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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham
The Australian owned and operated software platform has signed with the New Zealand-based retirement village provider Summerset to introduce the eCase management system across Summerset’s seven new Victorian continuum of care sites. Summerset's first village in Australia is being built in Cranbourne North, 39km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD, with work starting in October 2023. The first residents moved in the following April. and now the village’s Community Centre is taking shape.
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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham
Corio Projects has proposed the demolition of existing buildings to make way for an integrated seniors’ living development in Rosebery, 6km south of Sydney’s CBD. The development includes 170 independent living units and a 34-bed residential aged care facility. The project is being led by FDC Construction & Fitout's Bentley Cottle and Peter McCabe, through their involvement with Corio Projects.
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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham |Chris Baynes
Noble Life Director Daniel Noble said Stage One of the over 50s resort in New Norfolk, a riverside town 20km from Hobart, was now officially underway and the homes have been released for pre-sale. “Stage One will deliver 26 two- and three-bedroom homes with luxury services on their doorstep and the unrivalled picturesque surrounds of New Norfolk,” Daniel said.
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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Lauren Broomham |Caroline Egan |Ian Horswill |Chris Baynes
In a further twist for Australia’s aged care sector, Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, has said 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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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham
The surprise announcement in Adelaide yesterday morning by Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Sam Rae, alongside Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler, to delay the new Aged Care Act from 1 July to 1 November has exposed significant challenges both within the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and at the frontline of aged care delivery. The decision to delay the new Aged Care Act, for the third time, has seen a wide variety of responses.
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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Caroline Egan |Ian Horswill |Lauren Broomham
While aged care providers are breathing a collective sigh of relief following the Government’s decision to delay the new Aged Care Act by four months, Ageing Australia CEO Tom Symondson is urging caution: “Keep going. Don’t take your foot off the pedal.”"The Government will be really alert to us looking like we're being complacent. I know we won't be, but let's make sure that we're really focused.
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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Lauren Broomham |Caroline Egan |Ian Horswill
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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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Lauren Broomham |Caroline Egan |Ian Horswill
More than 220 aged care professionals joined the DCM Group’s latest webinar on 29 May to tackle one of the sector’s biggest shifts in decades: the rollout of the new Aged Care Act, now set to commence on 1 November 2025. In “Is your organisation ready for the new Aged Care Act?”, a panel of sector leaders unpacked the top five challenges providers will face – from workforce readiness and governance to consumer communication and financial reform.
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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Lauren Broomham |Caroline Egan |Ian Horswill
The Federal Government’s decision to delay the start of the new Aged Care Act to 1 November 2025 will cost around $900 million over the forward estimates, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed following yesterday’s (4 June) unexpected announcement.
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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Lauren Broomham |Caroline Egan |Ian Horswill
With aged care under strain and hospitals stretched thin, Amplar Health is leading a quiet but powerful revolution: delivering hospital-level care at home. In the special 100th issue of SATURDAY, CEO Robert Read shares how virtual nurses, hotel recovery suites, and in-home hospital care are reshaping the future for ageing Australians – and why Government is paying close attention. This is healthcare built around people, not buildings. Out tomorrow – don’t miss it. .
