Dementia Australia
https://www.dementia.org.au/
Dementia Australia is the peak body providing support and advocacy for the 250,000 Australians living with dementia.
State and Territory organisations provide:
- Information
- Support
- Advocacy
- Education services
Subscribe to Dementia Australia’s monthly eNews to receive updates on research and resources, hear stories from people impacted by dementia, and find out what you can do to improve the lives of people living with dementia, their families and carers.
Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
http://www.aag.asn.au/
The AAG is Australia’s largest multidisciplinary professional association of people who work in, or have an interest in, ageing. The AAG’s diverse membership includes health professionals, academics, government representatives, providers and staff of aged care services, policy analysts, support workers, researchers from the social and medical sciences, administrators, voluntary agencies, students, and older people themselves.
Carers Australia
http://www.carersaustralia.com.au/
Carers Australia is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the lives of carers, providing a national voice and focus for carers and carers’ issues.
Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association of NSW
http://www.cpsa.org.au/
The Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association of NSW is focused on improving the living standards, community services, and lifestyle choices of superannuants, pensioners, and older people, as well as promoting their rights and dignity.
Council on the Ageing (COTA)
http://www.cota.org.au/
COTA is Australia’s leading seniors’ organisation, with individual members and seniors’ organisation members in all Australian states and territories. COTA is an independent consumer organisation run by and for senior Australians to protect and promote the well-being of all seniors.
National Seniors Australia
http://www.nationalseniors.com.au
National Seniors Australia is a not-for-profit membership-based community organisation. Its major objectives are to (1) provide economic and social benefits for people aged 50 years and over; (2) represent its members views to Government at all levels; and (3) make donations, provide service and give advice to charitable institutions assisting people aged 50 years and over. With a membership of 280,000 and growing, National Seniors Australia is the nation’s largest organisation representing those aged 50 years and over. Membership is divided between those in the workforce, those on social security pensions, and those who are self-funded retirees.
Older Women’s Network NSW
http://www.ownnsw.org.au/index.php
The Older Women’s Network NSW first formed in Australia in 1987 when a group of older women in the Combined Pensioners Association identified the need for a network focussed on the interests and concerns of older women. By July 2001, the Older Women’s Network (OWN) NSW was established as the peak body for OWN groups across the state.
The aim of all OWN Groups is to promote the rights, dignity and wellbeing of older women. Groups organise a wide range of activities and advocate on issues of concern to older women. Subscribe to OWN NSW’s fortnightly newsletter, dOWNtime, to keep informed of the issues and events concerning older women.
Seniors Rights Victoria
http://www.seniorsrights.org.au
Seniors Rights Victoria provides information, support, advice and education to help prevent elder abuse and safeguard the rights, dignity and independence of older people.
Seniors Rights Victoria also have an online resource that might be of interest:
Online Elder Abuse Tool Kit
http://www.seniorsrights.org.au/toolkit
The Online Elder Abuse Tool Kit is an easily accessible website containing simple, plain language information about elder abuse for anyone who works with older people.