20 June 2023 -- In this special episode on the COTA Conversations podcast feed, Southern FM's Gaytana Adorna and COTA Victoria's Steve Wright discuss the newly launched Older, Not Alone campaign and World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).

For more information on Older, Not Alone head to https://oldernotalone.com.

For more on WEAAD, head to https://elderabuseawarenessday.org.au.

Gaytana's Best Medicine program runs weekly between 10-11am Tuesdays on 88.5 Southern FM, The Sounds of the Bayside. Head here for more: https://www.southernfm.com.au/show/best-medicine/best-medicine-359/

Need assistance? Call the COTA Victoria COTA Wise helpline on 1300 135 090, or the Seniors Rights Victoria Helpline on 1300 368 821.

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager, to talk about three different World Elder Abuse Awareness Day events hosted by Seniors Rights Victoria and COTA Victoria.

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COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠⁠⁠, on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Need assistance? Call the COTA Victoria COTA Wise helpline on 1300 135 090, or the Seniors Rights Victoria Helpline on 1300 368 821.

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Steve Wright, Marketing and Communications Manager, to talk about Older, Not Alone campaign, a joint initiative between COTA Victoria, Seniors Rights Victoria, the Municipal Association of Victoria and the Victorian Government.

Learn more about Older, Not Alone here: https://oldernotalone.com

COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠⁠, on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas⁠⁠⁠.

Need assistance? Call the COTA Victoria COTA Wise helpline on 1300 135 090, or the Seniors Rights Victoria Helpline on 1300 368 821.

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes Seniors Rights Victoria's Gary Ferguson, Education Coordinator, to talk about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2023.

https://elderabuseawarenessday.org.au/For more information about WEAAD 2023, https://elderabuseawarenessday.org.au/.

Seniors Rights Victoria will host three major events over WEAAD 2023 in both Melbourne and Shepparton, Victoria. For more, head here.

COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠⁠, on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas⁠⁠⁠.

Need assistance? Call the COTA Victoria COTA Wise helpline on 1300 135 090, or the Seniors Rights Victoria Helpline on 1300 368 821.

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Karen Ivanka, Care Finder Team Leader, to talk about just: Care Finder.

Learn more about Care Finder here: https://www.cotavic.org.au/our-programs/care-finder/

COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠, on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas⁠⁠.

Need assistance? Call the COTA Victoria COTA Wise helpline on 1300 135 090, or the Seniors Rights Victoria Helpline on 1300 368 821.

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Education & Engagement Manager, Frankie Freeman, to discuss reducing isolation and loneliness.

You can read more about isolation and loneliness here:

There are many community groups that can help you address issues surrounding isolation and loneliness, including COTA Victoria's Older Men; New Ideas discussion groups.

We also recommend services like BeConnected.

COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠, on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas⁠⁠.

Need assistance? Call the COTA Victoria COTA Wise helpline on 1300 135 090, or the Seniors Rights Victoria Helpline on 1300 368 821.

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes Seniors Rights Victoria Community Lawyer, Andelka Obradovic, to discuss protecting yourself from the possibility of financial abuse.

You can read all of Andelka's article on the matter here: https://www.cotavic.org.au/news-items/protecting-yourself-from-the-possibility-of-financial-abuse/

COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠, on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas⁠⁠.

Need assistance? Call the COTA Victoria COTA Wise helpline on 1300 135 090, or the Seniors Rights Victoria Helpline on 1300 368 821.

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Policy & Advocacy Manager, Ben Rogers, to discuss access to dental care.

COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠⁠, on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas⁠⁠.

Need assistance? Call the COTA Victoria COTA Wise helpline on 1300 135 090, or the Seniors Rights Victoria Helpline on 1300 368 821.

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Policy & Advocacy Manager, Ben Rogers, to discuss public transport advocacy.

You can access the full submission here.

COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠, on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas⁠.

Need assistance? Call the COTA Victoria COTA Wise helpline on 1300 135 090, or the Seniors Rights Victoria Helpline on 1300 368 821.

Golden Days Radio's Peter Thomas welcomes COTA Victoria's Policy & Advocacy Manager, Ben Rogers, to discuss COTA Victoria's important advocacy work relating to transport.

COTA Conversations airs fortnightly on ⁠Golden Days Radio, 95.7 fm⁠, on Mondays at 10.15 am as part of ⁠Monday Afternoon with Peter Thomas⁠.

Need assistance? Call the COTA Victoria COTA Wise helpline on 1300 135 090, or the Seniors Rights Victoria Helpline on 1300 368 821.