The Hon Julie Bishop MP - Media Items

July 2004

29 July 2004

Report confirms growth of community aged care places

Allocations of new Australian Government funded Community Aged Care Packages are increasing the choices in aged care for older Australians and their families.

28 July 2004

More extra service approvals for aged care

Older Australians will have even more choice when entering residential aged care following the announcement today of 522 new Extra Service status places across Australia.

28 July 2004

Local aged care homes receive funding boost

Local residents living in the Cazna Gardens RSL aged care home at Sunnybank Hills and the Beth Eden Aged Persons Home and Hostel at Graceville will benefit from Australian Government funding to help improve fire safety and building standards.

27 July 2004

Funding boost for Ballina aged care homes

Residents in aged care homes in Ballina will benefit from Australian Government funding to help improve fire safety and building standards.

27 July 2004

Funding boost for Byron Bay and Bangalow aged care homes

Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, and the Member for Richmond, Larry Anthony, presented a cheque for almost $300,000 to Feros Care Ltd, which operates Feros Village Byron Bay and Feros Village Bangalow.

27 July 2004

Funding boost for Murwillumbah nursing home

The Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, and the Member for Richmond, Larry Anthony, presented a cheque for $349,416 to the Murwillumbah Nursing Home.

27 July 2004

New ageing action plan for local government

The Australian Local Government Population Ageing Action Plan was launched by the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, and Nationals Member for Page, Ian Causley.

26 July 2004

Gilmore receives $34,000 more for aged care services

Older Australians and their carers in Gilmore and the Illawarra region will benefit from new funding for Illawarra Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre.

26 July 2004

Caring community boosts Yeoval health and aged care services

Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, opens a new extension to the Yeoval Multi Purpose Centre.

23 July 2004

Graduation spells more care for older Australians

High quality care for older Australians depended on skilled and motivated aged care staff who received recognition and reward for their work.

23 July 2004

More aged care places for WA communities

Older Australians in communities across Western Australia will benefit from the allocation of 770 new aged care places.

23 July 2004

More aged care places for NSW communities

Older Australians in communities across New South Wales will benefit from the allocation of 4,125 new aged care places this year, following the release of the regional distribution of the places by the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop.

23 July 2004

More aged care places for Queensland communities

Older Australians in communities across Queensland will benefit from the allocation of 2,165 new aged care places this year.

23 July 2004

More aged care places for NT communities

Older Australians living in the Northern Territory will benefit from the allocation of 55 new aged care places this year.

23 July 2004

More aged care places for SA communities

Older Australians in communities across South Australia will benefit from the allocation of 650 new aged care places this year.

23 July 2004

Funding boost for Parramatta aged care home

Residents in Parramatta Nursing Home will benefit from further Australian Government funding to help improve fire safety and building standards.

23 July 2004

More aged care places for Victorian communities

Older Australians in communities across Victoria will benefit from the allocation of 3,475 new aged care places this year.

23 July 2004

More aged care places for Tasmanian communities

Older Australians in communities across Tasmania will benefit from the allocation of 275 new aged care places this year.

22 July 2004

Joint Media Release

Residents in aged care homes in metropolitan Adelaide will benefit from further Australian Government funding to help improve fire safety and building standards.

21 July 2004

funding boost for local aged care homes

Residents in aged care homes in eastern Perth will benefit from further Australian Government funding to help improve fire safety and building standards.

20 July 2004

Increased aged care services for retirement village residents in Western Australia

Retirement village residents in Perth will benefit from extra community based aged care services as part of the Australian Government pilot program.

20 July 2004

Funding boost for local aged care homes

Residents in aged care homes in outer metropolitan Perth will benefit from further Australian Government funding to help improve fire safety and building standards.

19 July 2004

Ageless workplace: Australia's continued prosperity depends on it

Australia's employers who break down the barriers to mature age employees can be recognised through the diversity@work awards.

19 July 2004

Caring for older Australians - 'Everyone has a part to play'

All Australians are being encouraged to play a role in helping to make caring communities that support older Australians as our population ages.

