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Special General Meeting - July 27
A Special General Meeting of the members of Council on the Ageing Queensland Inc. will be held on Friday 27 July 2012 commencing at 10:30am to consider changes to the ... ...
posted on 18th May 2012
Healthy Grey Nomads
GPQ has launched the latest addition to the Healthy Queenslanders consumer WebPages: Healthy Grey Nomads. This is the third in the series of Healthy Queenslanders WebPages, specifically for ‘Grey Nomads’. ... ...
posted on 18th May 2012
COTA salutes its volunteers
National Volunteer Week 14-20 May Volunteers ‘Every One Counts’ National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteering in Australia, and provides an opportunity to highlight the ... ...
posted on 17th May 2012
Impact of Federal Budget on Older Australians
COTA Australia Media Release (8 May 2012) ”Tonight’s Federal Budget contains two major measures that benefit older Australians, a number of smaller measures that will be welcomed by particular groups ... ...
posted on 9th May 2012
Living Longer Living Better
AGED CARE REFORM SETS THE DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE Australia’s peak aged consumer body, COTA Australia welcomed the Living Longer Living Better package of aged care reforms announced by the ... ...
posted on 24th Apr 2012
Summary Report on the Conversations on Ageing
COTA Australia was contracted by the Department of Health and Ageing to undertake engagement with older people on the proposed aged care reforms. A key element of the project was ... ...
posted on 12th Apr 2012
Supporting Disadvantaged Queenslanders As They Age- Election 2012 Priorities
COTA Queensland calls on all political parties and candidates to: make ageing a policy priority and commit to action on key issues impacting on older Queenslanders now and into the ... ...
posted on 23rd Mar 2012
Get Behind Bowel Screening
Bowel Cancer is the second biggest cancer killer in Australia, yet the technology exists for early detection significantly increasing the chances of survival. Ten Australians die of bowel cancer ... ...
posted on 19th Mar 2012
Unit Prices- are they legible and prominent?
The Consumers Federation of Australia is the peak body for consumer organisations in Australia. It represents 34 full member organisations, including all of Australia’s major consumer organisations. http://consumersfederation.org.au/2011/12/unit-pricing/ Unit prices ... ...
posted on 14th Mar 2012