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The Weekly Source | Tony Randello

May 10 2022 Updated May 3, 2023

Section Editor

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Aveo CEO Tony Randello talks to DCM Group Editor Lauren Broomham about their CAPEX program and how the retirement village operator is upgrading and refurbishing its portfolio for the future.

Breaking news: Government delays new Aged Care Act

Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler and Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Sam Rae announced this morning that commencement of the new Aged Care Act on 1 July 2025 will be delayed four months until 1 November 2025.

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Caroline Egan

04 Jun 2025

Opinion

Why the delayed Aged Care Act is a double-edged sword

Just 17 business days out from its long-awaited start, the Federal Government has delayed the new Aged Care Act – again. It’s the third time the legislation has been pushed back, and while the pause has been welcomed by peak bodies and providers, make no mistake: this delay comes at a cost.

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Lauren Broomham

05 Jun 2025

Aged Care

10 sector CEOs react to four-month delay of new Aged Care Act

The shock announcement in Adelaide yesterday morning by Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae, flanked by Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler, to delay the new Aged Care Act from 1 July to 1 November has revealed there are major...

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Ian Horswill

05 Jun 2025

Home Care

Breaking news: 83,000 Home Care Packages the latest aged care measure to be delayed

In a further twist for Australia’s aged care sector, Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, has confirmed that the rollout of 83,000 new Home Care Packages – originally scheduled to commence on 1 July 2025 – will now be delayed until 1 November 2025.

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Lauren Broomham

06 Jun 2025

$36M Resthaven Bellevue Heights redevelopment in Adelaide opens doors

The South Australian Not For Profit provider has opened Stage 2 of the redevelopment of Resthaven Bellevue Heights in Mitcham, 7km south of Adelaide’s CBD.

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$1M per bed: Victorian Govt completes Rutherglen aged care home

The Victorian Government has completed the $57.1 million construction of a 50-bed aged care home in Rutherglen, located 300km northeast of Melbourne, population 3,000., which equates to $1 million a bed..

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Puttin’ on the Ritz - redevelopment of historic hotel in NSW’s Blue Mountains one step closer

A community event was held last week for locals to provide feedback on Pathways Residences’ designs for the redevelopment of the historic Ritz Hotel in the NSW Blue Mountains’ historic village of Leura, into a 137-bed luxury aged care home through the State Significant Development pathway.

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Caroline Egan

22 May 2025

Redevelopments

$194M revamp of Uniting Wesley Gardens to deliver continuum of care on Sydney’s Northern Beaches

The existing residential care home will be demolished by the Not for Profit for retirement and independent living apartments, co-located with on-site support services, including a new aged care home. Simon Furness Uniting has considered the future...

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Ian Horswill

19 May 2025