ACT draft retirement villages legislation
The ACT government has tabled draft legislation which would give village residents access to a tribunal. The Territory is currently…
Browsing: News & Issues
Not for profits given a break by the Henry tax review – no changes to charitable status
The Rudd Government did not take up the recommendation from Dr. Henry’s tax review for charities to lose key FBT…
Nurses union pushes for higher nurse/aged care resident ratio
The Australian Nursing Federation has commenced lobbying for a ratio of one registered nurse for every seven aged care residents,…
Uniting Aged Care Victoria & Tasmania expanding aggressively
UACV&T is going against the trend and is breaking ground on a $17.6 million residential and community services facility in…
Stockland clarifies it has perpetual first right on Aveo
In its Half Yearly report Stockland also states it has perpetual first right of refusal over retirement living assets of…
A good year for Justin Laboo and Aveo Live Well
Another winner this year has to be Aveos Justin Laboo. This time last year he had Stockland prowling for a…
Becton demonstrates that sales are on solid rebound
Becton has reported a stellar start to FY10 for sales and re-sales. Stuart Nicolson (Bectons CEO Retirement Living) says the…
Sakkara searches for Sydney retirement village sites
After 18 months of hibernation, Sakkara is making expansion moves. It is advertising for MUD and retirement village sites within…
Susanne Loeliger is Manager of the Year
The RVAs national competition for Village Manager of the Year announced the winner last night, being Susanne Loeliger from Victoria.…
The DMF proving more popular than ever
The ongoing forecast of the demise of the DMF continue to be proven wrong by the good news flowing from…