COTA NT

31/08/2026

READ | COTA NT's CEO Sue Shearer reflects on nearly 30 years of advocacy to restore VAD in the NT and the role COTA played✍️ https://www.cotant.org.au/news/

31/08/2026

Movies galore! | We're sending more Members to the Movies thanks to Event Cinemas. Shaun the Sheep: the Beast of Mossy Bottom releases in cinemas on 17 September. Another fab fun family movie from the creators of Wallace and Gromit.
SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! When Shaun turns MAD SCIENTIST to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control... With The Farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure.
🥳 Chris will be contacting our lucky winners.🥳

29/08/2026

Part-time Position | If you are experienced in using Microsoft Dynamics CRM, we want to hear from you! To find out more, call 08 8941 1004 (Monday to Thursday, 9am to 2pm only please) and ask to speak to Sue.

27/08/2026

Lots of laughs and lots of winners at the 2026 COTA Berry Springs Seniors lunch last week.

We celebrated Birthday number 8 in style.

Thanks to Dheran Young: Member for Daly, Berry Springs Pharmacy, Kris Civitarese and Berry Springs Tavern for donating fabulous prizes and a delicious lunch.

Events like this for Seniors in the rural area aren’t possible without this generous support.

We invited Ida and Noel to cut the cake. Ida is the first ever Chair of COTA Berry Springs and Noel is our oldest member! It was a fantastic day!

27/08/2026

Fix Private Health Insurance for Older Australians – Add Your Voice

Many older Australians have paid private health insurance premiums for decades. Now, just as they are more likely to need health care, they face high, unpredictable costs, no assurance their cover is giving them fair value, and a Government proposal to cut the age-based rebate that helps keep their cover affordable.

COTA Australia are inviting older Australians to sign a petition that adds their voice to fix private health insurance for older Australians. Please take the time to read the petition proposition and if you would like to take action, sign the petition by adding your name.

Click here to join:
https://cota.org.au/project/fix-private-health-insurance-for-older-australians/

27/08/2026

Older Australians say they are struggling to maintain their independence as everyday services shift online and out of their reach.

The digital divide means the responsibility is falling to loved ones, neighbours, and retirement village staff to bridge the gap.

Read more: https://ab.co/4grPqy0

26/08/2026

PARLIAMENT | You can watch or listen to proceedings. Choose your options on the page below 👇
https://parliament.nt.gov.au/about/broadcast

26/08/2026

Our annual Trivia Day was a hoot!

Huge thanks to Theradiodan Dan Hilliard for being a brilliant Quizmaster, providing loads of jokes and the odd nerdy fact 😉

It was fabulous to reminisce over the last 5 decades of music, movies, politics and TV ads. Anyone remember this one? 😆
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2akt3P8ltLM
"Not Happy Jan!"

Congratulations to our winners!
Best Team Name: The Strays
3rd Place (after a rigorous tie-breaker round) : GMJ's
2nd Place : Senior Sisters
1st Place : The Breasties
Lucky Door Prize : Paulette who won the Air Fryer!

24/08/2026

Know your weather. Know your risk.
Bureau of Meteorology is running its annual public safety campaign about severe weather from 24 August to 27 September this year. 📌 Visit their social media, Bureau of Meteorology
📌 Explore information on their online knowledge centre https://www.bom.gov.au/resources/know-your-weather-know-your-risk.
📱From the website, you can get instructions on how to download the BOM App for the latest weather warnings.

Find out all about severe weather so you can be better prepared when it strikes