OCAV in the Media

Safeguarding the health of residents has always been central to the Old Colonists' Association of Victoria, founded 150 years ago this year.

The outstanding achievements of the age services industry in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory have been recognised at LASA’s Excellence in Age Services Awards, presented at the 2019 Tri-State Conference in Albury.

OCAV has been well represented at LASA’s state Excellence in Age Services Awards, taking out an important award.

The outstanding achievements of the age services industry in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory have been recognised at Leading Age Services’ (LASA) Excellence in Age Services Awards, presented at the 2019 Tri-State Conference in Albury.

A surprising group of people stand to benefit from the aged care royal commission, whose hearings start today, according to OCAV Councillor Professor Joe Ibrahim. These are residents of nursing homes in the far future — people in their 50s and 60s, and their children. How is that possible?

What can be done to stop performers falling through the gaps between tax, superannuation and social security systems?

Compared to other Australian workers, professionals in the performing arts will end up poorer, have worse mental and physical health, and a shorter lifespan ... Maybe, too, we need to go back to the fork in the road others have travelled. The personification of that in Australian theatre was an actor-manager, “low comedian” and later Victorian MLA, George Selth Coppin.

Professor Joe Ibrahim, OCAV's new Council member, writes that a challenge facing the recently announced Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will be to define “quality”.

Professor Joe Ibrahim, OCAV's new Council member, writes about the Royal Commission into Aged Care.