Media releases

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Latest releases: 

• COTA NT Calls for Secure Facilities for Territorians with Dementia (23 June)
• Seniors Want End of Life Choices (22 June 2020)
• Seniors Given Extra Time to Spend Voucher Money (9 June 2020)
• COTA NT Calls for Urgent Action by Darwin Residential Care Home (24 April 2020)
  • Emails from Pearl Residents Families 24_04_2020
• COTA NT launches ‘Stay Connected’ support for Senior Territorians (22 April 2020)
• NT Seniors Card Business Media Release – NT Seniors Card calls for Business Partners ( 27 March 2020)
• Aged Care funding injection welcomed (24 March 2020)
  
• Call for Review of Home Improvement Scheme (23 March 2020)
• Election 2020 Wishlist for Seniors (3 February 2020)
• COTA NT Bidding for Senior Territorians 2020 (Budget Submission to Northern Territory Government)

Our past media releases

• No to Sex Workers Working in Residential Areas (12 December 2019)
• New term for COTA NT Board (18 October 2019)
• New VISA Debit Cards for NT Seniors (11 August 2019)
• Tai Chi Training Coming to Katherine (3 July 2019)
• New Senior Territorians calling the Territory home (2 July 2019)
• COTA NT Seniors Card Directory Launch (5 April 2019)
• New service to give Territorians better access to aged care system (27 February 2019)
• Over 900 voices – what they had to say (November 2018)
• COTA NT 2018 Federal Budget Media Release – More commitment needed to ageing population and aged care (9 May 2018)
• COTA NT announces new Alice Springs Coordinator (4 April 2018)
• COTA NT welcomes new patron (23 January 2018)
• Smart Energy Grants a win-win for all Territorians (12 December 2017)
• COTA NT welcomes certainty for NT Seniors (8 November 2017)

View COTA NT media releases archive.

COTA Australia

View all of COTA Australia’s media releases.

• COTA Australia Media Release – New report shows action needed to help vulnerable older Australians (5 December 2018)
• COTA Australia – New report shows action needed to help vulnerable older Australians (5 December 2018)
• COTA Australia – 5 Urgent fixes needed in aged care right now – (26 September 2018)
  • COTA Australia – What we need in aged care
• COTA Australia – Royal Commission must review penalties for abuse in aged care (25 September 2018)
• COTA Australia – COTA welcomes compulsory influenza vaccination program to protect nursing home residents (22 April 2018)
• COTA Australia – Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission  (18 April 2018)
• COTA A – Older Newstart recipients and carers identified as key priority groups for Try Test Learn fund (23 November 2017)

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