TAS: Southern Cross Care has been selected to build a $32m 60 bed aged care facility, 76 ILU's and a community centre. The new aged care facility and retirement village will be built on a portion of land that was formerly Rosny golf course. Stage one of the project is due to be completed early 2011. A second stage development proposal for the site is expected to be considered in February 2011.
                        
        
                                                
                    No excuse for providers to not be ready on 1 November: Aged Care Minister Sam Rae
Aged Care Minister Sam Rae has told ABC radio the Aged Care Rules have been in place for “a significant amount of time” and the Government has been listening to and supporting to the sector, “so, there really isn’t an excuse from any provider to not be prepared for 1 November”.