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AI to speed up NSW approvals for $30M+ housing projects, including seniors housing

The NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) is turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to slash the time it takes to assess State Significant Development (SSD) applications – a move that will directly affect major seniors housing projects.

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Ian Horswill

4 hours ago

Development

LDK Seniors’ Living to open Stage 2 of Amberfield in Canberra next month

LDK Seniors’ Living will welcome its first residents into Stage 2 of its Amberfield community in Canberra next month (October), marking the next milestone in the private operator’s $500 million, five-stage development.

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Ian Horswill

4 hours ago

International

EQT’s Metlifecare lifts profit 25% on record sales

New Zealand retirement village operator Metlifecare – owned by Swedish investment giant EQT – has posted a 25% rise in annual profit and record sales for FY25, as demand for village housing and care continues to accelerate.

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Ian Horswill

4 hours ago

Housing News

SA Govt ramps up housing for vulnerable older women

South Australia’s Department for Housing and Urban Development is investing in more housing options for vulnerable older women, with three significant projects underway or recently completed in Adelaide.

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Ian Horswill

5 hours ago

Development

Allam Property eyes second NSW land lease community in Tuncurry

Allam Property is preparing plans for its second land lease community on the NSW Mid North Coast, with a 283-home lifestyle village proposed for Tuncurry.

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Ian Horswill

5 hours ago

Development

Serenitas preparing to launch land lease community in Forster on NSW Mid North Coast

Serenitas is moving ahead with its plans for a new land lease community in the coastal town, located around 308km north of Sydney, more than three years after first securing development approval.

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Ian Horswill

6 hours ago

Community Living

Summerset to build 300 homes in Victoria within three years as market cap eclipses Ryman Healthcare

Summerset Group has overtaken Ryman Healthcare to become New Zealand’s most valuable retirement village operator, as it accelerates its Australian pipeline with plans to deliver 300 homes in Victoria within three years.

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05 May 2023

Community Living

Lifestyle Communities to offer ‘no exit fee’ option for upfront buyers

Lifestyle Communities CEO Henry Ruiz Henry said the land lease communities operator would introduce a no exit fee option for customers that prefer to pay up front in the second quarter of this financial year. He added existing homeowners had expressed wanting to pay a 20% DMF on the purchase price.

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Ian Horswill

29 Aug 2025

Community Living

Bendigo seniors’ housing rebuild kicks off with VIC Govt funding

Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan has marked the start of construction on VincentCare Community Housing’s seniors’ living redevelopment in Bendigo, part of the State Government’s Big Housing Build and Regional Housing Fund.

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Ian Horswill

6 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

SATURDAY is essential reading: The (second) great village land grab

Retirement living assets are back in hot demand. Colliers’ Justin Hazell and Bruce Message, along with Ansell Strategic’s Amber Cartwright, tell SATURDAY why portfolios are in play – and why competition for stock hasn’t been this fierce in 20 years.

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The (second) great village land grab

At the 2025 LEADERS SUMMIT, retirement village veteran Peter Inge stood up and declared he was ready to buy established villages – pitching to the audience to reach out. He’s not the only one. Capital is circling, portfolios are in play, and the...

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Lauren Broomham

29 Aug 2025

Community Living

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Topic - Developments

AI to speed up NSW approvals for $30M+ housing projects, including seniors housing

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Ian Horswill

Development

LDK Seniors’ Living to open Stage 2 of Amberfield in Canberra next month

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Ian Horswill

International

EQT’s Metlifecare lifts profit 25% on record sales

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Ian Horswill

Development

Allam Property eyes second NSW land lease community in Tuncurry

Allam Property is preparing plans for its second land lease community on the NSW Mid North Coast, with a 283-home lifestyle village proposed for Tuncurry.

