A number of the Peer Educators have also directly contributed to system and service development during September, sharing their findings from the sessions and from listening to older people in the community.
COTA Queensland volunteer, Bryan Spiller, has been an active participant over recent months in the COTA Australia Consumer Engagement in Aged Care project.
Existing divergences must be overcome, given the unanimity about the need to strengthen the protection of the human rights of older personsĀ and the millions of older persons waiting for their human rights to become reality.
COTA Queensland has been appointed to the Taskforce to advise the Queensland Government on housing options and approaches to support older Queenslanders to retain their independence into old age and control how and where they live.
COTA has been appointed to the Brighton Health Campus Project Steering Committee to provide direction and leadership for the Brighton Health Campus Project in developing a vision, service profile, workforce considerations and partnership opportunities for the Brighton Campus.