THE HON SAM RAE MP
MINISTER FOR AGED CARE AND SENIORS
SENATOR JANA STEWART
MUTTHI MUTTHI AND WAMBA WAMBA
SENATOR FOR VICTORIA
MEDIA RELEASE
Thursday,18 September 2025
ALBANESE GOVERNMENT DELIVERS MORE THAN $31 MILLION FOR AGED CARE IN REGIONAL VICTORIA
The Albanese Government is committing record levels of funding to rebuild our aged care system so every older Australian can get the world-class care they deserve, wherever they live.
To boost access to high quality residential aged care and housing for aged care workers outside of major cities, we’re investing $300 million in the latest round of the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP).
In Victoria, the Albanese Labor Government is investing more than $31 million to ensure older Victorians can gain access to world-class aged care including (but not limited to) the following projects:
- $2.1 million to extend the Morrie Evans Wing Nursing Home in Benalla
- $7.5 million to build a new 32-bed residential wing at Karingal Seymour
- $2.8 million to build six new staff accommodation units at the Rumbalara Multi-Aged Care Complex in Shepparton
- $329,000 for new prefabricated staff accommodation at Boort District Health
- $404,000 for new portable staff dwellings at Dunmunkle Lodge Hostel in Minyip
Nationwide, the projects funded in this grant round will deliver 315 new or reopened aged care beds, improving access where it is needed and helping older patients get the care they need, in the most appropriate setting sooner.
This $300 million funding boost builds on $651 million already invested by the Government through ACCAP since 2022, bringing our total investment to $951 million.
For more information about the ACCAP grants, future rounds and funded projects, visit: www.health.gov.au/accap
Quotes attributable to Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Sam Rae:
“The Albanese Government is supporting more older Victorians age with dignity in the communities they know and love, regardless of where they live.
“Labor’s $300 million funding boost is the single largest aged care infrastructure investment by any Federal Government.
“ACCAP has now provided almost a billion dollars to help rebuild our aged care system after a decade of neglect. Today’s announcement will deliver over $31 million in capital funding to ensure older Victorians get the quality care they deserve.”
Quotes attributable to Senator Jana Stewart, Senator for Victoria:
“This funding is great news for Nicholls and Mallee. Projects in Benalla, Seymour and Shepparton, as well as Boort and Minyip, will support older locals to access quality aged care services while remaining close to their families and cultural connections.”
“As someone who grew up in regional Victoria, I know how important it is that older people can get the care they need without having to leave their community. These investments will help attract and retain the workforce we need to deliver aged care across our regions.”
“Older people play such an important role in our community, and it is essential they are provided the very best in aged care.”
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Minister Rae Lior Kalisse – Lior.Kalisse@Health.gov.au – 0456 872 808
Senator Jana Stewart Bennett Davy – bennett.davy@aph.gov.au - 0403 734 444
