Articles tagged: Colanda
Concerns over poor planning
A Colac resident has criticised state bureaucrats’ plans to set up a cemetery on the site of Colac’s former Colanda centre, saying it’s another example of poor planning.
Colanda rezoning before a new use
Colac’s former Colanda site has a new name, Colac Memorial Park, with Geelong Cemeteries Trust officially becoming land manager of the new cemetery.
Disability advocate earns state honour
Noel Bates has spent five decades as an advocate for people with disabilities and their families, in particular residents of Colac’s former Colanda Centre.
State takes its time pondering Colanda site’s future
The State Government is still exploring options for the use of Colac’s former Colanda site, 18 months after its permanent closure.
Concerns over disability services privatisation
November’s privatisation of Victorian disability services could lead to more cases of abuse and a higher turnover of staff at Colac group homes, a union says.
Relocation payment helps Colanda staff
Colac’s Colanda employees are claiming victory after securing a “decent” financial agreement for when the centre closes.
Colanda protests escalate
Colanda staff have voted to escalate their campaign calling on the State Government to agree to fairly compensate staff ahead of the centre’s planned closure.
Minister outlines replacement plan
The State Government will build up to six houses in Colac for residents of Colanda to move into when the centre closes by mid-2019.
PLEASE EXPLAIN: Colanda staff angry about closure plans
EMPLOYEES at Colac’s Colanda centre have told union officials they are angry at the lack of consultation from the State Government on the centre’s closure.
JOBS UNCERTAIN: Colanda closure in state budget
THE STATE BUDGET has committed funding for the closure of Colac’s Colanda Residential Services centre, but it is still unclear when the centre will close.
Minister at Colanda but still no certainty
THE FUTURE of Colac’s Colanda Centre remains uncertain after a visit from the State Government’s Disability and Ageing Minister to the centre yesterday.
State could privatise Colanda centre jobs
THE DISABILITY workers union says it’s disgusted with a State Government decision which could see almost 200 jobs at Colac’s Colanda Centre privatised.
Listen to Colanda staff, urges disability worker
A COLAC disability care worker is calling for the State Government to take carers’ input into consideration when deciding future care for Colanda residents.
Colanda workers worried for future
ALMOST 200 Colac disability workers are worried they will lose their jobs and working conditions if residents of the city’s Colanda centre move into homes in other cities.
$5.7M new homes for 20 Colanda residents
TWENTY residents at Colac’s Colanda Centre will move into new houses, thanks to a $5.7-million investment in residential care for people with disabilities.
No plans to sell Colanda site
THE State Government says it has no plans to sell the site of Colac’s Colanda disability centre, despite a federal push to sell public assets.
Refugee proposal for Colanda
A COLAC district businessman says Colac’s Colanda Centre could become a refugee centre, bringing benefits for the community and people who have fled other countries.
New fears for Colanda future
A DEMOLITION company has started work on Colac’s Colanda disability centre, sparking renewed fears for the centre’s future.
