The case against an aged care home at the centre of a devastating killer Covid wave in 2020 in Victoria has returned to court. Lawyers acting for the home charged after residents died in a Covid cluster have asked for a key hearing ...

A new program allowing aged care workers to carry proof of previously completed training may save providers time and money. Currently, aged care workers must finish up to 30 government modules online to demonstrate they've understood quality and safety standards. ...

A Melbourne aged care home where 45 residents died from Covid-19 has reported a second outbreak, just one day after being charged by the workplace safety watchdog. On Tuesday, the Victorian health department confirmed that 14 residents and one staff member had tested ...

Managers of a Melbourne aged care home where 50 residents died during a Covid-19 outbreak have argued against giving evidence as it would lead to a ‘dress rehearsal’ for criminal charges, a court has been told. Former chairman of St Basil’s Kon Kontis ...

Heartbroken families have described the grief and anguish they have experienced in the aftermath of the nation’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak. In a victim impact statement, Steven Trimbos apologised to his late parents Ilias and Hrisoula, who both died after contracting ...

Managers who ran St. Basil’s nursing home in Melbourne have asked to be excused from giving evidence following weeks of accusations that they were negligent. Vicki Kos and Kon Kontis were both in charge of the Fawkner nursing home when ...

Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton signed off on furloughing staff at St Basil’s despite being unaware of an inadequate surge workforce, an inquest has heard. During Melbourne's second wave of COVID-19, 50 residents died inside the Greek facility after ...

The daughter of two St Basil’s residents has painted a harrowing picture of the conditions that her parents lived in before they died from COVID-19. Branka Lyons told the coroners court that her father, Jakov Pucar, 90, was a “breathing ...