COTA Conversations

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager at Seniors Rights Victoria, to a Warm Safe Home event taking place on 13 June. Learn more about the event on the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day website. COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm, on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas....

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Gary Ferguson, an Education Coordinator at Seniors Rights Victoria, to discuss our World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Warm Safe Home project. Originally developed by Dr Becky Nevin Berger, the Warm Safe Home project uses the icon of the house to talk about older people’s right to feel safe and live free from fear. In situations of elde...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager, to talk about Seniors Rights Victoria's Planning Ahead project. The Planning Ahead project helps people understand the need to plan ahead, in order to protect their rights and wishes as they get older, to reduce the risk of elder abuse. The project also supports carers and love...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager, to talk about COTA Victoria's Care Finder service. COTA Victoria’s Care Finder program helps the most vulnerable older people who would not be able to arrange aged care services without intensive support, and who do not have a carer or support person who can help. Learn more ab...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager, to talk about our upcoming Special General Meeting. A Special General Meeting of the members of the Association will be held at the offices of Council on the Ageing (Victoria) and Seniors Rights Victoria, Level 2, 424 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004 and online via Zoom on 18 Ap...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager, to talk about another survey opportunity for COTA Victoria members and supporters. We're keen to hear your experiences and views about COTA Victoria, Seniors Rights Victoria, and our current membership program. The survey can be found here . COTA Conversations airs fortnightly...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager, to talk about a current survey opportunity. We're keen to hear your experiences and views about pain management for older women. Your input via this short survey will help us contribute to a Victorian Health Department Inquiry into Women’s Pain. The survey can be found here . P...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager, to talk about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and the Warm Safe Home project. Originally developed by Dr Becky Nevin Berger , the Warm Safe Home project uses the icon of the house to talk about older people’s right to feel safe and live free from fear. In situations of elder abuse,...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Frankie Freeman, Education and Engagement, to talk about our ongoing community consultation program. Learn more about the series here: https://cotavic.org.au/news-items/have-your-say-cota-victorias-community-consultation-series/ COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , on Mondays at 10.15 am...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Ben Rogers, Policy and Advocacy Manager, to talk about ongoing aged care reform. Read our Submission on Foundation of the New Aged Care Act here , and our Submission on Aged Care Funding Principles here . COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Af...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Marketing and Communications, Steve Wright, to talk wrap up 2023. The offices of COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria will be closed from Friday, 22 December 2023 through until 2 January 2024. Our COTA WISE and Seniors Rights Victoria helplines will not be in operation during this time. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable hol...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes Seniors Rights Victoria's Marketing and Communications Manager, Steve Wright, to talk about a new professional education service offering. Access more information here: https://seniorsrights.org.au/news/media-releases/recognising-responding-elder-abuse-seniors-rights-victoria-professional-education-program/ COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Marketing and Communications Manager, Steve Wright, to talk about changes to COTA Victoria membership. Keep abreast of changes here: https://cotavic.org.au/get-involved/become-a-member/ COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas speaks with COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria CEO, Chris Potaris, on this year's COTA Senior Achiever Award winners. Learn more of this year's honourees here: https://cotavic.org.au/news-items/cota-victoria-and-seniors-rights-victoria-statement-on-new-victorian-cabinet-announcements/ COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Golden Days Radio...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Marketing and Communications Manager, Steve Wright, to talk about the 2023 Victorian Seniors Festival. Taking place all throughout October, here's where you can find events near you: COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria events page: https://cotavic.org.au/events/ Seniors Online: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/victoria...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes Seniors Rights Victoria's Julia Jeffries, Managing Lawyer, to talk about assets for care. Access more information here: https://seniorsrights.org.au/resources/information-sheets/care-for-your-assets/ COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thoma...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager, to talk about new resources on the Seniors Rights Victoria available in 25 different languages. Access the SRV language hub here: https://seniorsrights.org.au/get-help/languages/ COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , on Mondays at 10.15 am as...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Ben Rogers, Policy and Advocacy Manager, to talk about two recent submissions that address Australia's ongoing rental crisis. Read our state submission here: https://www.cotavic.org.au/information/resources/submission/submission-response-to-the-inquiry-into-the-rental-and-housing-affordability-crisis-in-victoria/ Read our federa...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Frankie Freeman, Education and Engagement Manager, to talk about our Women Working Together program. Learn more about Women Working Together: COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Need assistance? Call the COTA Vi...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Angus Kerr, Care Finder Manager, to talk about the latest updates to the Care Finder program. Read a recent Care Finder case study here: https://www.cotavic.org.au/news-items/case-study-helping-francis-navigate-through-aged-care/ Learn more about Care Finder here: https://www.cotavic.org.au/our-programs/care-finder/ COTA Conversatio...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Ben Rogers, Policy and Advocacy Manager, to talk about a new guide that aims to support Commonwealth Home Support Program ( #CHSP ) providers to meet the needs and preferences of older people who are not well digitally connected, or who face digital communication challenges. Access the guide here: https://www.cotavic.org.au/publicat...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager, to talk about new resources that have been added to the Older, Not Alone campaign, a joint initiative between COTA Victoria, Seniors Rights Victoria, the Municipal Association of Victoria and the Victorian Government. Learn more about Older, Not Alone here: https://oldernotalone.co...

5 July 2023 -- Frankie Freeman, Education and Engagement Manager, joins ABC Melbourne's Conversation Hour with Nic Healey, to discuss ageism in the workplace and COTA Victoria's Women Working Together program. The full program is available here: https://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/programs/theconversationhour/the-conversation-hour/102543578 For more about Women Working Together: https://www.c...

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes Seniors Rights Victoria's Gary Ferguson, Education Coordinator, to discuss valuable new resources designed to educate and support older Deaf Victorians dealing with issues of elder abuse in collarboration with the John Pierce Centre (JPC). The work was part of a larger project at JPC addressing elder abuse in the Deaf community, and joint effort to...

19 June 2023 -- Here's Chris Potaris, the CEO of Seniors Rights Victoria and COTA Victoria, in discussion with ⁠ABC National Radio⁠ 's Mandy Presland. You can read the full ABC News story on the matter of an increase in calls to the ⁠#SeniorsRightsVictoria⁠ (SRV) helpline here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-18/elder-abuse-seniors-rights-victoria-helpline-calls-increase/102478102 Thos...