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

SA Govt ramps up housing for vulnerable older women

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Ian Horswill

Community Living

Summerset to build 300 homes in Victoria within three years as market cap eclipses Ryman Healthcare

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Ian Horswill

Community Living

Lifestyle Communities to offer ‘no exit fee’ option for upfront buyers

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

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Government Policy

5,000 older Australians died last year waiting for Home Care Packages: Senate Inquiry hears

The Senate Inquiry into Aged Care Service Delivery today heard almost 5,000 older Australians died last financial year waiting for the level of Home Care Package they have been assessed as needing. More than 87,000 wait for the level of home care they have been assessed as needing.

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Caroline Egan

29 Aug 2025

Opinion

Aged care isn’t “investable” until the numbers stack up

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has been talking up aged care. In back-to-back ABC interviews last week, he dropped the word “investable” more times than a real estate agent at a Saturday auction. According to Butler, the Government has done...

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Lauren Broomham

28 Aug 2025

Home Care

Australian Unity FY25 results: acquisitions drive profits higher

The ASX-listed mutual company Australian Unity reported EBITDA of $136.2 million for the year to 30 June 2025, nearly double the previous year’s $65.8 million. Revenue was up 24% to $2.6 billion.

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Caroline Egan

28 Aug 2025

Government Policy

Senate Inquiry presses for urgent passage of Aged Care Act changes

Less than a month after being introduced to Parliament, two Bills amending the new Aged Care Act have been backed by a Senate inquiry report that calls for them to be passed “without delay.”

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Caroline Egan

22 Aug 2025

Aged Care

Regis Aged Care’s full-year EBITDA soars 17% and the share market likes it

The ASX-listed aged care provider’s shares jumped close to a record high on Monday (25 August) after the company reported FY25 earnings of $125.8 million on revenue of $1.2 billion, a 14.5% increase.

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Caroline Egan

25 Aug 2025

Aged Care

Only in SATURDAY: Regis’ $339M Rockpool deal shows acquisitions are outpacing builds

Just when the aged care sector needs them most, Rockpool is building “stunning, state-of-the-art” aged care homes. The sale of four homes to Regis allows them to accelerate growth. To find out more, read SATURDAY.

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Caroline Egan

28 Aug 2025

Aged Care

BlueCare cuts unfunded ENs in residential aged care

Not For Profit BlueCare, which is owned by UnitingCare Queensland, has announced it is reducing the number of ENs it employs to better align the organisation with the Government’s mandatory care minute targets.

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Caroline Egan

27 Aug 2025

Government Policy

WA’s Health and Aged Care team calls on Canberra to deliver more Home Care Packages

Western Australia’s premier Roger Cook has met with the Federal Minister for Health Mark Butler and the Federal Minister for Aged Care Sam Rae, seeking their “fair share” of Home Care Packages as the state grapples with record levels of ambulance ramping.

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Caroline Egan

27 Aug 2025

Government Policy

VIC Govt opens $1.1M per bed aged care home at hospital

The State Government has opened a 36-bed, $39.6 million aged care home at Camperdown Hospital, 190km west of the state capital, as part of its ongoing investment in public aged care facilities.

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Caroline Egan

27 Aug 2025

Home Care

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Government Policy

5,000 older Australians died last year waiting for Home Care Packages: Senate Inquiry hears

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Caroline Egan

29 Aug 2025

Government Policy

RLC: Govt must set up ‘real-time home care wait times’

The Retirement Living Council (RLC) is calling on the Australian Government to urgently introduce real-time reporting for wait times and release a schedule for additional Home Care Packages, warning older Australians and providers are being left in limbo.

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Ian Horswill

29 Aug 2025

Government Policy

Home care delays a “denial of service”: former Acting Inspector-General of Aged Care Ian Yates AM

The current wait times and decision to delay 83,000 Home Care Packages by four months amount to a “calculated denial” of aged care services, the former Acting Inspector-General has warned.

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Caroline Egan

27 Aug 2025

Saturday

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DIGITAL EDITION

Saturday

Issue 106: Is BaptistCare writing the roadmap for Not For Profit consolidation?

