you’ll join a community of fellow citizens who care deeply about the rights of older Australians, and who share a vision of ageing as a time of possibility, opportunity, and influence.
Learn more, and sign up below.
Thanks to everyone who attended our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025 earlier today.
If you missed it, never fear -- you can watch the AGM in full and review documentation relevant to the meeting using the link below.
If you missed it, never fear -- you can watch the AGM in full and review documentation relevant to the meeting using the link below.
Watch on-demand: Annual General Meeting 2025
We’re pleased to advise that our Annual General Meeting 2025 will be held as a hybrid event -- both in-person and online -- on 20 November 2025 between 10.00 am and 11.30 am AEDT.
cotavic.org.au
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Thanks to everyone who attended our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025 earlier today.
If you missed it, never fear -- you can watch the AGM in full and review documentation relevant to the meeting using the link below.
If you missed it, never fear -- you can watch the AGM in full and review documentation relevant to the meeting using the link below.
Reposted
Our Strategic Plan 2025-2023 was today launched by our CEO Ben Rogers, part of our Annual General Meeting 2025.
The plan details the reason we exist, the impact we're aiming for, and what we'll be focussing on within the next five years.
Access the plan using the link below.
The plan details the reason we exist, the impact we're aiming for, and what we'll be focussing on within the next five years.
Access the plan using the link below.
COTA Victoria Strategic Plan 2025-2030
Our Strategic Plan 2025-2030: We improve the lives of Victorians as they age: by championing the strengths, desires, and decisions of older people.
cotavic.org.au
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Our Strategic Plan 2025-2023 was today launched by our CEO Ben Rogers, part of our Annual General Meeting 2025.
The plan details the reason we exist, the impact we're aiming for, and what we'll be focussing on within the next five years.
Access the plan using the link below.
The plan details the reason we exist, the impact we're aiming for, and what we'll be focussing on within the next five years.
Access the plan using the link below.
Reposted
CALLING ALL MEMBERS!
Our Annual General Meeting 2025 takes place next week on 20 November, both in-person and online. We encourage all of our members to attend!
Learn more and register to attend using the link below.
Our Annual General Meeting 2025 takes place next week on 20 November, both in-person and online. We encourage all of our members to attend!
Learn more and register to attend using the link below.
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2025
We’re pleased to advise that our Annual General Meeting 2025 will be held as a hybrid event -- both in-person and online -- on 20 November 2025 between 10.00 am and 11.30 am AEDT.
cotavic.org.au
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
CALLING ALL MEMBERS!
Our Annual General Meeting 2025 takes place next week on 20 November, both in-person and online. We encourage all of our members to attend!
Learn more and register to attend using the link below.
Our Annual General Meeting 2025 takes place next week on 20 November, both in-person and online. We encourage all of our members to attend!
Learn more and register to attend using the link below.
The Commissioner for Residential Tenancies invites expressions of interest from people living in retirement villages across Victoria to join a new Residents Advisory Group.
Learn more about the group, and apply here: www.rentingcommissioner.vic.gov.au/the-rental-s...
Learn more about the group, and apply here: www.rentingcommissioner.vic.gov.au/the-rental-s...
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The Commissioner for Residential Tenancies invites expressions of interest from people living in retirement villages across Victoria to join a new Residents Advisory Group.
Learn more about the group, and apply here: www.rentingcommissioner.vic.gov.au/the-rental-s...
Learn more about the group, and apply here: www.rentingcommissioner.vic.gov.au/the-rental-s...
Our Education and Engagement Manager, Frankie Freeman, recently spoke with the Riverine Herald.
Frankie offered advice on how to spot scams, and get help if you've fallen victim to one.
Read the full article using the link below.
Frankie offered advice on how to spot scams, and get help if you've fallen victim to one.
Read the full article using the link below.
Older Australians urged to act swiftly against rising scam threats
Council on the Ageing Victoria urges older Australians to act swiftly against scams for better outcomes. Learn the warning signs now.
www.riverineherald.com.au
October 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Our Education and Engagement Manager, Frankie Freeman, recently spoke with the Riverine Herald.
Frankie offered advice on how to spot scams, and get help if you've fallen victim to one.
Read the full article using the link below.
Frankie offered advice on how to spot scams, and get help if you've fallen victim to one.
Read the full article using the link below.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2025 UPDATE!
Our Annual Report, financial statements, and AGM agenda are now available for download on our website.
You can also use the link above to register to attend our AGM, which takes place on 20 Nov.
We welcome and encourage all members to attend and participate!
