NSW aged care and retirement provider Maroba says planning guidelines will need to be changed if it is to proceed with its $18 million proposal to build a five or six level independent living complex in Newcastle. The current local environment plan limits buildings to two levels and Maroba is arguing it needs the extra levels to make the facility financially viable.
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Australian Senate votes for two separate inquiries into aged care reform
The Senate has voted to establish two new Senate inquiries into the Government’s historic aged care reforms, rollout out on the weekend after years of preparation, amid concerns they will not deliver for older Australians.