Our Active Ageing Project worker, Brigid Wilkinson, recently sat down with Dr Pauline Marsh, Senior Lecturer of Dementia Studies from the Wicking Dementia Centre to talk all things ageing and the impact of ageism.
Members of the COTA Leadership team appreciated the invitation from Her Excellency the Governor, patron of COTA Tasmania, to visit with her and Professor Chalmers today.
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.
Over 1,500 community members had their say as part of our H.E.A.R Active Ageing Consultation and this lived experience will shape the development of a new six-year Active Ageing strategy for Tasmania 2023-2029.
Below is a snapshot of where our team visited recently as part of the Active Ageing Strategy Consultation colloquially dubbed H.E.A.R (Healthy, Engaged And Resilient).
The project was facilitated by COTA Tasmania over several months on behalf of the State Government, who will use the findings and