The Seventh Day Adventists church has sought a DA approval from Whitehorse Council for a 151 ILU retirement village on 12.8 ha. They wish to build six apartment buildings of between three and five stories. They have also asked for a reduction in the car park requirement. The church points out that their proposal only utilises 20% of the land, leaving 80% protected.
Does this pass the pub test? Direct aged care workers awarded wages rises of up to 13.5% by Fair Work Commission – but indirect care workers only given up to 6.8%
Workers across residential aged care and home care will receive wages rises between 3.2% and 13.5% after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) determined on Friday that their work has historically been undervalued. The Stage 3 decision in the long-running...