Our CEO, Craig Chadwick, spoke to Mel Bush on ABC Radio Hobart recently about the themes that came out of our recent launch of the H.E.A.R Active Ageing Strategy, including digital literacy, aged care navigation and social isolation.
COTA Tasmania and Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania have collaborated to raise awareness of the role that senior Tasmanians play supporting a family member or friends mental wellbeing. Â
Tasmania has the oldest population in the country, with around 20 per cent of Tasmanian residents aged
65 or over. Despite this, there is currently no tailored mental health response for older Tasmanians.
"For older Australians this is a tale of two budgets..." said COTA Australia CE, Ian Yates, in yesterday's live session on Facebook discussing the Federal Budget.You can catch up on the session which included discussion from COTA representatives around Australia, as well as Q&As:Â http://ow.ly/EKiM
The team at COTA Tasmania is moving to work from home from Tuesday 24 March. We are making this move to support our community effort to manage the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). You can still contact us and we are keen to hear from you! We will still be contactable at admin@cotatas.org.au.