On a night of drinking, two mates detoured to a retirement village and used golf clubs to “smash” windows at the village. Bronson Phillip Whitney and Patrick John Sullivan appeared in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on Thursday, both pleading guilty to wilful damage. The court heard the pair caused damages worth $546 on August 13 at a Torquay location. Police prosecutor Donna Sperling said the men had “been drinking” and “did not recall” the incident. Both were ordered to repay half of the cost of the damage, of $273 each. They were also fined $500 each. Whitney, 19, of South Grafton and Sullivan, 22, of Torquay, both represented themselves in court.
December 15, 2017
A s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) by Matthew Brown against Fitzgerald Memorial Aged Care Facility Ltd T/A Fitzgerald Aged Care has been rejected by Deputy President Booth in Sydney on 14 December.
December 15, 2017
An application for approval of the San Carlo Homes for the Aged Enterprise Agreement 2017 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Commissioner Cribb in his Melbourne chambers.
December 15, 2017
A Western Australian nurse has reportedly been stood down from his role at the state’s country health service after posting an aggressive Facebook rant about local indigenous children.
December 15, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by St Vincent’s Private Hospitals Ltd for its St Vincent’s Private Hospitals Ltd Victoria Medical Scientists and Dietitians Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Commissioner Lee in Melbourne on 13 December 2017.
December 14, 2017
A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) claim by Ashleigh Leckie against Collie River Valley Medical Centre has been tossed out by Fair Work Deputy President Binet in Perth on 12 December 2017.
December 14, 2017
A Katoomba woman has been ordered to carry out 100 hours of community service after claiming more than $7000 in payments to which she was not entitled. Katrina Marie Harris, 33, of Katoomba was found guilty of obtaining a financial advantage from a Commonwealth entity in Lithgow Local Court on December 7. According to a document tendered to court, Harris had claimed to be receiving no income from work at the time she was accessing Abstudy payments in 2014. She was working as an aged care assistant at the time and tax records revealed the problem to the Department of Human Services. Of the $7345.41 she received in Abstudy, the department found she was entitled to just $153.24. Harris has been ordered to repay $7142.17.
December 14, 2017
Villa Maria Catholic Homes CEO Sonya Smart has been appointed to the board of Meaningful Ageing Australia.
