Brisbane City Council is one of the largest in Australia and its own planning taskforce is predicting a housing shortage crisis for the elderly. Perhaps a first for a council, the taskforce is recommending development fees for retirement villages and aged care facilities be cut by 50%, developments should be given priority status for three years, aged care facilities should be fast tracked and universal housing designs be included in DA approvals.
Government Policy
No excuse for providers to not be ready on 1 November: Aged Care Minister Sam Rae
Aged Care Minister Sam Rae has told ABC radio the Aged Care Rules have been in place for “a significant amount of time” and the Government has been listening to and supporting to the sector, “so, there really isn’t an excuse from any provider to not be prepared for 1 November”.
