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Japara Healthcare
Japara Healthcare is an Australian company that operated aged care homes in Australia. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange until November 2021 when it was acquired by Calvary Care. It runs 51 homes across Australia. It acquired the Riviera Health residential aged care portfolio - four aged care facilities at Brighton-Le-Sands, New South Wales, Chatswood, Doonside and Wyong and a closed aged care facility in Toukley in March 2018. There were complaints about staffing levels at its Albury facility in 2018. The company introduced a new policy, called "Respecting Night Time for Residents - Etiquette Guidelines" in 2018 so staff no longer look in on residents overnight. The company says this is "a very positive initiative as part of our dementia strategy," and is "based on clinical best practice and have been developed in response to resident and family feedback". The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation say it is "obviously just a mechanism to cope with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Securities Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange Ltd or ASX, is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia as, The Sydney Stock Exchange, a separate entity). The ASX was formed on 1 April 1987, through incorporation under legislation of the Australian Parliament as an amalgamation of the six state securities exchanges, and merged with the Sydney Futures Exchange in 2006. Today, ASX has an average daily turnover of A$4.685 billion and a market capitalisation of around A$1.6 trillion, making it one of the world's top 20 listed exchange groups. ASX Clear is the clearing house for all shares, structured products, warrants and ASX Equity Derivatives. Overview ASX Group is a market operator, clearing house and payments system facilitator. It also oversees compliance with its operating rules, promotes standards of corporate governance am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Company Of Mary Health Care (Australia)
Little Company of Mary Health Care, also known as Calvary Health Care is an arm of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary in Australia. It operates a number of health services throughout Australia, including public and Catholic private hospitals, aged care and retirement communities and a range of home care and community based services. Public Hospitals *Australian Capital Territory ** Calvary Public Hospital Bruce *New South Wales **Calvary Health Care Kogarah **Calvary Mater Newcastle *Victoria **Calvary Health Care Bethlehem Private Hospitals * Australian Capital Territory **Calvary Bruce Private Hospital **Calvary John James Hospital * New South Wales ** Calvary Riverina Hospital (Wagga Wagga) *South Australia ** Calvary Adelaide Hospital – Adelaide (replaced the Calvary Wakefield Hospital in 2020) **Calvary Central Districts Hospital – Elizabeth Vale **Calvary North Adelaide Hospital – North Adelaide (operated by the Sisters from 1900) ***with the associated Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Financial Review
''The Australian Financial Review'' (abbreviated to the ''AFR'') is an Australian business-focused, compact daily newspaper covering the current business and economic affairs of Australia and the world. The newspaper is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; owned by Nine Entertainment and has been published continuously since its founding in 1951. The ''AFR'', along with the rest of Fairfax Media (aside from some publications which were sold to Australian Community Media), was sold to Nine Entertainment for more than A$2.3 billion.Mergermarket - An Acuris company. (n.d''.). Fairfax Media Limited Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd Merger.'' Retrieved from www.mergermarket.com/Common/Mergermarket/Deals/DealDetails.aspx?dealsysid=933952&extern=19&id=239512&contextid=1018456074&zone=205¤cyCode=AUD The ''AFR'' is published in tabloid format six times a week, whilst providing 24/7 online coverage through its website. In November 2019, the ''AFR'' reached 2.647 million Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton-Le-Sands, New South Wales
Brighton Le Sands (formerly Brighton-le-Sands and also known simply as Brighton or Brighton Beach), is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Brighton Le Sands is located 13 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, on the western shore of Botany Bay. Brighton Le Sands is in the local government area of the Bayside Council and is part of the St George area. Lady Robinsons Beach and Cook Park run along the eastern border of Brighton Le Sands, on Botany Bay. The beach is also commonly referred to as Brighton Beach and is known for its off-white sand. Brighton Le Sands features a mixture of low density houses, medium density flats, high rise apartments, retail, cafés and restaurants. The Grand Parade runs along the foreshore and intersects with Bay Street, at the commercial centre. The higher density developments are located along these roads. History The area between the Cooks River and Georges River was originally known as Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatswood, New South Wales
Chatswood is a major business and residential district in the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 10 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district. It is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Willoughby. It is often colloquially referred to as "Chatty". History The Cammeraygal people inhabited the area for at least 35,000 to 50,000 years prior to European arrival. Chatswood was named after Charlotte Harnett, wife of then Mayor of Willoughby and a pioneer of the district, Richard Harnett, and the original "wooded" nature of the area. The moniker derives from her nickname "Chattie" and was shortened from Chattie's Wood to Chatswood in the mid-1800’s. Residential settlement of Chatswood began in 1876 and grew with the installation of the North Shore railway line in 1890 and also increased with the opening of the Harbour Bridge in 1932. Chatswood Post Office opened on 1 August 1879, closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doonside
