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Raising Awareness of Elder Abuse for All Tasmanians

13 February 2025

A joint initiative between COTA Tasmania (Council on The Ageing) and Working It Out (WIO) to help raise awareness of Elder Abuse within the LGBTIQ+ community was launched as part of the Pride Party in the Park celebrations on Saturday 1 February 2025.

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Raising Tasmanian LGBTIQ+ People’s Awareness of Elder Abuse

13 February 2024

A Research Report Prepared by COTA Tasmania and Working It Out, funded by the Tasmania Government. A small collaborative research study with older Tasmanian LGTBIQ+ participants about the awareness of elder abuse has found there are areas of significant concern around effects of trauma, potential a

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Seniors Week 2022 Launch a hit!

3 October 2022

Around 60 people joined us at Penguin Surf Life Saving Club yesterday to launch this year's week of activities promoting connection and activity for Tasmania's seniors.

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Seniors Week is here!

14 October 2024

COTA (Council on the Ageing) Tasmania's Seniors Week starts today (Monday October 14), marking a special occasion for Tasmanians to celebrate the invaluable contributions of older people and embrace new friendships and connections across the generations.

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State of the Older Nation 2023

16 May 2023

This landmark report on the experiences and views of Older Australians is the third of the COTA Federation’s State Of The Older Nation (SOTON) reports.

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State of the Older Nation report released

14 July 2021

This research was commissioned by the Federation of nine Councils on the Ageing (COTA) across Australia – including all eight COTA state and territory organisations and COTA Australia – in order to understand the views, life experiences and needs of Australians aged 50+.

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