Our Annual Report, financial statements, and AGM agenda are now available for download on our website.
You can also use the link above to register to attend our AGM, which takes place on 20 Nov.
We welcome and encourage all members to attend and participate!
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2025
We’re pleased to advise that our Annual General Meeting 2025 will be held as a hybrid event -- both in-person and online -- on 20 November 2025 between 10.00 am and 11.30 am AEDT.
cotavic.org.au
October 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2025 UPDATE!
Our Annual Report, financial statements, and AGM agenda are now available for download on our website.
You can also use the link above to register to attend our AGM, which takes place on 20 Nov.
We welcome and encourage all members to attend and participate!
Our Annual Report, financial statements, and AGM agenda are now available for download on our website.
You can also use the link above to register to attend our AGM, which takes place on 20 Nov.
We welcome and encourage all members to attend and participate!
The #VicSeniorsFestival kicks off today and runs all through October!
We are thrilled to be connecting, celebrating, and creating with older Victorians throughout the state.
We've got a number of events taking place both in-person and online; check out what's on offer using the link below.
We are thrilled to be connecting, celebrating, and creating with older Victorians throughout the state.
We've got a number of events taking place both in-person and online; check out what's on offer using the link below.
Victorian Seniors Festival 2025
Information | Our events Connect, create, and celebrate! Celebrating its forty-third year, the Victorian Seniors Festival returns in October 2025 with a fab
cotavic.org.au
September 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The #VicSeniorsFestival kicks off today and runs all through October!
We are thrilled to be connecting, celebrating, and creating with older Victorians throughout the state.
We've got a number of events taking place both in-person and online; check out what's on offer using the link below.
We are thrilled to be connecting, celebrating, and creating with older Victorians throughout the state.
We've got a number of events taking place both in-person and online; check out what's on offer using the link below.
To make it easier for people across our communities to participate, we’ve decided to move our "Older People Shaping Communities: Focus on Leadership" event from an in-person one to an online webinar.
Registrations are now being taken via Zoom.
Registrations are now being taken via Zoom.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Older people shaping communities: Focus on Leadership | Victorian Seniors Festival 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about join...
Join COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria, in collaboration with Leadership Victoria and Volunteering Victoria, to celebrate older Victorians stepping into leadership roles to make a difference i...
us02web.zoom.us
September 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
To make it easier for people across our communities to participate, we’ve decided to move our "Older People Shaping Communities: Focus on Leadership" event from an in-person one to an online webinar.
Registrations are now being taken via Zoom.
Registrations are now being taken via Zoom.
Our Annual Report 2024-2025 is now available for download and review.
Access the report -- alongside a list of our current supporters, policy positions, and case studies -- on our website.
Access the report -- alongside a list of our current supporters, policy positions, and case studies -- on our website.
Annual Report 2024-2025
We are pleased to present the COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria 2024–2025 Annual Report.
cotavic.org.au
September 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Our Annual Report 2024-2025 is now available for download and review.
Access the report -- alongside a list of our current supporters, policy positions, and case studies -- on our website.
Access the report -- alongside a list of our current supporters, policy positions, and case studies -- on our website.
Our friends at COTA Australia & OPAN are hosting a Victorian-focussed information session that will explain upcoming reforms to the Aged Care Act.
The session is designed for older Victorians, their families, and other supporter.
Learn more and register using the link below.
The session is designed for older Victorians, their families, and other supporter.
Learn more and register using the link below.
Aged Care Reforms Explained - Melbourne
Learn what the new Aged Care Act means for you. Join COTA & OPAN to ask questions, share views and shape the rollout. Register today.
events.humanitix.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Our friends at COTA Australia & OPAN are hosting a Victorian-focussed information session that will explain upcoming reforms to the Aged Care Act.
The session is designed for older Victorians, their families, and other supporter.
Learn more and register using the link below.
The session is designed for older Victorians, their families, and other supporter.
Learn more and register using the link below.
📣 📣 WE'RE HIRING 📣 📣
We're on the lookout for a Business Development Officer!
Learn more and apply via Seek using the link below.
We're on the lookout for a Business Development Officer!
Learn more and apply via Seek using the link below.
Business Development Officer Job in Melbourne VIC - SEEK
The Business Development Officer supports the work of the CEO in the identification and follow up of sources of funding.
www.seek.com.au
September 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
📣 📣 WE'RE HIRING 📣 📣
We're on the lookout for a Business Development Officer!
Learn more and apply via Seek using the link below.
