The Hon Julie Bishop MP - Media Items

April 2005

29 April 2005

Last week to nominate for aged care awards!

Time is running out to recognise “champions” in aged care through the 2005 Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Aged Care.

28 April 2005

Aged care boost for Perth’s northern suburbs

The range of aged care services in Perth’s northern metropolitan area has been boosted with the opening today of a new aged care home, and the announcement of a further 2,000 new aged care places for Western Australia over the next three years, by the Federal Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop.

27 April 2005

New care options for older West Australians

An innovative new service to help older Western Australians who require additional support to remain at, or return to, their own homes has been established in Bicton.

27 April 2005

Australia a ring leader in research

Western Australian researchers have made a global breakthrough in the treatment of tinnitus, a hearing condition that can be debilitating over a long period of time, the Federal Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, said today.

22 April 2005

Launch of the Clinical IT Trial Ashleigh Aged Care

Minister for Ageing, The Hon Julie Bishop launches the Clinical IT Trial at Ashleigh Aged Care in Brighton.

22 April 2005

Tech age meets aged care

Two Melbourne aged care homes are leading a new national trial to investigate using information technology to improve continence care for older Australians.

22 April 2005

More dementia care in Melbourne’s west

Older Australians in Melbourne’s west will have more access to aged care in their local community with the opening of a new 12-place dementia wing at Lynchs Bridge Aged Care Facility in Kensington.

22 April 2005

Smart designs for an ageless society

Australian designers, architects and builders are being encouraged to design a ‘community for all ages’ to meet the needs of an ageing population in a new initiative launched by the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop.

22 April 2005

Community home for young people in aged care

Three young Victorians with disabilities are leaving aged care homes to move into a community home.

22 April 2005

Royal Australian Institute of Architects Conference

Royal Australian Institute of Architects Conference with the Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Ageing.

21 April 2005

Address to the Australian Nursing Home and Extended Care Association (ANHECA) Nursing and Management Congress

The Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, addresses the ANHECA Nursing and Management Congress and formally launches the National Aged Care Workforce Strategy in Sydney.

21 April 2005

Planning the future of the aged care workforce

The landmark National Aged Care Workforce Strategy is another major step forward in helping Australia prepare for population ageing, the Acting Minister for Health and Ageing and Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, said in releasing the document.

21 April 2005

New aged care places give older Australians more choice

The Australian Government will continue to meet the aged care needs and choices of older Australians by allocating almost 25,000 new residential and community care places over the next three years.

18 April 2005

Last weeks to nominate for aged care awards

Dedicated individuals and organisations who make a positive difference to the lives of older Australians are to be recognised and rewarded through the 2005 Minister's Awards for Excellence in Aged Care.

16 April 2005

New wing to help Mandurah residents age at home

A new 34-bed high-care wing at the Coolibah Aged Care home in Mandurah, opened by the Federal Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, and the Federal Member for Canning, Don Randall, will enable local residents to remain in familiar surroundings as their care needs change.

15 April 2005

Opening of Southern Cross Care Corporate Headquarters

Minister for Ageing, The Hon Julie Bishop opens the Southern Cross Care Corporate Headquarters in Rivervale, Western Australia.

11 April 2005

Action for arthritis!

Arthritis pain should no longer be considered an inevitable part of growing older, the Federal Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, said today, at the start of National Arthritis Week (11-17 April).

06 April 2005

Address at the launch of the Transcultural Aged Care Service Resources Kit

Minister for Ageing, The Hon Julie Bishop addresses the launch of the Transcultural Aged Care Service Resources Kit, SBS Radio, Artarmon.

06 April 2005

New services to bridge the aged care cultural divide

Culturally sensitive aged care services are the feature of a national radio campaign, training program and web site launched by the Federal Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop.

06 April 2005

Opening address to the Managing Your Ageing Workforce Conference

Minister for Ageing, The Hon Julie Bishop, addresses the Managing Your Ageing Workforce Conference in Sydney.

05 April 2005

Connecting with the world: the 'IT' generation

Older Australians wanting to gain basic IT skills and familiarity with computers, the Internet and email, now have assistance through a new “how to” video, Connecting with Computers, which was launched today by the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training, Dr Brendan Nelson, and the Federal Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop.

01 April 2005

St John’s opening boosts dementia care

Veterans and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities living in North Eastern Victoria will benefit from the opening of a 15-bed special dementia care unit at St John’s Retirement Village Nursing Home, Wangaratta.