Aged Care Updates – Statewide

Statewide

Southern Cross Care Tasmania (SCCT)

After the Southern Cross Care (Tas) Inc Staff Enterprise Agreement 2025 was approved by the Fair Work Commission (FWC), the ANMF has followed up with Southern Cross Care Tasmania (SCCT) management as to when it will give effect to the new wage rates and backpay. View the latest update

OneCare

After members voted to endorse the ANMF’s Log of Claims (LoC) for OneCare we have provided the LoC to OneCare management. View the latest update

North

Medea Park

The ANMF presented your Log of Claims (LoC) to your employer at the first bargaining meeting held Thursday 20 August 2026. Pleasingly Medea Park has agreed to some early claims such as Buddy Allowance and Laundry Allowance. Firmly on the agenda is the claim to recognise the duty of care an Enrolled Nurse has to handover the care of their patients to an oncoming clinician. The ANMF will continue to have this claim addressed in this round of bargaining.  View the latest update

Melaleuca Home for the Aged

The replacement Melaleuca Registered and Enrolled Nurses Agreement 2026 has obtained Fair Work Commission (FWC) approval with the effective date of Friday 28 August 2026, meaning new wage rates and other entitlements as agreed will come into effect from that date. View the latest update

South

Corumbene

At the Enterprise Agreement (EA) bargaining meeting on Wednesday 12 August 2026, Corumbene management had difficulty explaining its wages offer. Tellingly, Corumbene management refused to state what its wages offer is in percentage terms. View the latest update

Menarock Nurses

The ANMF wishes to advise members that the Menarock Aged Care Services (Claremont) Pty Ltd Nursing Enterprise Agreement 2026 has been approved by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). View the latest update

Updates are correct as of 26 August 2026.
Authorised by Emily Shepherd, ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary

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