We're on the lookout for a Business Development Officer!
Learn more and apply via Seek using the link below.
Join our #VicSeniorsFestival event, Older People Shaping Communities!
📅 Thursday, 14 October
🕛 10.30 am -12.30 pm
📍 Library at the Dock, Docklands VIC
✅ events.humanitix.com/older-people...
Registration is essential.
📅 Thursday, 14 October
🕛 10.30 am -12.30 pm
📍 Library at the Dock, Docklands VIC
✅ events.humanitix.com/older-people...
Registration is essential.
September 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Join our #VicSeniorsFestival event, Older People Shaping Communities!
📅 Thursday, 14 October
🕛 10.30 am -12.30 pm
📍 Library at the Dock, Docklands VIC
✅ events.humanitix.com/older-people...
Registration is essential.
📅 Thursday, 14 October
🕛 10.30 am -12.30 pm
📍 Library at the Dock, Docklands VIC
✅ events.humanitix.com/older-people...
Registration is essential.
We invite you to become a member of COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria -- and it's free to join!
Learn more and apply at cotavic.org.au/membership
Learn more and apply at cotavic.org.au/membership
September 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
We invite you to become a member of COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria -- and it's free to join!
Learn more and apply at cotavic.org.au/membership
Learn more and apply at cotavic.org.au/membership
We’d love to hear your perspectives in a short survey on membership.
Your input will be vital in helping shape our next 5-year strategy.
The survey is here: qau1.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(Not yet a member? Join today -- it's free! cotavic.org.au/membership)
Your input will be vital in helping shape our next 5-year strategy.
The survey is here: qau1.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(Not yet a member? Join today -- it's free! cotavic.org.au/membership)
September 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
We’d love to hear your perspectives in a short survey on membership.
Your input will be vital in helping shape our next 5-year strategy.
The survey is here: qau1.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(Not yet a member? Join today -- it's free! cotavic.org.au/membership)
Your input will be vital in helping shape our next 5-year strategy.
The survey is here: qau1.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(Not yet a member? Join today -- it's free! cotavic.org.au/membership)
Reposted
📢📢 WE'RE HIRING! 📢📢
@cotavic.org.au and @seniorsrights.org.au are looking for a new Office Leader.
This role will oversee the daily operations of COTA Victoria’s office, ensuring a smooth and efficient work environment.
Learn more using the link below.
@cotavic.org.au and @seniorsrights.org.au are looking for a new Office Leader.
This role will oversee the daily operations of COTA Victoria’s office, ensuring a smooth and efficient work environment.
Learn more using the link below.
Office Leader - Job in Melbourne - COTA Victoria
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.
www.ethicaljobs.com.au
August 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
📢📢 WE'RE HIRING! 📢📢
@cotavic.org.au and @seniorsrights.org.au are looking for a new Office Leader.
This role will oversee the daily operations of COTA Victoria’s office, ensuring a smooth and efficient work environment.
Learn more using the link below.
@cotavic.org.au and @seniorsrights.org.au are looking for a new Office Leader.
This role will oversee the daily operations of COTA Victoria’s office, ensuring a smooth and efficient work environment.
Learn more using the link below.
Launching on 1 November, Support at Home is a cornerstone of upcoming aged care reforms. Support at Home is designed to help older Victorians remain at home for longer.
Read our full statement on its launch, and share your stories with us using the link below.
Read our full statement on its launch, and share your stories with us using the link below.
COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria statement on the launch of Support at Home
With the rollout of the new Aged Care Act just months away, major questions remain about how services will work in practice, including how they’ll be delivered, what they’ll cost, and how people in ha...
cotavic.org.au
August 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Launching on 1 November, Support at Home is a cornerstone of upcoming aged care reforms. Support at Home is designed to help older Victorians remain at home for longer.
Read our full statement on its launch, and share your stories with us using the link below.
Read our full statement on its launch, and share your stories with us using the link below.
Reposted
As part of the #VicSeniorsFestival, our Beyond Age project asks members of the community to reflect upon their lives to showcase different experiences of ageing.
📅 Thursday, 9 October
🕛 12-2 pm
📍 Majorca Room, Melbourne City Library
Learn more and register to attend below.
📅 Thursday, 9 October
🕛 12-2 pm
📍 Majorca Room, Melbourne City Library
Learn more and register to attend below.