Doonside is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Doonside is located 40 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Featherdale Wildlife Park and the Nurragingy Nature Reserve are popular local tourist attractions. History The traditional owners and early settlement The Duruk people were once the owners of local land. The area now known as Doonside was named 'Bungarribee' (Bung meaning the 'creek' and garribee meaning 'cockatoo'). In 1802, Governor Philip Gidley King reserved a large proportion of land for a Government Stock Reserve. For the next twenty years the land was used as grazing land for cattle and sheep by convict herdsmen. In 1822 part of the Government stock run was granted by Governor Thomas Brisbane to Scottish immigrant, Robert Crawford. Robert first named his 1,000 acre (4 km²) Milton before renaming it "Hill End". In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyong
Wyong () is a town in the Central Coast of New South Wales, located approximately 63 km SSW of Newcastle and 89 km NNE of Sydney. Established in 1888, it is one of the two administrative centres for the local government area. History Wyong is an indigenous word meaning either 'an edible yam' or 'place of running water'. William Cape was the first European settler to settle in the area and bring cattle and sheep into the district, on a land grant bordering Jilliby Creek in 1825. Cape had two sons who also held land grants. Historical sites * Alison Homestead, Cape Road, Wyong, built by Charles Alison, ; destroyed by arson 3 December 2011. * Chapmans Store, Cnr Alison Road & Hely Street, Wyong, opened in 1901. * Court House, Alison Road, Wyong, built in 1924. This building is built on the site of the first Post Office which opened in 1892. * St Cecilia's Church, Byron Street, Wyong. Built in 1908, it is the oldest church in Wyong and is still in use today. * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toukley
Toukley is a town in the Central Coast region of the Australian state of New South Wales and is located within . It lies approximately 107 km north of Sydney via the M1. It is located between Tuggerah Lake, Budgewoi Lake, and the Pacific Ocean. At the channel connecting Tuggerah Lake and Budgewoi Lake the new Toukley bridge was constructed between 1983 and 1985 linking Toukley on the eastern side of the Lakes system with Gorokan on the west, replacing the old two lane wooden bridge. Toukley also provides various forms of accommodation to tourists including motels, caravan parks, holiday houses and lake cabins. Name The town was originally called Toukley Oukley, said to be the Aboriginal name for the place, meaning "rough and smooth". Settlers shortened it to Toukley soon after the town was founded, but it took until 1969 for the name to be officially changed. History *1856 – Edward Hargraves, who purported to make the first significant discovery of gold in Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albury
Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the City of Albury. It is on the Victoria-New South Wales border. Albury has an urban population of 49,172 and is separated from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga, by the Murray River. Together, the two cities form an urban area with a population of 93,603 at June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is from the state capital Sydney and from the Victorian capital Melbourne. Said to be named after a village in England, Albury developed as a major transport link between New South Wales and Victoria and was proclaimed a city in 1946. History The Wiradjuri people were the first known humans to occupy the area, (Wiradjuri northern dialect pronunciation iraːjd̪uːraj or Wirraayjuurray people (Wiradjuri southern dialect pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Nursing And Midwifery Federation
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is the largest union in Australia, with 274,956 members in 2018. The union is run by nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing to advance the industrial, political and professional interests of its members. Established in 1924, the union was previously known as the Australian Nursing Federation. It is a federated union, with branches in each state and territory in Australia. Leadership All of the federal executive officers of the ANMF are qualified nurses and/or midwives. The ANMF has more than 249,000 members, employed in a wide range of enterprises in urban area, urban, rural and Outback, remote locations in both in the public sector, public and the private sector, private sectors, including hospitals, health and community services, schools, universities, aged care, GP clinics, schools, the armed forces, statutory authorities, local government, offshore territories and industry. Campaigns The ANMF runs campaigns fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owned body that is politically independent and fully accountable, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983''. ABC Commercial, a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps to generate funding for content provision. The ABC was established as the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 1 July 1932 by an act of federal parliament. It effectively replaced the Australian Broadcasting Company, a private company established in 1924 to provide programming for A-class radio stations. The ABC was given statutory powers that reinforced its independence from the government and enhanced its news-gathering role. Modelled after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which is funded by a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companies Formerly Listed On The Australian Securities Exchange
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations. Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups. Meanings and definitions A company can be defined as an "artificial per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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