Crighton: Mudgee village down but not out

Jul 12 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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Despite continuing issues with drainage, Crighton Properties is still confident that they will get the go ahead for their proposed $72 million village. Until all drainage issues are resolved, Crighton has asked Council for permission to begin to build the first 95 dwellings that dont have issues with drainage

Australian Senate votes for two separate inquiries into aged care reform

The Senate has voted to establish two new Senate inquiries into the Government’s historic aged care reforms, rollout out on the weekend after years of preparation, amid concerns they will not deliver for older Australians.

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Caroline Egan

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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”.

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Caroline Egan

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Aged care consolidation continues: Regis Aged Care on the march

The ASX-listed operator has entered into binding agreements to acquire family-owned OC Health’s two remaining aged care homes for $45 million plus a $36 million liability for RADs. The purchase of Ocean Mist, in Torquay, a seaside town southwest of...

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Caroline Egan

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Opinion

Retirement villages now hot investments: Here is why

Aveo is even sweeter in that it has been moving its contracts to a mix of upfront payments rather than the DMF. In March 2024, we reported in The Weekly SOURCE that a third of new Aveo customers have chosen an alternative to the traditional deferred...

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Chris Baynes

04 Nov 2025

Aged care front page of The Australian again

The story on the front page of this morning’s The Australian is bad and good news for the aged care sector. The bad news is that it is confirmation that operators are struggling to be viable, not only financially but operationally. The good news...

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ONLY IN SATURDAY: Chris Baynes’ explosive column

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