Staff accommodation will be built at Lady Barron on Flinders Island under a Morrison Government grant aimed at strengthening aged care services in remote communities.
\nMinister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Richard Colbeck, and Member for Bass, Bridget Archer, welcomed the investment under the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Flexible Aged Care (NATSIFAC) Program\u2018s infrastructure and equipment grants which will see $5.2 million allocated across services to improve the lives of older First Nations people.
\nThe Flinders Island Aboriginal Association (FIAAI) will use $610,000 to build staff accommodation.
\nFIAAI provides a range of services on Flinders Island including primary health and aged care, housing, youth services and a state-wide \u201cTackling Smoking Project\u201d.
\nMs Archer said the latest investment for Bass would help support the vital work of the Flinders Island Aboriginal Association.
\n\u201cThis funding will not only provide improved accommodation options for staff, but it will also reinforce the important outcomes the association continues to deliver in an isolated region,\u201d Ms Archer said.
\nMinister Colbeck said the funding underlines the Morrison Government\u2019s commitment to ensure quality of care in remote regions exceeded expectation.
\n\u201cWhether it is upgrading living spaces, providing quality furniture or installing equipment to fulfil clinical care or security requirements, these grants are an important investment for services in remote and very remote locations across the country,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cIt is significantly more difficult for these services to upgrade equipment and buildings and maintain accommodation for staff\u201d
\nTwenty projects, mostly in remote areas of the Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania, will receive grants.
\nThis funding is in addition to the annual investment of around $68 million for service delivery under the NATSIFAC Program and $105.7 million over 4 years from 2018-2019 to 2021-2022 for its expansion.
\nThe NATSIFAC Program funds service providers to deliver flexible, culturally safe aged care to older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people close to home and community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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