Goodwin: Monash facility construction under way

Dec 09 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

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ACT provider, Goodwin has turned the first sod at their Monash site for a new residential aged care home that will offer 35 high-care and 31 low-care places. Goodwin is one of the largest and longest established aged care providers in Canberra. The new facility is expected to be completed in mid-2012.

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