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.
Community Living
A first: residents petition council wanting an over-55s retirement community
A petition signed by more than 100 people within four days in Bannockburn, 88km southeast of Melbourne’s CBD, demanding a lifestyle village was raised at Golden Plains Shire’s council meeting. “We would like to ask our elected council to encourage...