The Beyond Age Project | Victorian Seniors Festival 2025
Register on Humanitix - The Beyond Age Project | Victorian Seniors Festival 2025 hosted by Seniors Rights Victoria. Majorca Room of the City Library, 253 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. Th...
events.humanitix.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
As part of the #VicSeniorsFestival, our Beyond Age project asks members of the community to reflect upon their lives to showcase different experiences of ageing.
📅 Thursday, 9 October
🕛 12-2 pm
📍 Majorca Room, Melbourne City Library
Learn more and register to attend below.
📅 Thursday, 9 October
🕛 12-2 pm
📍 Majorca Room, Melbourne City Library
Learn more and register to attend below.
@cotavic.org.au and @seniorsrights.org.au are looking for a new Board member!
This voluntary position is part of our larger Board, which is responsible for our overall governance and strategic direction.
Learn more and apply using the link below.
This voluntary position is part of our larger Board, which is responsible for our overall governance and strategic direction.
Learn more and apply using the link below.
Board Member (Voluntary) - Job in Melbourne - COTA Victoria
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.
www.ethicaljobs.com.au
August 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
@cotavic.org.au and @seniorsrights.org.au are looking for a new Board member!
This voluntary position is part of our larger Board, which is responsible for our overall governance and strategic direction.
Learn more and apply using the link below.
This voluntary position is part of our larger Board, which is responsible for our overall governance and strategic direction.
Learn more and apply using the link below.
Reposted
@cotavic.org.au and @seniorsrights.org.au are preparing a submission to the Victorian Government on priorities for the 2026-27 State Budget, and we want to hear from you!
We invite you to complete our short survey here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
We invite you to complete our short survey here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
August 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
@cotavic.org.au and @seniorsrights.org.au are preparing a submission to the Victorian Government on priorities for the 2026-27 State Budget, and we want to hear from you!
We invite you to complete our short survey here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
We invite you to complete our short survey here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Ahead of Scams Awareness Week next week, our friends at COTA Australia and Google are offering a free session this coming Friday that will teach you how to recognise and respond to online pitfalls.
📅 Friday, 22 August 2025
🕛 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
✅ cota.org.au/project/free...
📅 Friday, 22 August 2025
🕛 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
✅ cota.org.au/project/free...
August 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Ahead of Scams Awareness Week next week, our friends at COTA Australia and Google are offering a free session this coming Friday that will teach you how to recognise and respond to online pitfalls.
📅 Friday, 22 August 2025
🕛 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
✅ cota.org.au/project/free...
📅 Friday, 22 August 2025
🕛 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
✅ cota.org.au/project/free...
Recently, @cotavic.org.au and @seniorsrights.org.au engaged our members on the topics of isolation, loneliness, and connection through a state-wide survey and in-person workshop.
You can read our findings from these efforts using the link below.
You can read our findings from these efforts using the link below.
Building stronger communities: Understanding loneliness and connection
Our Policy & Advocacy team has been actively exploring how older Victorians experience social connectedness and how we can better support those who feel isolated or disconnected.
cotavic.org.au
August 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Recently, @cotavic.org.au and @seniorsrights.org.au engaged our members on the topics of isolation, loneliness, and connection through a state-wide survey and in-person workshop.
You can read our findings from these efforts using the link below.
You can read our findings from these efforts using the link below.
Our CEO appeared on 7 News last night, asserting that mandatory testing for Victorian drivers should be based on ability.
A single loss of life on a Victorian road is one too many; we support any initiatives that will result in a safe environment for all.
Watch here: 7plus.com.au/seven-news-m...
A single loss of life on a Victorian road is one too many; we support any initiatives that will result in a safe environment for all.
Watch here: 7plus.com.au/seven-news-m...
July 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Our CEO appeared on 7 News last night, asserting that mandatory testing for Victorian drivers should be based on ability.
A single loss of life on a Victorian road is one too many; we support any initiatives that will result in a safe environment for all.
Watch here: 7plus.com.au/seven-news-m...
A single loss of life on a Victorian road is one too many; we support any initiatives that will result in a safe environment for all.
Watch here: 7plus.com.au/seven-news-m...
Our newest member briefing outlines supports available to those renting in Victoria, changes being made, and what we are advocating for.
Access our full publication using the link below.
Access our full publication using the link below.
Renting in Victoria: What's changing and what still needs to change
Download briefing as PDF If you’re renting, or care about someone who is, you’ve probably noticed how hard it has become to keep a secure and affordable
cotavic.org.au
July 30, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Our newest member briefing outlines supports available to those renting in Victoria, changes being made, and what we are advocating for.
Access our full publication using the link below.
Access our full publication using the link below.