Council on the Ageing (COTA) Tasmania

In the morning at Government House, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers hosted a morning tea for the Council on the Ageing (COTA) Tasmania to mark Seniors Week 2025.

The Governor was delighted to kick off Seniors Week at Government House with a morning tea and tour of the Estate gardens for COTA Tasmania and supporters.

She congratulated COTA Tasmania on its initiatives and its commitment to building an age-friendly Tasmania and wished everyone a happy Seniors Week.

Seniors Week activities are taking place around the State from today until Sunday 19 October, for the full guide visit the COTA Tasmania website: https://cotatas.org.au/ourwork-2/seniorsweek/

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