19 July 2004

Launch of the Australian Palliative Care Guidelines and 'Improving Bowel Function after Surgery for Bowel Cancer - Practical Advice'

Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, launches two new publications.

19 July 2004

Award for innovative aged care training program

An Australian Government-funded innovative training program for aged care workers has won a prestigious national industry training award.

19 July 2004

Aged Care Association of Victoria annual conference

Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, addresses the Aged Care Association of Victoria annual conference in Melbourne.

17 July 2004

Increased support for community care in Victoria

The Australian Government will provide more than $1.4 billion for community care programs this year, an increase of around $200 million over last year.

16 July 2004

New aged care home for Bayswater

Older Australians living in Bayswater will benefit from a new aged care centre opened today.

15 July 2004

Re-appointments to the board of the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency

The Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, has announced the re-appointment of John Lang as a director of the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency as well as the agency's chief executive officer, Mark Brandon.

14 July 2004

Australian Government already delivering on AMA aged care priorities

The Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, said the Australian Government is already meeting or has introduced policies to meet, the majority of the aged care priorities identified in the Australian Medical Association's health policy priorities released today.

12 July 2004

Better buildings for better quality of life

Enhance housing design to improve the quality of life for older Australians - that is the message to builders, planners and developers at the launch of the 2004 National Lifestyle Housing for Seniors Award.

12 July 2004

Extra funding for Stirling aged care homes

Older Australians living at aged care homes in Stirling will benefit from extra Australian Government funding.

11 July 2004

Edith Cowan's world first to help older Australians

Edith Cowan University researchers are leading the world in improving care and support for older Australians at vulnerable times in their lives with the launch of two new information packages.

09 July 2004

Nullica lodge receives funding boost

Older Australians living at Nullica Lodge in Eden, New South Wales, will benefit from more than $45,000 in Australian Government funding.

09 July 2004

Opening of Snowy River Hostel extensions

Older Australians in the Snowy River Region will benefit from extensions to the Snowy River Hostel.

09 July 2004

New funding and Multi-Purpose Service for older residents of Bombala

Older residents of Bombala are set to benefit from new funding to the Currawarna Home for the Aged and a new Multipurpose Service which will deliver high quality residential aged care in the region.

09 July 2004

Three-year accreditation for Cooma aged care home

Older people in the Cooma region will continue to have access to high quality aged care services with a three-year accreditation certificate presented to the Sir William Hudson Memorial Centre.

08 July 2004

80 place aged care home opened in Dalmeny

Older Australians in the Dalmeny region will benefit from a new 80-bed aged care home.

07 July 2004

$327,000 for St Elizabeth's Nursing Home and Hostel

Older Australians living at the St Elizabeth Nursing Home and Hostel in Dean Park will benefit from more than $327,000 in Australian Government funding.

07 July 2004

$4.6 million for new dementia research

Research into dementia has been boosted with $4.6 million in Australian Government funding.

04 July 2004

Extension to enhance dementia care

Residents of the Carl and Sadie Cohen Hostel and the Hoffman Nursing Home in Perth, will benefit from a new extension opened by the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop.

02 July 2004

$1.8 million boost for WA Home and Community Care

Older Western Australians and younger people with disabilities and their carers will benefit from a $1.8 million funding boost to Home and Community Care services.

02 July 2004

1,200 new nursing places with a focus on aged care

The Australian Government has allocated 1,200 new nursing places to universities.

01 July 2004

$210,000 for local aged care home

Residents in Wattle Hill Lodge in Bunbury will benefit from $210,000 in Australian Government funding presented by the Minister for Ageing Julie Bishop and the Federal Member for Forrest Geoff Prosser.

01 July 2004

$1.7 million for local aged care homes

Residents in Western Australian Baptist Hospitals and Homes Trust aged care homes will benefit from more than $1.7 million in Australian Government funding.

01 July 2004

Bethanie Fields Lifestyle Village opens

Older Australians living in Eaton, Western Australia, will benefit from a new aged care home, the Bethanie Fields Lifestyle Village.