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		<title>New national work health &amp; safety laws to commence in January 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New OHS laws, geared towards a national system, will be implemented in January 2012. Employers should commence steps now to ensure that their operations will comply with the laws upon commencement. Due Diligence is the new standard that organisations need to apply to their decision making and governance in regards to health and safety.  This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rvablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7289268&amp;post=1326&amp;subd=rvablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>RVA to engage General Manager, National Advocacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The RVA is seeking to engage a General Manager, National Advocacy who will lead strategy development and the implementation of the RVA’s national and state advocacy objectives. The RVA’s advocacy approach is focused on protecting the future sustainability of the retirement village industry.  This is achieved through frequent and informed engagement with all levels of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rvablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7289268&amp;post=1328&amp;subd=rvablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Final report sent to Government on Caring for Older Australians inquiry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final report into Caring for Older Australians has been completed and sent to the Australian Government for review. The report makes several recommendations relating to the retirement village industry and takes into account the integral role the retirement village industry plays in providing accommodation for older Australians and acknowledged the importance and necessity of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rvablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7289268&amp;post=1309&amp;subd=rvablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One week left to go until RVA Regional Conferences</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regional conferences are shaping up to be bigger and better than ever with the RVA looking forward to the month ahead with the first conference in Queensland to be held next week. Delegates will be treated to an array of topics, speakers and industry experts to assist with real solutions, up-to-date advice and help to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rvablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7289268&amp;post=1312&amp;subd=rvablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>RVA works with IMG to deliver village management focused professional development</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IMG, in conjunction with the RVA, has recently delivered the first of a series of four professional development sessions. These sessions are aimed at Village staff that are seeking support, ideas and practical guidance in the running of their villages.   The first session Continuous Improvement was booked out and participants gave excellent reviews. Participants gained valuable [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rvablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7289268&amp;post=1315&amp;subd=rvablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aged care bed shortage is burdening hospitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Age last week reported on another story yet again about how hundreds of thousands of people are waiting too long for care in state hospitals, which have become increasingly swamped by elderly people waiting for aged care beds. While media reports of aged care bed shortages is nothing new, the number of patients staying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rvablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7289268&amp;post=1298&amp;subd=rvablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>RVA pleased with number of nominations for Manager of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year has seen an increase in the number of Manager of the Year nominations with 12 received from residents, family members of residents, staff and owners and operators across all regions. The RVA could not be more pleased with the amount of nominations that have been received so far since online nominations opened two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rvablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7289268&amp;post=1301&amp;subd=rvablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>State Budget &#8211; changes to land rich provisions impact retirement villages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the new Victorian government handed down its first State budget on 3 May, the Government also announced its intention to amend the ‘land rich’ provisions of the Duties Act 2000 as from 1 July 2012. Under the current model, a ‘land rich’ landholder is a private company, a private unit trust scheme or a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rvablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7289268&amp;post=1304&amp;subd=rvablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Message from the Chief Executive Officer</title>
		<link>http://rvablog.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/message-from-the-chief-executive-officer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRCAS National Accreditation Scheme Proposal The RVA has been working with Aged Care Queensland, ACAA and ACSA to assess being part of a national accreditation scheme for the whole industry (titled IRCAS &#8211; International Retirement Communities Accreditation Scheme). Over the past eighteen months, the RVA executive and a sub committee of the RVA Board has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rvablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7289268&amp;post=1289&amp;subd=rvablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Online nominations and applications now open for Manager of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online nominations and applications are now open for the RVA’s 2011 premier industry award, Manager of the Year, seeking the industry’s’ best village managers and leaders. The search for the industry’s best village management talent is built upon nominations &#8211; a &#8216;tap on the shoulder&#8217; from a staff member, peer, resident, family members of a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rvablog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7289268&amp;post=1283&amp;subd=rvablog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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