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The Hon Justine Elliot MP, Minister for Ageing

The Government is in Caretaker Mode

19 July 2010

The caretaker period extends from the date of dissolution of the House of Representatives at 5pm on Monday 19 July 2010 to the day the election result is clear or, in the event of a change of government, until a new government is appointed. The date of the election is 21 August 2010.

Information on this website will be published in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions circulated by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Additional information released by The Hon Justine Elliot MP during the caretaker period is available on http://alp.org.au/federal-government/labor-people/justine--elliot/ which is funded and maintained by the Australian Labor Party.

Latest News

15 July, 2010

Australian Government Acts on New South Wales Nursing Home

The Australian Government has imposed sanctions on Calendula Pty Ltd, the approved provider of Daintree Aged Care in Albion Park, New South Wales.

10 July, 2010

More Nurses in Aged Care – Up to 395 Nursing Scholarships

Applications have opened for up to 395 undergraduate aged care nursing scholarships worth up to $30,000 each as part of the Australian Government’s commitment to boost training for aged care workers.

09 July, 2010

Australian Government Acts on New South Wales Nursing Home

The Australian Government has imposed sanctions on Fairfield Nursing Home Holdings Pty Ltd, the approved provider of Fairfield Nursing Home in New South Wales.

07 July, 2010

Minister Elliot Visits Hawthorn Village - Hobart

The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has visited Hawthorn Village, an aged care facility in Blackmans Bay in Hobart’s south, where a 13-bed dementia wing was constructed with the assistance of a $1 million capital grant from the Australian Government.

06 July, 2010

More Aged Care Beds for North Western Tasmania

Support from the Australian Government’s Zero Real Interest Loans initiative has helped deliver more aged care services in Deloraine.

06 July, 2010

Better Clinical Training for Tasmanian Students - $4.5 Million

Up to an additional 250 medical, nursing and allied health students are expected to be trained in Tasmania each year by 2013 following a $4.5 million commitment for new clinical training infrastructure across the state.

06 July, 2010

New $1.57 million Cooma dementia day-care and HACC centre

Services for older residents and people with a disability of Cooma and surrounds have received a boost with the opening of a $1.57 million dementia day care.

24 June, 2010

Australian Government Acts on Victorian Nursing Home

The Australian Government has imposed sanctions on Islamic Society of Melbourne Eastern Regions Inc, the approved provider of Isomer Retirement Home in Victoria.

09 June, 2010

Boost to Respite Care in Mandurah

Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot and Member for Brand Gary Gray have toured the near-completed residential respite centre at Mandurah Retirement Village, which will provide a boost in respite care in Mandurah. The new centre will provide 18 residential respite beds and be the first stand-alone respite facility in Western Australia.

31 May, 2010

An Additional $28 Million to help NSW Residents remain Independent, in their Homes and in their Communities

An extra $28 million for Home and Community Care services in New South Wales was announced on 31 May.

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