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28 Jan 2025

Qantas Airway Limited expands their Carer Concession Card (CCC) program

The Qantas Carer Concession Card (CCC) is provided to people with support requirements due to disability who need to fly with a carer. From 28…

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28 Jan 2025

We Fix Things for Seniors

We Fix Things for Seniors is a special service by the Darwin Men’s Shed for COTA Members in February 2025. The Darwin Men’s Shed is…

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27 Jan 2025

Free online safety presentations

Join a free online Be Connected presentation to develop your digital skills and keep safer online. Hosted by the eSafety Commissioner, Be Connected presentations cover…

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24 Jan 2025

COTA NT Office closed on Monday 27 January

COTA NT will be closed on Monday 27th January to accommodate the Australia Day public holiday. Finding information on our website: If you are looking for…

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22 Jan 2025

Feedback on planned mandate for businesses to accept cash by 14 February

Treasury consultation on acceptance of cash for essential items The Department of the Treasury is seeking community input on mandatory acceptance of cash for the…

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20 Jan 2025

@COTA NT – Our YouTube channel is expanding!

We have been working away on our digital assets recently and spent time giving our YouTube channel (first established in 2020) some tender loving care…

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17 Jan 2025

Read the new Voice – it’s all about Territory upstanders

Our first edition of Seniors Voice for 2025 is positively bursting at the seams with news, information, important diary dates and articles. It’s available for…

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07 Jan 2025

Notice: Be aware of email scammer impersonating COTA NT

One of our Members has alerted us to a scammer impersonating COTA NT through email. The email appeared to be from a COTA NT styled…

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20 Dec 2024

COTA NT Offices Christmas Close

COTA NT’s head offices (including the NT Seniors Card office) will be closed from Friday 20 December 2024 at 12pm, re-opening on Monday 6 January 2025 at…

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28 Nov 2024

Safe and Found

NT Police are launching the Safe & Found Program in partnership with MedicAlert Australia on Tuesday 3 December 2024. While the public launch is on…

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25 Nov 2024

Latest read for COTA NT Members (Nov 24 – Jan 25)

Dropping into our Members inboxes is our November 2024 to January 2025 newsletter which summarises our work for the last quarter and previews what’s to…

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25 Nov 2024

Aged Care Act passes Parliament and lays foundations for future of aged care

The long-awaited Aged Care Act has passed through the Senate enshrining the basic rights of older Australians to aged care and laying the foundations required…

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21 Nov 2024

Scam alert: card collection spam

Source: e-Mail update Scamwatch scam alerts issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. You can sign up for email alerts on this page, www.scamwatch.gov.au/about-us/news-and-alerts/subscribe-to-scam-alert-emails…

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20 Nov 2024

50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy commemorations

A program of activities, events and projects led by City of Darwin, the Cyclone Tracy Commemoration Advisory Committee and community groups has been organised to…

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04 Nov 2024

Extreme heat health warnings: Keep your cool as Territory temperatures rise

NT Health is taking action to help Territorians beat the heat, with unusually high maximum temperatures set to occur from now until March 2025. NT…