Ending seven months of heavy local protest against the sale, Monash Council agreed to sell Monash Gardens and Elizabeth Gardens to Royal Freemasons for $21.8M in cash. A petition of 10,000 names plus social media campaigns and the in 1867, operates five high care facilities in Melbourne plus 10 retirement villages. They will recruit from the 180 existing council care staff.
Apollo Care expands to 13 homes with regional QLD acquisition
Specialist aged care provider Apollo Care, which supports stand-alone aged care homes in regional communities, has taken on its 13th home, Resthaven on Quarry in Mackay, Queensland, 1,000km northwest of Brisbane.