Flames reached within 15 metres of La Trobe Retirement Village by a suspected arsonist, described as being just 18-20 years old. He is blamed for six small fires that were lit but fortunately they did not grab hold, but over an acre of land was scorched. Nobody was evacuated from the village.
ATO plans to charge GST on manufactured home parks scrapped
A concerted effort by the Residents Association of manufactured home parks has headed off the ATO which had planned to impose GST in mobile homes. This would have added 10% to the cost of the purchase of a home