A morning of movie fun celebrates GPD
27 October 2025
COTA NT’s morning of movies in Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs and Katherine celebrating NT Grandparents Day 2025 were a great success with over 425 people…
A morning of movie fun celebrates GPD
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GPD Social media tiles to share
20 October 2025
Use our free social media tiles to celebrate Grandparents Day by sharing a little love with your online networks. Just right click on the image…
Celebrate GPD 2025 at the Movies!
24 September 2025
COTA NT is thrilled to invite grandparents and grandparent carers and their young ones to celebrate the NT’s Grandparents Day on Sunday 26 October 2025…
Free online safety guide for grandparents and carers
16 December 2024
The Online safety for grandparents and carers guide provides advice about online safety issues that can affect children and young people. It includes a range of practical…
High tea at Haileybury
6 November 2024
We loved hearing from Michelle at Haileybury Rendall ELC about their Grandparents Day event for 2024. This is the third time Haileybury Rendall ELC have…
Movie magic across the NT
28 October 2024
Over 450 people enjoyed celebrating Grandparents Day 2024 with a COTA NT movie morning. This year’s movie, RUNT was definitely a crowd pleaser and thank…
Students take out the win!
28 October 2024
The students versus seniors activities at Taminmin Library continued this year! For a Grandparents Day special on 25 October, the students and their senior buddies…
Celebrate at the movies!
14 October 2024
COTA NT is inviting grandparents or older carers to celebrate their special day with their grandchildren with a (very) cut-price cinema trip. A heartwarming, family-friendly…
Winning Storytellers in the Voice
29 January 2024
We are delighted to announce that the winners of our Story Telling competition have had their stories printed in COTA NT’s Seniors Voice publication. This…
Grandparents Day Stories to Read
29 January 2024
We have now published to the website a selection of some of the other stories we received as entries to our Grandparents Day 2023 Story…
2023 Competition’s Winning Stories!
13 December 2023
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 2023 Grandparents Day Story Telling Competition. The Story Telling 2023 competition asked Territorians of all ages to…
Thanks and love every day of the year!
1 November 2023
We know you don’t have to wait for that one day of the year to tell your Grandparents you love them. So even if you…
Hundreds enjoy GPD movie mornings!
1 November 2023
We are thrilled to report that hundreds of Territorian Grandparents and older carers enjoyed a morning with their grandchildren at 3 movies on Sunday 29…
Remember to say I love you on Grandparents Day
15 October 2023
We were so happy to work with 7 Darwin this year and promote Grandparents Day 2023 across the Territory. Just in case you missed our…
Grandparent, Foster and Kinship Carer Advisers
20 September 2023
Supporting formal and informal carers who provide ongoing care for children. Grandparent, Foster and Kinship Carer Advisers give tailored help for all non-parent carers such…
Movie mornings celebrating Grandparents Day 2023 in Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs and Katherine!
12 September 2023
COTA NT is celebrating Grandparents Day 2023 with a hand-picked, family-friendly, fun (and cool) movie for Grandies of all ages to enjoy together at the…
Competition 2023 LAUNCH – Time for a story – the grandest ever!
31 August 2023
COTA NT is celebrating the NT’s Grandparents Day 2023 with a new Story Telling competition encouraging writers of any age to share their grandest story…
Competition winners for 2022
18 November 2022
Thank you to everyone who downloaded the event resource kit (over 45 of you from almost 45 different locations) to create an event to recognise…
Grandparents Day Competition 2022
31 October 2022
COTA NT is accepting entries for the The Grandest Grandparents Day Ever until Sunday 6 November. Enter online To enter: Send in 3 photos of the…
Movie morning magic!
31 October 2022
Many thanks to all those Grand families who enjoyed movie mornings together at BCC Cinemas Casuarina, Event Cinema Palmerston, Katherine Cinema 3 and Alice Springs…
Movie Mornings in Darwin, Palmerston, Alice & Katherine!
12 October 2022
To celebrate Grandparents Day on Sunday 30 October, COTA NT has organised a super specially-priced screening of this fantastic kids’ movie, DC League of Super-Pets…
Host the Grandest Grandparents Day Ever event and be in to WIN!
12 October 2022
COTA NT is celebrating its second Grandparents Day with a new competition and family-friendly movie mornings. This year, the organisation is encouraging all Territorians to…
Competition Extends for Holidays!
24 September 2021
With the school holidays beginning on Monday, we’ve extended our competition deadline just a little to enable our young artists to spend more time on…
It’s Time to Say Thank You on Grandparents Day
22 September 2021
COTA NT is urging all Territorians to get behind the first Grandparents Day to be formally celebrated in the Northern Territory on Sunday 31st October….
Competition closing date extended
20 September 2021
We have received some amazing entries from talented young artists across the Northern Territory celebrating their grandparents and older carers. We have published a selection…
Spreading the word by bus!
6 August 2021
It was very exciting for us to see our bus advertisement for NT Grandparents Day around Darwin last week. It will be running around on…
COTA NT launches the first Grandparents Day for the NT
30 July 2021
Grandparents Day is the last Sunday of October COTA NT, the peak advocacy body for over 50s in the Northern Territory has launched the first…