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Retirement Villages Association joins SAGE partnership 23/07/2010
SAGE, an industry-first alliance between Aged Care Association Australia (ACAA), Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) and ThomsonAdsett, has been conducting successful study tours across four continents since 2006.  All members of the initiative are pleased to announce that the Retirement Villages Association (RVA) have officially joined the SAGE initiative to provide a more integrated study tour offering to all peak industry organisation members.  With the RVA now on board, SAGE’s status as the Australian authority in international tours focused on studying and advancing eldercare is affirmed. Following the conclusion of the RVA’s ‘Global Retirement Communities’ inaugural study tour earlier this year, which was also prepared and coordinated by ThomsonAdsett’s Judy Martin, who is... Read more >>

SAGE partners with NIMAC to offer special study tour to Aged Care Nurses 07/07/2010
SAGE is pleased to offer NIMAC members the opportunity to attend a Nurses in Management specific SAGE study tour to Switzerland and Germany in 2011. The tour from 1st – 6th May has been timed to coincide with the World Summit on Elder Mediation in Berne Switzerland 9 to 11 May 2011 - where delegates could consider attending the conference at the conclusion of the SAGE study tour. *The tour will only run if we get EOI support. * We are currently accepting Expressions of Interest from NIMAC members, and the tour will go ahead if we receive at least 12 applications. For further information contact Pam Bridges, NIMAC on (07) 3725 5555,... Read more >>

SAGE New Zealand tour cancelled 01/06/2010
Unfortunately due to low numbers our planned study tour to New Zealand has been cancelled.  We still believe New Zealand to be an important study tour destination so please let us know if you are interested in attending a future tour to our closest neighbours. Read more >>