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Special Offer for COTA WA Members
Members attending the 2010 Perth Holiday and Travel Expo on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 February 2010 at Burswood Dome are being offered a complimentary danish.
Simply visit www.holidayexpo.com.au to download your voucher. Purchase your entry ticket and take your coupon to the information stand located inside the entry area of the Expo to redeem your Danish Voucher. This offer is valid between 10am and 4.30pm and can be redeemed at SNAX located on the main gaming floor. Each patron presenting an original voucher and purchasing a cup of tea or coffee is entitled to a free danish. Danishes are subject to availability and provision is the sole responisbiliy of Burswood Entertainment Complex. The voucher can not be used in conjunction with any other offer.
Seniors Writing Competition
The Black Dog Institute is currently inviting Australian and New Zealand seniors who have suffered late onset depressions and carers aged 60+ who have suffered depression to enter personal accounts, experiences and ways they have handled or managed the illness. Further details are available on this flyer or by visiting Black Dog Institutes Website.
IFA 10th Global Conference
We are pleased to invite you to the International Federation on Ageing 10th Global Conference, which is being held in Melbourne, Victoria 3 to 6 May 2010. For further details visit the website www.ifa2010.org.
Telstra Fees
COTA welcomes Telstra's rethink on the administration fee for bill payments made over the counter and by mail. Read our response here.
Obesity in Old Age
Obesity in Old Age Linked to Shrinking Brains. View the Australia Ageing Agenda Article here. An excellent reason to join our Living Longer Living Stronger Program.
COTA WA and Living Longer Living Stronger are now on Facebook. To visit the Council on the Ageing's page click here and to visit Living Longer Living Stronger's page click here.
COTA (WA) NEWS ARCHIVE
Our recent media articles include:
WA Government Acts on Wellness. Click here to read this article
Boom or Bust for Seniors? Click here to read this article
Raising Depression Awareness and in Older People. Click here to read this article
Housing Insecurity. Click here to read this article
Disappointing Budgets. Click here to read this article
Green Seniors. Click here to read this article