The Community Citizen of the Year Awards Program is offered as part of a corporate gold membership that the City of Perth has with Auspire – Australia Day Council of WA. These Awards are presented by Local Government within local communities across Western Australia on Australia Day. Community Citizen Of The Year 2020 The Awards…
Due to the unfolding nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fortis Consulting will be moving the Dementia Australia – Your Brain Matters program to online sessions throughout April to June 2020. Clients, carers, family carers, community members, aged care workers and anyone interested in learning a little more about Dementia is invited to attend. Your can…
With the prospect of ‘staying in’ at home looming for many older Australians, we asked our community what support they felt they could draw on to stay healthy and safe at home. The COTA (WA) Stay at Home survey ran over a one week period in March of 2020 and had 333 online responses, with…
Western Australians are living longer and healthier lives than ever before and are a growing resource for their communities. With the start of 2020, we’ve entered the World Health Organisation’s Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030), a pledge by members to ensure the dignity and equality of the older person. High on the agenda for the…
Through our long history of involvement with policy on seniors housing affordability, security and homelessness, including “One Rent Increase from Disaster” – Older renters living on the edge in Western Australia, a core issue raised is that where programs and services exist to support seniors, they lack a central hub of consolidated and accessible information…
With almost a thousand registered mall walkers in WA, in the lead up to the pre-budget period and Senior’s Week, we asked them about what is going on in their lives. Here we present a sneak peek of some of the things we were told about volunteering, inclusion and a day in the life. Over…
We’ve been deeply involved in the policy and consultation surrounding the Affordable Housing Action Plan. The most recent development Ageing with Choice: Future directions for seniors housing 2019-2024 has been released that includes a five-year plan to support older Western Australians, particularly those on low to moderate incomes, to access affordable, manageable and stables homes…
The Western Australian Seniors Awards acknowledge individuals, local government and businesses that make our state both age-friendly and vibrant. The time for nominations is limited, get your copy of the nomination pack here.
Talking with older West Australians about their lives and the challenges they face will the subject of a series of focus groups over the next few months. These are part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring COTA (WA) continues to develop policies and advocate on your behalf about the issues that matter to you. The…
We are very proud to announce our winners of the Council on the Ageing WA’s 2017 Active Ageing Award winners. These Awards celebrate the very best efforts of the Providers, Instructors and Participants of our Living Longer Living Stronger program, and achievements by our COTA Mall Walking Groups and Leaders. Click on this link to…