Tuesday 26 May: Federal and State Government round-up of press releases and announcements
Federal and State Government round-up of press releases and announcements
NSW: $50 million package for NSW arts and culture: View Here
Thousands of students returning to upgraded schools across NSW: View Here
Beauty and nail services can recommence June 1: View Here
ACT: 20 new footpaths to keep Canberrans working: View Here
VIC: Premier tells Victorians to keep working from until at least the end of June: View Here
Government fast tracks more than $1.2 billion worth of building and development projects: View Here
More than $100 million in Government grants now available to sporting clubs and associations: View Here
QLD: Government providing $10 million to support more than 20,000 international students: View Here
Government partners with film legend Baz Luhrmann’s daughter Lilly to help international students impacted by COVID-19: View Here
All Queensland school students back in the classroom for Term 2: View Here
New resources to guide volunteers and organisations with volunteers during pandemics: View Here
SA: $5 million fund announced to fast-track recovery of nature-based tourism following coronavirus and bushfires: View Here
More than 1,000 people a day visiting Government’s new jobs website targeting unemployed South Australians to take up seasonal agriculture jobs: View Here
WA: $2.9 million to boost local COVID-19-related research projects: View Here
Regional travel restrictions to be lifted as part of WA roadmap: View Here
Support for WA artists through $1.5 million COVID support program: View Here
NT: $50 million Small Business Survival Fund helps more than 1,650 local businesses during coronavirus pandemic: View Here
Government launches ‘Time to be a Territorian’ campaign to boost local tourism: View Here
Government hands out nearly $1 million in grants to support screen industry: View Here
TAS: Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council meets to discuss next steps for recovery: View Here
Government planning for most aggressive construction program in Tasmania’s history: View Here
Tasmania renews focus on testing with mobile testing sites and new targeted testing: View Here
Premier calls for JobKeeper to be extended: View Here
Welcome back to class for Tasmanian students: View Here
Website to help remove age discrimination in the workforce: View Here
More libraries to offer Click & Collect: View Here
Executives and boards ignoring Government’s Business Improvement Fund for fear of being labelled failures: Pride Living’s Bruce Bailey
With 75% of regional and rural providers losing money, you would expect interest in the…
Mable adds 2,000 support workers to its online platform in wake of $6 million Government workforce partnership
The aged care disrupter is expanding its online platform in the wake of its partnership…
Property Council unveils 7-Point Plan to kickstart economic recovery – retirement villages to build aged care, be classified as commercial premises, incentives for developments with sports and recreation clubs
Following CEO Ken Morrison’s warning last week that housing instability will impact on RADs and…
All aged care homes to have compliance rating for quality and safety from 1 July – to deliver transparency for residents and families
A sign that Australia is moving closer towards the US system of ‘star ratings’ for…
Sweden launches major investigation into all 1,700 nursing homes after coronavirus exposes “serious flaws” – as former Government official says country should have locked down
The Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO) has announced it will examine the care provided…
Australian Unity’s Kevin McCoy: “we will be the last frontier in the pandemic”
Complacency is the biggest risk for the industry at the moment, according to the CEO…
AMA President says aged care sector is “vulnerable” on infection control – and more COVID-19 outbreaks remain a risk
Dr Tony Bartone says the recent outbreaks in Australia’s aged care homes have highlighted the…
“Contact tracing is critical”: microbiologist warns aged care and village operators to download COVIDSafe app
Using the Government’s COVIDSafe app – and quickly identifying contacts when a case of coronavirus…
Melbourne HammondCare resident cleared of COVID-19 – but cottage to remain in lockdown until 1 June
The 84-year-old resident at the Not For Profit’s Caulfield cottage had initially presented with a…
US: skilled nurse occupancy slipped to 84.7% in April due to COVID-19 – 87% considered unviable
An indication that predictions that up to 50% of aged care operators in the US…
Health Minister and Aged Care Minister urge community to stay vigilant as COVID-19 death toll tops 100 – use the COVIDSafe app
A sign that the Government is wary of a ‘second wave’ of infections as restrictions…
NSW and VIC track COVID-19 patients with Government’s voluntary contract tracing app – but are aged care staff using it?
Health authorities in both states have revealed that they have accessed tracing data from the…