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Programmed Property Services (formally Programmed Maintenance Services) provide a broad range of property maintenance services through a directly employed workforce model based at over 60 branches throughout Australia, New Zealand & the United Kingdom. We create value for our customers through innovative long term relationships that help drive our customers’ success.   Programmed Property Services offers a range of distinct services designed to add value individually or integrated into a packaged approach for your property maintenance needs. These services include painting & maintenance programmes, grounds & horticultural management, and corporate imaging & signage. We are proud long term supporters of the RVA and look forward to once again sponsoring the RVA national conference. 

To find out more, please contact us on;
phone     1800 620 911
email      marketing@programmed.com.au
web        www.programmed.com.au
 

VillageWISE – Over a decade of supporting and protecting members
VillageWISE is the name given to a range of products specifically designed to meet the insurance and risk protection needs of retirement village operators and residents.

®Over 250 retirement villages and 6,000 residents have been protected by VillageWISE nationally

  since the program’s inception.

®$3,000,000,000 worth of assets and revenue protected by VillageWISE.

®Over 5,000 claims paid and property losses in excess of $6,000,000 incurred since the

  inception of VillageWISE.

VillageWISE is offered by JLT Health and Aged Care (a division of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Pty Limited {JLT})
Contact: Noel Forster
VillageWISE
GPO Box E201
Perth 6841
Phone: 1800 999 835
Email:  forsn@jlta.com.au
Web:    www.jlta.com.au/villagewise
 

Legal advice based on industry experience
Minter Ellison is one of only a few law firms in Australia and New Zealand with a specialist retirement village and aged care team – a team that understands the industry and key market drivers. We currently act for close to 100 villages across Australia and New Zealand and regularly provide strategic advice to the industry. 

How we can help you
Our service covers all legal requirements of the retirement village industry, including:

·                    ®purchase and sale of villages and aged care facilities

·                    ®structuring/start ups scheme documentation

·                    ®compliance with the Aged Care Act and retirement village legislation

·                    ®conveyancing

·                    ®finance

·                    ®taxation

·                    ®construction and development

·                    ®planning and environment

·                    ®human resources and industrial relations

·                    ®dispute resolution and litigation.

We use technology to provide a cost-effective and efficient service and can add value through initiatives such as on-line status reporting.

Market-leading team
Our lawyers are long standing members of the RVA and regularly assist with submissions to government on new legislation and industry issues.

We provide industry advice, not just legal advice.
 

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Russell Kennedy provides practical advice and services targeted towards the specific needs of the retirement village industry.  Our specialist lawyers can assist with:  acquisitions, sales and developments; resident documentation; business structuring issues; duties and imposts; planning approvals, licensing and administrative procedures; village management, including compliance and risk management  advice, workplace issues and skilled immigration solutions.
                

gadens lawyers’ aged care and retirement villages group is recognised as the experts within the industry by operators and providers.  Arthur Koumoukelis heads gadens lawyers Sydney and national aged care and retirement village group. 

Arthur and his team, advises providers and operators on all regulatory, commercial and development issues relating to aged care and retirement village facilities. In addition, Arthur has acted for operators and providers on some of the most important cases affecting the industry.  Arthur and the gadens lawyers team regularly assist the industry in continuing education and drafting submissions to government on legislative changes.

Contact details:
Arthur Koumoukelis
partner
aged care and retirement villages
Phone: +61 2 9931 4873
Email:   akoumoukelis@nsw.gadens.com.au   
 

Masterton Constructions is the commercial building arm of one of the largest residential building companies in NSW, Masterton Homes.

We are now one of the leading builders operating within the retirement village sector.

We specialise in the efficient construction of  independent and assisted living units and community facilities. Building projects for many renowned operators, Masterton Contractions has enabled our client's opportunity to deliver their projects more economically by us constructing their projects efficiently and providing affordable housing solutions for this specialised form of housing.

We at Masterton Constructions pride ourselves in providing professional construction, pricing and project management services. We work with you to achieve the optimum outcome for your project.

Services include:

®Flexible procurement and delivery options for construction including design and construct and lump sum, contracts.
®Project and constructions management
®Design Review
®Budget Construction Estimates
®Value Management

Building with Masterton Constructions will ensure the successful delivery of a well built development, constructed efficiently, on time and within your budget.

Contact details:
Keith Stratten - Business Development Manager
Phone: 0417 269 056
Email:  keith.stratten@masterton.com.au
 

Atkinson Vinden practice extensively in the areas of retirement villages, nursing homes and the provision of health and aged care services.  Guy Vinden, Senior Director has over 30 years experience as a partner in this practice and is currently the partner in charge of the firm's retirement villages, nursing homes and health care and aged services division.  Together with his experienced team, the firm are able to provide advice on all areas of the health and aged care industry including the establishment of a retirement village and its documentation, the financing of a retirement village or aged care facility, due diligence, documentation for retirement villages and nursing homes, together with employment advice and assistance in the areas of occupational health and safety.

Contact Details:
Guy Vinden – Senior Director
Phone:  02 9411 4466
Email:   gvinden@atkinvin.com.au
 

Legal expertise backed by industry understanding.
Growth in the retirement village industry continues to provide opportunities for many participants. Blake Dawson understands the opportunities and risks associated with investing and operating in this developing sector.
Our dedicated retirement village and aged care team have been involved in many of the largest and most significant retirement village and aged care initiatives in Australia in recent times.
Driven to deliver excellent outcomes, we bring a fresh approach and creative thinking to your business issues.

Talk to us about

• Acquisitions, divestments and restructuring

• Financing and capital raising
• Tax
• Privatisation and outsourcing
• Regulatory compliance issues
• Leasing, property and construction
• Employment, industrial relations and OHS
•  Corporate and clinical governance
• Coronial law and practice
• Regulation, complaint management and discipline of health care professionals
• Privacy, confidentiality and access to records
• Residents' rights, competence and consent
• Insurance, dispute resolution, litigation and risk management
• Competition and consumer protection

At Blake Dawson we never lose sight of what our clients want to achieve.
 

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