Housing | COTA NT | Voice for Territory Seniors

COTA NT had a meeting with staff from the Chief Minister’s Department and as mentioned previously, the plans for the Seniors Village have moved to…

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04 Dec 2018

More retirement living options on way

COTA NT has been lobbying for some time regarding more lifestyle choices for our rural seniors, so we were very pleased to hear about the…

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11 Sep 2018

Call to NT Government to look after own

COTA NT has had quite a few visits by disgruntled Territorians regarding the Population Strategy and the $15,000 incentive for people in the 55 to…

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14 Aug 2018

Rents to rise for Territory housing tenants

There is quite a bit happening again this month, especially with the release of the Northern Territory Government’s Public Housing Calculation Change. This will affect…

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24 Jul 2018

Katherine seniors in need of retirement accommodation

COTA NT recently visited Katherine and spoke to seniors there about COTA NT’s work and the new concession scheme. It was important for us to…

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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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19 Sep 2017

Call for NT to look at new housing solutions ‘chototel’ style

With the review for the NT Pensioners Carers Concessions Scheme (NTPCCS) now completed, and with COTA NT’s joint petition, which was given to the Speaker…

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04 Jul 2017

Retirement home issues needs work

As some seniors are aware, COTA attended a national policy conference in Canberra last month, which was very interesting. Issues discussed included the low take-up…