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Nathalia Barwo Homestead Update

Barwo Homestead update In the last update Barwo had a number of options to investigate. Barwo’s Committee of Management and...
Barwo Homestead update In the last update Barwo had a number of options to investigate. Barwo’s Committee of Management and the Working Group have been gathering information and talking to other providers as those options are explored. Becoming a Supported Residential Service was one of the options. The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing provided plenty of information about running a Service. Expected income and expenses were calculated and showed a loss would be incurred even if the facility was...

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Barwo Homestead - Update

Barwo Homestead Priorities Since our last update, a Working Group has been formed to investigate options for Barwo Homestead. The...
Barwo Homestead Priorities Since our last update, a Working Group has been formed to investigate options for Barwo Homestead. The Working Group consists of community representatives and members of Barwo’s Committee of Management. The Working Group reports back to the Committee of Management. Both the Working Group and the Committee of Management agree on two priorities –retaining aged care beds in Nathalia, and using Barwo Homestead to provide services to older people in the local community. Potential uses for Barwo’s...

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Aged Care in Crisis

A large number of concerned residents attended the Barwo Homestead crisis meeting , Wednesday 22nd February at the Nathalia Recreation...
A large number of concerned residents attended the Barwo Homestead crisis meeting , Wednesday 22nd February at the Nathalia Recreation Reserve hall.   Federal MP Sam Birrell member for Nicholls opened the meeting welcoming everyone in attendance and briefly describing the current national workforce shortage, and plans for a new training centre for Shepparton.   Bill Baxter spoke briefly of the 30 year history of Barwo Homestead and his involvement on the fundraising committee to get the project off the...

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Barwo Staffing Crisis

Barwo Homestead has been strongly supported by the Nathalia and District community for more than 30 years. Recently Barwo sought...
Barwo Homestead has been strongly supported by the Nathalia and District community for more than 30 years. Recently Barwo sought more residents to move into the Homestead and this helped boost numbers. Barwo is in a sound financial position and can continue to provide a valued service to the community. Now Barwo is seeking more staff. Nationally there is a staffing crisis with businesses and organisations struggling to recruit for all types of jobs. Health care and community services are...

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Nathalia Barwo Homestead - The first 30 years of an ...

Our local community had a very special new Book release on Wednesday October 12! Barwo Homestead 'The first 30 years...
Our local community had a very special new Book release on Wednesday October 12! Barwo Homestead 'The first 30 years of an Aged Care Facility in Nathalia' by Jeanette Holland   "A brilliant book that shows a committee that poured so much in to build an Aged Care Facility for the township, with the amount of funding needed - it makes for truly captivating read seeing how a community supported and pulled together to make this project happen." - RGC...

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