The Victorian Government has secured the former St Vincent's Boys Home in South Melbourne at a discounted price, rumoured to be less than half the land's current commercial value. The land has been earmarked for a new aged care facility. The site is expected to be developed into a combination of ILU's and low and high care beds.
ATO plans to charge GST on manufactured home parks scrapped
A concerted effort by the Residents Association of manufactured home parks has headed off the ATO which had planned to impose GST in mobile homes. This would have added 10% to the cost of the purchase of a home