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A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Calvary Private Health Care Canberra Limited T/A Calvary John James Hospital for its Calvary John James Hospital Nursing and Midwifery Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Commissioner Harper-Grenwell in Melbourne on 29 January 2018.

Australia Day awards were presented by Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mayor John Bowler at Centennial Park on Friday. Graham McGarry and Doug Daws of Masonic Homes were joint recipients of the citizen of the year award for their roles in developing the Killarney Street retirement village project. Board member Mr McGarry said the civil works were completed on the project and he expected the 49 units to be finished within 12 months.

Life Without Barriers has a s,372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) to answer today before Fair Work Commissioner Simpson in Hearing Room 2 in Brisbane (Peepe).

An application for approval of the Yooralla Disability Support Workers Agreement 2017 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be heard by Fair Work Commissioner Saunders in Court 2 – Level 6 in Melbourne.

Woman with down syndrome tied to chair for 12 hours a day in Queensland residential care unit says Queensland’s Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).

A Goldfields Aboriginal health worker and medical researcher has received recognition for her outstanding achievement and service. Annette Stokes has been made a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to indigenous health, to medical research, and to the communities of the Goldfields in WA.

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has appointed local Clinical Nurse Educator, Karen Crombie, as Chairperson for the NSW North Region.

Queensland’s Public Guardian wants the Federal Government to bring in Blue Card controls for aged care because existing police checks fall short. “Greater protection for residents from abuse and poor practices might be achieved if there were consistent national processes for the screening of aged-care, said Queensland’s Public Guardian.