Remember the isolated and elderly when lockdown lifts

Lockdowns have brought many people closer to family and community, but have also given an insight into the social isolation common to many older residents. Keeping up closer contact would be a valuable post-pandemic legacy, says Jane Mussared.

COTA SA’s ZestFest launch

COTA SA held an event at its Hutt Street head office to launch the program for ZestFest – South Australia’s Festival for Modern Ageing and celebrate the opening of the COTA Cornucopia SALA art installation.

Warning on 'ticking time bomb' of homelessness for older South Australians

South Australia’s Council on the Ageing has called on the State Government to address what it describes as a “ticking time bomb” of escalating housing stress and homelessness among older people.

Bridging the Brexit age gap

The great divide between the views of young and older generations revealed by Britain’s Brexit vote offers lessons for Australia about the risks of social alienation, writes COTA SA chief Jane Mussared.