The manager of a Cranbrook retirement village is “livid” after two residents were attacked in as many months. One is a victim of an alleged assault, the other of an alleged car-jacking. Now the residents of Cranbrook Suites Retirement Village have had enough. Manager Lyn Freeman has taken every measure, including CCTV, to make sure residents were safe, but Michael Franklin still has a baseball bat handy, just in case. Ms Freeman often has to chase opportunistic offenders out of the village and the residents have called for change. “Elderly people are vulnerable; police have been around here helping them, you know, telling them how to keep themselves safe,” Ms Freeman said. “I think getting vulnerable kids into the right situation (will help), they should be at school not wandering through here in the middle of the day.” Resident Mr Franklin said young kids often tried to get into residents’ homes, and the problem kept getting worse. “What we need is a result, not promises.”
November 2, 2020
Edward Byrne has been appointed group chief medical officer of Ramsay Health Care. Byrne will replace John Horvath, who is set to retire at the end of next February. Byrne is president and principal at King’s College London and will be relocating to Sydney from London. He is a trained neurologist and was a founding director of the Melbourne Neuromuscular Research Unit and the Centre for Neuroscience in 1993.
October 30, 2020
An application by Compass Group (Australia) Pty Ltd & Compass Group Healthcare Hospitality Services Pty Ltd (s.424 – Application to suspend or terminate protected industrial action – endangering life etc.) is set for hearing by Deputy President Dean (By Telephone) in Sydney.
October 29, 2020
Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Services ICN 27 has a s.372 (application to deal with other contravention disputes) to deal with before Vice President Catanzariti by telephone in Sydney (Agius).
October 29, 2020
An application for termination of the Spastic Centres of SA Inc (scosa) (2011) agreement (s.222 – application for approval of a termination of an enterprise agreement) is set for hearing by Commissioner Platt in chambers in Adelaide.
October 29, 2020
A s.185 (enterprise agreement) application from Ambulance Victoria for its Ambulance Victoria Enterprise Agreement 2020 (ambulance and patient transport) has been ratified by Deputy President Mansini in Melbourne on 27 October 2020.
October 29, 2020
A s.739 (dispute resolution) application from Daniel Moore citing Ballarat Health Services is still on foot before Deputy President Clancy in Melbourne.
October 29, 2020
An Application for approval of the Employees of Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union Enterprise Agreement 2019-2022 (s.185 – application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Commissioner McKinnon by telephone (in Melbourne).
