It was predicted at the recent RVA conference that NFPs will be taxes within five years. The stalemate in QLD may give an indication why. Blue Care has built a new 128 bed care facility in Labrador to replace its existing 40 year old non air conditioned home next door. But the Gold Coast Council is reportedly refusing to grant Blue Care a charity waiver on $500,000 in infrastructure fees and so preventing the residents transferring before summer. The Council says Blue Care is running a business, while Blue Care is falling back on its Not For Profit status.
Opinion
Retirement villages have Canberra’s attention – now the sector must prove its value
Three years after Daniel Gannon took the reins of the Retirement Living Council (RLC), the sector has achieved something his predecessor Ben Myers was never able to: national recognition in Canberra. This is just the fist step. Retirement villages now need to capitalise on this moment. Here’s how.
