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Aveo Group will officially open the first stage of its $400 million retirement living community in Bella Vista in north-west Sydney on 25 August.

There are calls to beef up security and increase resources at a major hospital in Victoria’s east after five serious attacks on mental health staff in less than a month. The Health and Community Services Union said Latrobe Regional Hospital was one of the worst performing hospitals for acute mental health services, and that it was in a “major crisis”. “Victoria has the lowest rate of funding in Australia … but also it has a huge staffing shortage,” HACSU assistant state secretary Paul Healey said. However, Latrobe Regional Hospital mental health unit director Cayte Hoppner said money and staffing would not solve the issue.

Crowley Care has officially opened its $22 million redevelopment site in Ballina said Crowley Care CEO Michael Penhey.

Cairns Hospital’s mental health unit has been evacuated following a small fire that broke out in the ward. Emergency services raced to the scene after a mattress was set alight in the psychiatric intensive care unit shortly after 9.30am. A Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service spokeswoman said staff and patients responded immediately to the small blaze. She said the unit was evacuated, with staff and patients moved to a safe and secure zone.

Braemar Presbyterian Care has launched a new dementia care service at its Willagee facility in Perth.

St Luke’s Care is facing a s.394 (Application for Unfair Dismissal Remedy) in front of Fair Work Commissioner Johns in his Sydney Chambers (Jones).

The trustees for the Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn T/A CD Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn have a s.394 (Application For Unfair Dismissal Remedy) matter before Deputy President Dean in the Fair Work Commission Terrace Tower 80 William Street East Sydney (Crowley).

Doutta Galla Aged Services Limited T/A Douttagalla will defend a s.394 (Application for Unfair Dismissal Remedy) to be heard by Fair Work Deputy President Gostencnik in 11 Exhibition St Melbourne 3000 (Devi).