Climate Change Threat Potential For Omnicide

Omnicide - The total extinction of the human species as a result of human action. Most commonly it refers to human extinction through nuclear warfare, but it can also refer to such extinction through other means such as global anthropogenic ecological catastrophe. #climateactnow pic.twitter.com/mUKqWHQJVf

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 27, 2020

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Consumer Referral to ACCC

Consumer challenges advertised value of holiday auction package compared to actual value, claim of misleading consumers. $410 value stated as $660. Refers matter on to ACCC. @ConsumersFedAu @acccgovau @ConsumerWA @fairtradingqld @consumervic @NSW_FairTrading @SA_AG pic.twitter.com/DUz7H4fVJ3

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 28, 2020

Climate Crisis Threat to Human Race

"Climate Crisis is Threat to Human Race" say JP Morgan economists. https://t.co/u5EeSYEwh2 #ClimateEmergency #climateaction #climatecrisis @mattjcan

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 24, 2020

Australian Fossil Fuel Subsidies

"IMF advises fossil fuel subsidies reach $29 Billion dollars in Australia" #climatechange #globalwarming @climatecouncil pic.twitter.com/j3vYK9VIqT

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 21, 2020

Minister Questioned

Minister questioned in Victorian parliament over the failure of Victorian @DanielAndrewsMP @MarleneKairouz government to mandate evacuation plans and assembly points for #retirementvillages. https://t.co/Z1tHS6IARI #springst #vicpol @wangchronicle pic.twitter.com/mBjQfweXMl

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 21, 2020

Economic Cost to Australia of Climate Change

What are the full economic costs to Australia from climate change? - "the costs to Australia from not meeting the Paris Accord target from now to 2050, is $1.19 trillion dollars. " https://t.co/0zZddHoWp7 #climatechange #globalwarming @climatecouncil

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 20, 2020

Victorian Retirement Village Act Hurts Residents

Role of government is to create an environment for commerce. The Vic #retirementvillages Act provides this but fails to protect retirees from financial and emotional harm from it. Payment of ingoing $ without transfer of property ownership major contributor. #springst #vicpol pic.twitter.com/ZyEbFE17PO

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 19, 2020

No Mandated Emergency Plans For Victorian Retirement Villages

The Victorian Minister for Housing has been questioned in the Victorian Parliament by Tania Maxwell the upper house member for Northern Victoria.  


The lack of mandated emergency evacuation plans and assembly points has long been regarded by village residents and resident advocate groups such as the Residents of Retirement Village Victoria as simply a disaster waiting to happen.

The member asked of the Minister, "President, I am also greatly concerned about the lack of any clear compulsion for Victorian retirement village operators to institute emergency evacuation plans or even assembly points. Naturally, the residents of these villages are typically older, more frail and less mobile than most other people – and, therefore, they invariably require greater consideration in such circumstances. Unfortunately, however, those needs of these often-highly-vulnerable Victorians don’t appear to be recognised or expressed in our State’s laws. By contrast, I understand that emergency and evacuation procedures are compulsory requirements in New South Wales retirement villages, for example, and at many other Victorian localities, including hospitals and public aged care facilities. As well as schools, early childhood education and care services, libraries, other State and local government buildings, and the like."

Adverse Retirement Village Laws

If you DON'T fully understand the forces driving the second demonstrably adverse financial result for older vulnerable retirees then you shouldn't be making #retirementvillage laws. #vicpol @MarleneKairouz @consumervic @michaelobrienmp @abc730 @acccgovau #nswpol @NSW_FairTrading pic.twitter.com/Or6CRPz6GT

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 12, 2020

Corona Virus Travel Insurance Issue

Travel Insurance industry responding to #coronavirus. Likely to impact tourism even further as consumers decide travel options. #CoronavirusOutbreak #coronavirusaustralia @TourismAus #tourismaustralia #travelinsurance pic.twitter.com/JTnrUMZrjc

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 9, 2020

Nursing Home Law Changes Blocked

"Why the Government blocked a law forcing nursing homes to reveal staff and food budgets" https://t.co/Dh6EDClHNA #auspol

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 8, 2020

High Country Comeback Success

Sincere thanks to the many Melburnians (nearly 6k) who supported fire-affected producers & makers at High Country Comeback in Port Melbourne on Sunday. Stallholders made over $500k and $10k+ was donated to wildlife rescue & the CFA.@RD_Vic @visitvictoria https://t.co/jFQGy1gx0S pic.twitter.com/Fhxf0q7LO9

— DJPR (@VicGovDJPR) February 5, 2020

Homelessness for older people in Victoria grew 57%

Older people are the fastest growing cohort within the overall homeless population. Homelessness for older people in Victoria grew 57% between 2011 and 2016 😦 Read our submission to the Inquiry into homelessness here https://t.co/5t90jU0RPX #everybodyshome #vicpol

— Housing for the Aged (@HAAGHomeAtLast) February 2, 2020

Retirement Village Operators Cry Poor

Next time a #retirementvillage operator cries poor, an inability to repay the resident loan when actually due, consider the reality. @MarleneKairouz @consumervic #springst #vicpol @NSW_FairTrading #nswpol @MichaelWestBiz pic.twitter.com/eMrlCRG3ZE

— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) January 30, 2020