TAS: New Office of Seniors Services to take on elder abuse

Jun 21 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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The Tasmanian State Government has allocated more than $2.5 million over four years in the budget to set up the Office of Seniors Services, to help combat elder abuse.

Exclusive: Aveo to sell off its retirement villages in South Australia and Tasmania

Tony Randello, CEO of the nation’s leading retirement village provider, said the impending sale of its 16 retirement villages in South Australia and Tasmania “aligns with Aveo’s regular strategic review of opportunities across its portfolio”. The...

Ian Horswill

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Acquisitions

Breaking news: For Purpose Investment Partners’ aged care platform buys Graeme Croft’s Signature Care

For Purpose Aged Care Australia (FPACA), the aged care provider established by social impact investment vehicle For Purpose Investment Partners (FPIP), is moving forward on its vision of reaching 5,000 beds, acquiring 14 aged care homes – eight on...

Lauren Broomham

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Opinion

576 village sellers are waking up: buyers are knocking on doors as the demand and supply penny drops on seniors accommodation

With Aveo selling 16 villages and RetireAustralia, with 29 villages, now also up for full sale (again), we hear a lot about these big players in seniors accommodation, but little about the little guys – and there are a lot of them. In fact we have...

Chris Baynes

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Opinion

Opinion: Government’s bid to stagger latest aged care wage rise reflects need for funding reform

The aged care is facing competition from childcare and other sectors in its bid for a Government-funded wages boost. As we reported as soon as the submission was reported last Friday, the Federal Government has committed to fully funding the Fair...

Lauren Broomham

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Stockland expects to launch up to 12 land lease communities in FY24 with home sales up 50%

In a 3Q24 Market Update to the ASX on Monday, 29 April, the diversified property group said it had sold 104 land lease homes (versus 50 homes in 3Q23) with five new project launches over FY24 year-to-date. “As at 31 March 2024, there were 502...

Ian Horswill

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Development

Pariter’s retirement living vision for Cumberland Golf Club in Sydney revealed

With its NSW Department of Planning and Environment State Significant Development (over $3 million) at the Exhibition stage, the retirement living development at Cumberland Country Golf Club in Greystanes, 25km west of Sydney’s CBD, will feature...

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Development

100 apartments sold in six months in $300M rebuilt retirement village: Aveo Parkside Carindale, QLD

The 10-storey ‘Vista’ building, 14km east of Brisbane’s CBD, opened in November last year with over 50% of apartments selling off the plan. The original 38-year-old retirement village of 107 low set villas is being transformed into a modern...

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