Vic: Park Orchards Chalet aged care proposal goes to VCAT

Aug 12 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

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Local residents and councillors have aired their objections about the plans to convert the heritage Park Orchards Chalet into 91-bed nursing home at a hearing of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). As anyone in the aged care industry will understand, heritage buildings arent the best fit for a facility. Manningham Council rejected Park Orchards Aged Services Property application in December but they lodged an appeal.

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