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19 Jun 2018

COTA helps identify gaps in Territory aged care

The Seniors Month August 2018 calendar is off to the printers shortly.  Remember that if you missed the print deadline, you can still add your…

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20 Feb 2018

More Government commitment needed to ease seniors’ struggles

COTA NT attended the Chief Minister’s function on Monday, where he outlined his Government’s $1.75 billion infrastructure spend to kickstart the NT economy. It would…

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28 Nov 2017

Territorians with dementia need more support

COTA NT, the peak body for seniors in the Northern Territory, welcomed last week’s commitment by the Opposition Leader, Hon Bill Shorten MP, to improving…

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19 Oct 2017

NT Seniors are a force to be reckoned with

At the COTA Annual General Meeting last week in front of a good turnout of members, it was time to reflect on the work that…

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13 Oct 2017

COTA NT News – From Desk of the CEO available online

Read the latest news from COTA NT – it’s hot off the desk of CEO, Sue Shearer and includes updates on the COTA NT AGM…

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28 Mar 2017

Lobbying hard for Territory seniors

Our members would have been aware that COTA was on the Expert Review Group and have attended a few meetings late last year and early…

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22 Nov 2016

Help for government planning

The Territory’s leading seniors’ advocacy body, COTA NT has welcomed the recent release of a national Survey of Ageing, Disability and Carers as a critical…

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12 Apr 2016

COTA NT supports national budget strategies

COTA NT is part of the COTA Australia national policy organisation which is the national consumer peak body of a Federation of more than 1,000…

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11 Nov 2015

Health a major concern for ageing population

Healthy life expectancy is defined as expected years of remaining life in ‘good’ or ‘very good’ health. Disability life expectancy is defined as expected years…