Overview
- SA Premier Peter Malinauskas announced the plan at Bedford’s Panorama site, pledging that every employee would keep their job if the transfer proceeds, covering more than 1,000 supported workers and clients.
- The Commonwealth committed a further $13.2 million for the transition after a $4.4 million October payment, following a $15 million South Australian lifeline in July tied to a supported accommodation site.
- Negotiations include major creditor National Australia Bank, and the proposed sale remains subject to creditor approval.
- Administrator McGrathNicol has been appointed to oversee completion of the proposed transfer to The Disability Trust.
- The Disability Trust is set to take over supported employment, learning and experience programs across 22 sites, while the treatment of Bedford-owned land is unsettled, with conflicting accounts on development restrictions and a Panorama parcel flagged for handover.