Aim:
“to assist older people with the knowledge and skills to be involved in and to influence governments’ accountability in matters effecting the healthy ageing of the older population”

Definition:-
(i) “to plead in favour of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly”
(ii) “one who defends vindicates or espouses a cause by argument; an upholder; a defender.” Concise Macquarie Dictionary

COTA (Tas), as an independent peak advocacy organisation strives to foster a fair and just society by empowering older people through information dissemination, consultation, policy intervention and community education. Our work emphasises effective public access to information in society’s governance and accountability of the healthy ageing sector, be it at local, state or national level.

An issue must, however, transcend the interests of an individual and have the potential to affect a number of older people.

COTA (Tas) is able to provide opportunities for people to express their concerns in a number of ways:-

1. By becoming a member, either individual or organisational. Click here for more information.

2. By offering to join one of our policy hubs. Click here for more information.

3. By submitting articles for publication in the COTA (Tas) Newsletter or for forwarding to various state and local papers and magazines.