NEWS-HR

Western District Health Service has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) to defend before Fair Work Commissioner Wilson in his Melbourne chambers (Rigby).

Scott O’Hara has been appointed as the new CEO of Accessible Arts – the peak arts and disability organisation in New South Wales.

Terrified residents of a retirement village in Melbourne’s west have locked themselves off from their suburb amid fears of rampant crime. Point Cook Village — a gated community that had shut its gates only at night — has been closing itself off from the outside world during the daytime at weekends. Residents who voted for the change are anxious about a spate of crime in the area, which has included aggravated burglaries, car jackings and a shooting only 1km away. Bike-riding troublemakers have also strayed on to the grounds, yelling and taunting residents.

Hot and windy weather is expected to inflame peat fires burning in southwest Victoria with up to 30 properties still in the danger zone. More than 225 firefighters have been battling the smouldering blazes at Lake Cobrico and Lake Elingamite for more than a fortnight as toxic fumes threaten residents in the nearby town of Cobden. Last week, 55 residents from a Cobden aged-care home were evacuated and the town’s primary school remained closed. Corangamite Shire mayor Jo Beard said the community was facing a long road ahead. “The community has been extremely patient,” she said. “We’re under no illusion … it’s something we’re going to have to get used to for a while.”

Southern Cross Support Services will defend a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes in front of Fair Work Commissioner Booth in his Brisbane chambers at 10am (Delaney).

A s.437 (Protected action) application from the Health Services Union against Illawarra Retirement Trust (IRT) has been issued by Fair Work Vice President Catanzariti in Sydney on 6 April 2018.

Tenterfield Care Centre Limited will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner Cambridge in Hearing Room 12-1 – Level 12 in Sydney (Wait).

A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Aged Care & Housing Group Inc T/A ACH Group for the ACH Group Nursing Employees Enterprise Agreement 2017 has passed muster with Fair Work Commissioner Saunders in Newcastle on 6 April 2018.