About COTA National Seniors - What does COTA do?
COTA, through its State and Territory Councils, works as an
advocate for all older people in Australia.
COTA offers:
Information- - on available services to older people.
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- Advice
- - a range of advisory services.
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- Referral
- - puts older people, their carers and families in touch
with appropriate service providers.
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- Policy Development
- - analyses the effects of government policies and services
and liaises with government in developing and implementing policies.
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- Representation
and advocacy
- - consults with older people on issues that affect them
and informs government, service providers and the community about their
needs.
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- Positive Ageing
- - promotes positive images and attitudes towards ageing
through national awareness programs.
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- Membership
- - to individuals and organisations.
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- Networking
- - liaises with other national and international organisations
which work with older people. COTA actively encourages cooperation between
all national operators in the aged care sector.
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- Publications
- - include Australia's peer-reviewed quarterly Australasian
Journal on Ageing. COTA's bimonthly publication
ReportAge provides up-to-date
information about parliamentary and national issues relating to older
people. Strategic Ageing is a series of occasional papers on important policy issues.
The Publications list shows books and project reports, policy submissions, speeches
and journal articles. Media releases and articles
in older people's press are available in full text.
Click to read COTA (Australia) - What is it? How does it address issues?
- (Speech by June Healy OAM, Past President, to First Biennial State Conference
of COTA Queensland, Brisbane, 31 October 1997)
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Copyright © 1997 Council on the Ageing.
All rights reserved.
Revised: 23 October, 2001;
Dec 2002
COTA National Seniors Policy Secretariat [formerly Council
on the Ageing (Australia)
Level 2, 3 Bowen Crescent, Melbourne Vic 3004
Tel (03) 9820 2655 Fax (03) 9820 9886
email cota@cota.org.au
