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.
The Tasmanian Government, in partnership with Aspen Medical Group, is running COVID-19 vaccination clinics for people who may require additional support. The clinics are for people living with disability and/or mental illness, their carers, disability support workers, and people who have anxiety.
During March and April this year, COTA Tasmania staff visited several community organisations and day centres, to speak to older Tasmanian's about their experiences of COVID-19.
"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