A woman will face court charged with allegedly abusing an elderly dementia sufferer in her care. Police were called to a unit in Station St, Thirroul, north of Wollongong, on Friday night and allegedly heard the sounds of “moaning, shouting and approximately 11 slapping noises”. The officers went to the rear of the property where they allegedly saw Alicia Gawronski, 28, walking the 81-year-old victim from the bathroom through the kitchen and then to the loungeroom. Police will allege they then saw the older woman fall over before Gawronski “punched her with a closed fist to the inner thigh of her left leg”. The officers then allegedly saw Gawronski lift the older woman by both legs, causing her to fall. Gawronski, who was recently appointed the older woman’s carer and legal guardian, was then arrested. while the older woman was taken to Wollongong Hospital where she was treated.
August 31, 2018
Fleetwood Corporation has accounced Elizabeth Maynard will be appointed as General Counsel and Company Secretary effective from 3 September 2018. Andrew Wackett, who is Fleetwood’s Chief Financial Officer and was appointed interim Company Secretary on 5 July 2018, will continue to serve the Company as joint Company Secretary.
August 31, 2018
Newling Gardens Retirement Village has appointed a new Village Manager, Sue Nelson.
August 31, 2018
An application for approval of the Application by The State of Victoria T/A The Department of Health and Human Services (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is currently being heard by Deputy President Kovacic in the Fair Work Commission CML Building 17 – 21 University Avenue Canberra.
August 31, 2018
Communities @ Work Limited is in its third day answering a s.394 (Application for Unfair Dismissal Remedy) before Deputy President Kovacic in the Fair Work Commission CML Building 17 – 21 University Avenue Canberra (Gulia)
August 30, 2018
Aggrieved Canning Vale retirement village residents have expressed disappointment over plans for a petrol station directly opposite their home. The proposed 24-hour convenience store with filling stations is part of a wider redevelopment of the site on the corner of Nicholson and Birnam Roads, currently occupied by Nicholson’s Bar and Grill. The development also includes a two-storey tavern, a doctor’s consultation rooms and an office block.
August 30, 2018
Catholic Dioesce T/A Centacare North Queensland is in middle of its defence of a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Commissioner Hunt in the Fair Work Commission Central Plaza Two Level 14 66 Eagle Street Brisbane.
August 30, 2018
A high-risk mental health patient escaped the Canberra Hospital’s Adult Mental Health Unit (AMHU) by setting his mattress alight and fleeing through the facility’s fire door, the ABC can reveal. The man was one of four court-ordered patients in the facility, guarded by three security officers. He is believed to have set his mattress and bedding alight, triggering the facility’s fire alarm. An ACT Health spokeswoman said the alarm automatically disarmed the facility’s fire doors and the patient left the unit. “Nursing staff immediately alerted the security guard who proceeded to conduct a search,” she said. “AWOL (Absent Without Official Leave) procedures were enacted, including contact with ACT Policing and family.” The man returned of his own accord more than six hours later with “no incident or misadventure”, according to ACT Health.
