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02 Aug 2019

We need action on aged care

Speech by Senator Malarndirri McCarthy – Northern Territory More than 129,000 older Australians are languishing waiting for care. In the Northern Territory there are 34…

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18 Jun 2019

Lobbying agenda set for 2019 – 2020 and good news for workers over 65

A big thank you to those organisations that confirmed their event details for this year’s Seniors Month with us, so that they can be listed…

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11 Jun 2019

Leading up to Seniors Month

We hope that all the organisations that are organising events for Seniors Month in August have now contacted COTA NT with their event details for inclusion in the printed 2019 Seniors…

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04 Jun 2019

Call for event registrations for SM 2019 calendar

COTA NT was part of a panel for the recent Australian Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission forums held in Alice Springs and Darwin. These forums went through…

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28 May 2019

Your rights in aged care

Understanding the new Charter of Aged Care Rights and how it will empower and protect you From the 1 July 2019, the Australian Government is…

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28 May 2019

Seniors Month Calendar – Register your event

The Council on the Ageing NT (COTA NT) is managing the production of the printed calendar for Seniors Month 2019 on behalf of the Northern…

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28 May 2019

Lobbying on issues relevant to NT seniors

Well, this is Expo week and excitement is running high in the COTA NT camp. The staff and volunteers have worked exceptionally hard to make…

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21 May 2019

Revitalisation of Darwin city proposed

We have received good news from Territory Families regarding the re-confirmation process for the NT Concession and NT Seniors Recognition Schemes. As the schemes were…

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14 May 2019

Major parties fail to address aged care packages

In the upcoming election, don’t count on either Leader’s vision for Australia’s future, or even the present. The absence of any mention of aged care…

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07 May 2019

Promoting seniors’ news and events

By the time you read this COTA NT will be in the NT Budget Lock Down. For those who haven’t experienced this, the private sector, not…

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01 May 2019

NT Seniors Recognition Scheme Members – Reminder: Use 2018-2019 travel voucher before 30 June 2019

Members of the NT Seniors Recognition Scheme who have a 2018-19 travel voucher are reminded to use them before they expire on 30 June 2019. …

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30 Apr 2019

City of Darwin is not listening

It was extremely disappointing last week to arrive at work and realise that the COTA NT’s offices had been vandalised again. It reinforces our intention…

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24 Apr 2019

Spillett House is OPEN again

Many thanks to all who contacted us yesterday to express their dismay at the damage caused to Spillett House and well done to the dedicated…

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23 Apr 2019

Spillett House closed today (Tuesday 23 April)

COTA NT OFFICE CLOSED TODAY (Tuesday 23 April). We apologise for any inconvenience, but Spillett House, 65 Smith Street, Darwin is closed today due to vandalism…

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23 Apr 2019

Remove road blocks to get NT back on track

After perusing the Territory Government’s plan for repairing the budget, the sale of the Integrated Land Information System (ILIS) appears to be quite innovative. However, we…