Leeton locals have claimed a small victory. The Greens won the support of the NSW Upper House to keep the Carramar Nursing Home at Leeton Hospital in public hands. The NSW Government wants to outsource management, despite objections from Leeton residents who put $750,000 into construction costs.
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66 recipients of Aged Care Capital Assistance Program grants announced
The Australia Government has announced 66 recipients of its Aged Care Capital Assistance Program with grants worth $300 million. The largest - a grant of more than $50 million - has gone to Southern Cross Care (QLD) to build a new 94-bed residential care home in Broken Hill, NSW.