Survival of sector `hangs in balance'

Shepparton's largest aged-care provider wants Australia's political leaders to commit to new funding for the sector.

Shepparton Villages is a community-based organisation that runs Tarcoola Village, Rodney Park and Kialla Gardens.

It provides independent living and residential aged care for more than 600 elderly people.

Shepparton Villages is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1968 by the Shepparton Rotary Club to cater for the needs of the community's ageing population.

Chief executive Kevin Bertram has called on Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Federal Opposition...

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