Rob Evers resigns from Chesalon (Anglicare NSW) to head up Wesley Mission Victoria

Oct 29 2011 Updated July 4, 2023

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After several years of a weekly commute from home in Melbourne to Sydney to run the Chesalon care operation for Anglicare NSW, Rob Evers is taking up the position of CEO of Wesley Mission Victoria. At Chesalon he led its first retirement village project from conception at Oran Park. It sold out its first stage on day One, with sales of 11 ILUs.

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