COTA Victoria & Seniors Rights Victoria

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day ( ) is 15 June!

Seniors Rights Victoria and COTA Victoria encourage those in Victoria, throughout Australia, and across the world to come together on WEAAD 2026 to combat elder abuse – and to challenge the socially accepted discrimination, ageism, that helps to drive it.

Here's how you can help!

📣 Spread the world! A social media toolkit is available here: https://elderabuseawarenessday.org.au/resources/
📻 We would be happy to speak with media on and around 15 June to raise awareness! Email [email protected] to schedule a spokesperson.
📸 Take part in our Beyond Age campaign! https://elderabuseawarenessday.org.au/weaad-2026-beyond-age/take-part-and-create-your-own-beyond-age-storyboard/
ℹ️ Learn more at https://elderabuseawarenessday.org.au/

If you are in Victoria and experiencing elder abuse, help is available through Seniors Rights Victoria’s confidential helpline on 1300 368 821. Our website – seniorsrights.org.au – also features resources for concerned friends or family members.

For nationwide assistance in Australia, please call 1800 ELDERHelp (1800 353 374). If it is an emergency, call 000.

From Monday 1 June to Friday 31 July, eligible Victorians can apply for 20% off on eligible 2025-26 vehicle registration payments.

The payment is worth up to $186 per vehicle, depending on the registration amount paid. It may be lower for concession registrations.

Apply online through the Service Victoria website or app. It’s not automatic. You'll need a Service Victoria account to apply.

Learn more here: https://service.vic.gov.au/rego-rebate

We're pleased to join with Mallacoota Cares to offer a joint Planning for the Future Information Session in Mallacoota, Victoria!

🕧 12:30 – 3:15pm
🗓 Wednesday 3rd June 2026
📍Community Clubrooms, 6 Greer St Mallacoota

Everyone has the right to make their own decisions, and there are some important conversations and legal documents that can make your wishes clear.

Gary Ferguson from Seniors Rights Victoria will lead a hands-on workshop covering

• Advance Care Values Directives
• Appointment of a Medical Treatment Decision Maker
• Enduring Powers of Attorney (Financial and Personal)

Followed by a panel discussion about Advanced Care Planning - what it is, why it matters, and how to begin and local Palliative Care Pathways - services, timing and common misconceptions with:

• Annie Dullow – (previously worked for) Palliative Care Australia
• Dr Sara Renwick-Lau – General Practitioner
• Zoe Sands – Local Palliative Care Nurse

We invite you to join us in celebration of 75 years of service to Victorians as they age.

📅 11 June 2026
🕙 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm
📍 The Melbourne Town Hall Portico Balcony
🎟️ https://events.humanitix.com/for-older-victorians-celebrating-cota-victoria-75th-anniversary

Very few (FREE!) tickets remain available -- we encourage you to register as quickly as possible, and look forward to seeing you at this celebration!

You're invited to our showcase World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2026 event, !

MCed by Max Primmer, the winner of the 2023 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program's Ageing Well award, participants will also take part in an interactive discussion on the positive and negative aspects of ageing led by Seniors Rights Victoria Peer Educator Sharon Butler.

📅 11 June 2026
🕙 10.00 am - 12.00 noon
📍 Swanston Hall in the Melbourne Town Hall
🎟️ https://events.humanitix.com/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-2026-beyond-age

Limited (free!) tickets remain -- we encourage you to register as quickly as possible, and look forward to seeing you there!

We're inviting older Victorians to share their experiences, priorities, and concerns about ageing well in Victoria in a 5-10 minute survey.

Your insights will help shape our advocacy to government and the sector, policy development and recommendations, and service delivery work to better support older people across the state. The survey is anonymous.

Take part here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=GHHoPbRM2kmj_JCQd-bEm4Be_tItG-VChNMGk6zfTY5UOVZUTDlXUjUyV083UUlUR0s5UERFMTJFRC4u&route=shorturl

We invite you to join us in celebration of 75 years of service to Victorians as they age.

📅 11 June 2026
🕙 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm
📍 The Melbourne Town Hall Portico Balcony
🎟️ https://events.humanitix.com/for-older-victorians-celebrating-cota-victoria-75th-anniversary

Free tickets are available now -- we encourage you to register as quickly as possible, and look forward to seeing you at this celebration!

You're invited to our showcase World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2026 event, !

MCed by Max Primmer, the winner of the 2023 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards program's Ageing Well award, participants will also take part in an interactive discussion on the positive and negative aspects of ageing led by Seniors Rights Victoria Peer Educator Sharon Butler.

📅 11 June 2026
🕙 10.00 am - 12.00 noon
📍 Swanston Hall in the Melbourne Town Hall
🎟️ https://events.humanitix.com/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-2026-beyond-age

Free tickets remain available, but are going fast -- we encourage you to register as quickly as possible. We look forward to seeing you there!

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.

The new SDP will start from mid-2027. This will align with a new Victorian Autism Plan, also the subject of current consultation.

We would love you to tell us at COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria what you think so that we can reflect your views in our own submission to the Victorian Government.

Share your views with us here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=GHHoPbRM2kmj_JCQd-bEm-r4rm-TbaNMolf3ZmgA7axUMTM0TE02WU1KTjFSTlUxRTBMQkUwM1BJUS4u

We invite you to join us on the afternoon of 11 June as we reflect upon 75 years of service to Victorians as they age, and celebrate what's to come.

📅 11 June 2026
🕙 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm
📍 The Melbourne Town Hall Portico Balcony
🎟️ https://events.humanitix.com/for-older-victorians-celebrating-cota-victoria-75th-anniversary

Free tickets are available now -- we encourage you to register as quickly as possible, and look forward to seeing you at this celebration!