By Lilia Guan The landscape of the Australian workforce is changing as the country’s baby boomers to make way for Generation Y. Changes to industrial relations and occupational…
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Victorian hospital gains contractor
The Victorian Government has funded the construction of a redevelopment for Box Hill Hospital. With Baulderstone Pty Ltd accepting the building and construction contact from the state government, the redevelopment…
SA hospitals rollout computers with Telstra
By Lilia Guan Telstra has won a contract from South Australia Health to roll out 17-inch (25.4cm) touch-screen computers across eight South Australian metropolitan and four country hospitals over the…
Opinion on connecting communities to local farmers
By Kim Thomas, an architectual student at University of Technology Sydney Sydney is characterised by relatively high population density, ever increasing house prices, constant urban growth and renewal, new infrastructure…
Budget 2011 all about health and jobs
By Lilia Guan Australian deputy prime minister and treasurer, Wayne Swan has released the 2011-2012 budget, with the promise of getting the country back into the black. Mr…
Manteena bags $18m ACT project
By Paul Hemsley Under the terms of the contract, Manteena will oversee the procurment of resources, assets and contracting tradespeople to work on the health centre project. An ACT…
Two hospitals on the books for QLD region
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced the government will be locked in to developing two hospitals, one in conjunction with a private health organisation. According to the Premier a…
Feedback sought on health and safety regulations
Safe Work Australia has called for feedback on the draft model Work Health Safety Regualtions and priority model Codes of Practice. Safe work Australia chair, Tom Phillips, said the organisation, in…
Health networks too large to manage
The Local Government and Shires Associations of New South Wales have questioned the size of proposed local health networks. The Associations made a formal submission to the State Government in…
Tackling a weighty issue
By Angela Dorizas If you’re not watching your weight, you’re gaining weight. That’s the mantra of Scott Penn, founder and chairman of online weight-loss program provider, SP Health, and former…