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Labor has given $11.5M to build a Vietnamese care facility in Melbourne

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The Indochinese Elderly Refugees Association has received $11.5M from the federal government to build the Brimbank Vietnamese Aged Care centre. Located at Cairnlea, 17 KM northwest of Melbourne CBD, it is in the Labor seat of Gorton, held by Minister Brendan O’Connor.

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200,000 village residents in assisted living and private aged care within 5 years? Yes

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