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COTA Conversations — 87 episodes

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11 May 2026: Women's economic security

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27 April 2026: Mike Ridley

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13 April 2026: COTA Victoria's state election platform

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30 March 2026: Lesley McCarthy

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16 March 2026: Terry Hart

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2 March 2026: Dilnaz Billimoria

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16 February 2026: Steve Bentley

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2 February 2026: Aunty Jo Russell

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1 December 2025: Disability supports

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17 November 2025: COTA Victoria's submissions to the Victorian State Budget 2026-27

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3 November 2025: Victorian Senior of the Year Awards 2025

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20 October 2025: Annual General Meeting 2025

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6 October 2025: The Beyond Age project at the Victorian Seniors Festival

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22 September 2025: Older people shaping communities

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8 September 2025: Celebration Day at the Victorian Seniors Festival 2025

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25 August 2025: Take advantage of free membership!

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11 August 2025: Senior Victorians Advisory Committee spotlight: Linette Harriott

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28 July 2025: Senior Victorians Advisory Committee spotlight: Jan Laidlaw

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14 July 2025: Senior Victorians Advisory Committee spotlight: Van Pho, Dr Dozie Ezigbalike, and ECCV

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30 June 2025: Senior Victorians Advisory Committee spotlight: Switchboard Victoria

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16 June: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2025

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2 June 2025: Senior Victorians Advisory Committee spotlight: Municipal Association of Victoria

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19 May 2025: Beyond Age is changing the conversation about ageing for WEAAD 2025

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5 May 2025: Senior Victorians Advisory Committee spotlight: Mariamma John and Brenda Appleton

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21 April 2025: Senior Victorians Advisory Committee spotlight: Assoc Prof Sue Harrison

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7 April 2025: Senior Victorians Advisory Committee spotlight: COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria

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24 March 2025: Minister Ingrid Stitt on the Senior Victorians Advisory Committee

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10 March 2025: Our policy and advocacy work

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24 February 2025: Free membership!

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10 February 2025: SRV Health Justice Partnership with Better Health Network

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27 January 2025: SRV professional referral form

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23 December 2024: Happy holidays!

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9 December 2024: 2024 wrapped

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25 November 2024: COTA Victoria Senior Achievers 2024

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11 November 2024: Our 2024 Annual General Meeting

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29 October 2024: Older Victorians navigating the energy transition

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14 October 2024: Meet our new CEO, Ben Rogers

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30 September 2024: The Victorian Seniors Festival 2024

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16 September 2024: COTA Victoria, Seniors Rights Victoria and the Victorian Seniors Festival 2024

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2 September 2024: Planning Ahead in Morwell

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19 August 2024: Scams awareness webinar

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5 August 2024: Nominations for the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards 2024

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22 July 2024: Free COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria membership

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8 July 2024: The Warm Safe Home online exhibition

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24 June 2024: Employment support (for mentees or mentors)

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10 June 2024: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

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27 May 2024: The Warm Safe Home project launch and exhibition

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13 May 2024: The Warm Safe Home project

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29 April 2024: Planning Ahead in the Shepparton area and surrounds

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15 April 2024: COTA Victoria's Care Finder

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1 April 2024: Notice of our Special General Meeting

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18 March 2024: Tell us what you think about COTA Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria

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4 March 2024: Have your say about older women's pain

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19 February 2024: The WEAAD Warm Safe Home project

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5 February 2024: Community consultation series

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22 January 2024: Aged care reform

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11 December 2023: Wrapping up the year

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27 November 2023: Seniors Rights Victoria professional education

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13 November 2023: Changes to COTA Victoria membership

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30 October 2023: COTA Senior Achievers 2023

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16 October 2023: The Victorian Seniors Festival is in full swing

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2 October 2023: Assets for care

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18 September 2023: Seniors Rights Victoria support in multiple languages

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4 September 2023: Inquiries into the rental crisis

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21 August 2023: Women Working Together

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7 August 2023: An update on Care Finder

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24 July 2023: CHSP provider communications guide

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10 July 2023: Older, Not Alone adds new resources

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BONUS: Education & Engagement Manager Frankie Freeman on ABC Melbourne's Conversation Hour: Ageing in the workplace and our Women Working Together program

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26 June 2023: Auslan resources to educate and support older Deaf Victorians dealing with issues of elder abuse

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BONUS: SRV CEO Chris Potaris on ABC National Radio: "Calls to helpline increase by 40 per cent in Victoria"

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BONUS: SRV Manager Avital Kamil on ABC Melbourne's Conversation Hour: "Is the age of inheritance entitlement over?"

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BONUS: SRV CEO Chris Potaris on ABC News: "Calls to helpline increase by 40 per cent in Victoria"

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BONUS: Older, Not Alone and World Elder Abuse Awareness Day discussed on Southern FM

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12 June 2023: World Elder Abuse Day events on 14 and 15 June

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29 May 2023: Older, Not Alone

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15 May 2023: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023

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1 May 2023: All about Care Finder

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17 April 2023: Reducing isolation and loneliness

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3 April 2023: Protecting yourself from the possibility of financial abuse

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20 March 2023: Access to dental care

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6 March 2023: COTA Victoria's submission for the Victorian State Budget 2023-2024

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20 February 2023: E-scooters, pedestrian safety and more

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6 February 2023: Public transport and advocacy

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29 August 2022: Aged Care Navigators - Supporting you in your home

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15 August 2022: Aged Care Navigators - Engaging with the community

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1 August 2022: Aged Care Navigators - Helping you navigate My Aged Care