Topic - Developments

Ozcare lodges plans for second stage of co-located Sunshine Coast village

Jan 28 2020 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

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The Not for Profit has filed an application to build 15 two-bedroom units and a community centre at its 37-unit Currimundi Gardens Retirement Village and its adjoining Caroline Chisholm aged care facility, 5km north of Caloundra.

The aged care provider currently has just two villages, but as we reported here, wants to build a $200 million vertical village and aged care facility in Brisbane – just 500 metres from the 19-storey Aveo Newstead.

Janet Anderson out, new Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner in

The inaugural Commissioner of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, Janet Anderson PSM, will depart the role next month after six years in favour of a new face.

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Lauren Broomham

13 Dec 2024

Sector Moves & People

Which aged care provider has been awarded a $136M contract to conduct assessments under new Single Assessment System?

The Department of Health and Aged Care has released details of contracts worth nearly $1.5 billion awarded to operators to conduct aged care assessments under the new Single Assessment System. The largest contract, worth more than $226 million, was...

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Caroline Egan

12 Dec 2024

Government Policy

Breaking news: Fed Govt slashes $2.5B off aged care with new payments in arrears for residential aged care from 1 July 2026

With the Federal Budget slipping further into deficit over the next four years, the Mid-Year Economic Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) 2024-25 has revealed the Albanese Government is looking to save on spending with aged care is in its sights. Presenting the...

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Lauren Broomham

18 Dec 2024

Sector Moves & People

Two key Dept architects of the aged care reforms are moving to new jobs

Michael Lye, the Deputy Secretary, Ageing and Aged Care, and Nick Morgan, Assistant Secretary, Support at Home Reform, with the Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC) have new jobs in the public sector that will shift them away from aged care, only months before significant reforms are scheduled to be implemented.

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Caroline Egan

11 Dec 2024

Aveo chosen by NSW Government as partner to turn Manly Hospital site in Sydney into seniors’ housing

First established in 1896, Manly Hospital on Sydney’s Northern Beaches was closed in 2018 following the relocation of services to the 488-bed Northern Beaches Hospital, operated and maintained by Healthscope, at Frenchs Forest, 13km north of...

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Ian Horswill

18 Dec 2024

Community Living

Mergers & Acquisitions

Levande secures $1.5B sustainability linked loan for “future developments”

The leading retirement operator, which is owned by EQT Infrastructure, says it has successfully extended and upsized its loan facilities, securing an AUS$1.5 billion Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL). It states the financing aligns with Levande’s...

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Ian Horswill

17 Dec 2024

Sector Moves & People

The man who stalled Aspen’s takeover of Eureka wants to buy back their shares to emerge as Eureka’s biggest shareholder

A General Meeting is being held on Friday, 20 December, to decide if Ben and Blake Cottle’s investment entity Fileton can buy the shares. It will mean he and his associates have increased their voting power in Eureka from approximately 22.2% to...

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Stockland Halcyon notches up 24 land lease communities, unveils its latest 212-home LLC on the Sunshine Coast

The prolific property developer has launched its newest land lease community, Halcyon Dales, guaranteeing new residents a nine-month build.

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Lauren Broomham

16 Dec 2024