Issue 105: Dementia innovator’s new direction

Issue 104 | Simon Owen - The winning formula

Issue 103 | Tough but fair: The 2025 Mid-Year Review

Issue 102 | Do you care? 130,000 begging for home care and waiting 17-plus months

Issue 101 | Plan T: Transform or collapse

Issue 100 | Plan T: Transforming the ageing journey

Issue 99 | The fight to save regional aged care

Issue 98 | The $150 billion shift: why assisted living is back

Issue 97 | Fixing aged care: providers leading the way

Issue 96 | Is aged care ‘fixed’?

Issue 95 | LEADERS SUMMIT Special: Designing your next decade

Lauren Broomham

28 Mar 2025

Conversation at the Wharf

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Partnering With Westpac

Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf: industry leaders share vision for the future of care in retirement living

Three leading operators in the over 50s retirement living market have spoken about where the sector is heading at the latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf held in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The event featured: Glen Brown, Co-Founder...

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Ian Horswill

Retirement and Community Living

Westpac Leading Conversations: Will Baby Boomers pay for additional village care beyond Home Care Packages?

The third video from the Westpac/DCM Group lunch in Adelaide gives great insight into where retirement living is heading as the need for care services in retirement villages rises. The question: Will Baby Boomers pay for additional village care...

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Ian Horswill

Partnering With Westpac

“Are you going to increase your village staffing, with the emphasis on care?” Westpac Leading Conversations in Adelaide

DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes at the latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf in Adelaide asked “Are you planning to increase your village staffing?” David Moran, CEO of Southern Cross Care SA, NT & VIC; Jenny Hall, CEO of Uniting S...

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Ian Horswill

Partnering With Westpac

Westpac Leading Conversations in Adelaide: Are retirement villages already low care?

DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes at the latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf in Adelaide asked “Are retirement villages already ‘low care’?”

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Ian Horswill

Spotlight Sponsored Content

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Spotlight

They say quality is never an accident – it’s a habit.

By Daniel Gannon In Australia’s retirement living sector, we want to see quality all-round, all the time, in all villages, across all jurisdictions, and our goal is very much intentional We know quality equates to happier, healthier communities...

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Sasja Bouwman

DIGITAL EDITION

SATURDAY Issue 72

Risky business: the challenge of dementia in the retirement village

With an increasing number of retirement village residents living with some form of cognitive impairment – and few avenues for operators to move them to higher-level care – how can village operators protect themselves and their communities? With...

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Lauren Broomham

DIGITAL EDITION

SATURDAY Issue 71

Does this look like an aged care facility to you? Why this provider wants more people living with dementia to stay at home

With people living with dementia for an average of 10 to 12 years, more Australians than ever are living with dementia at home – is it time for a rethink of the ageing journey? People living with dementia can live well at home, but it requires...

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Lauren Broomham

DIGITAL EDITION

SATURDAY Issue 70

From the top down: why dementia is now core business for village operator Keyton

The math doesn’t lie. Retirement villages are seeing an increase in the number of residents living with dementia – so how can operators get on the front foot? With the average age of retirement village residents now 81, and one in three...

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Lauren Broomham

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Development

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Topic - Developments

AI to speed up NSW approvals for $30M+ housing projects, including seniors housing

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Ian Horswill

Development

LDK Seniors’ Living to open Stage 2 of Amberfield in Canberra next month

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Ian Horswill

Development

Allam Property eyes second NSW land lease community in Tuncurry

Allam Property is preparing plans for its second land lease community on the NSW Mid North Coast, with a 283-home lifestyle village proposed for Tuncurry.

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Ian Horswill

Development

Serenitas preparing to launch land lease community in Forster on NSW Mid North Coast

Serenitas is moving ahead with its plans for a new land lease community in the coastal town, located around 308km north of Sydney, more than three years after first securing development approval.

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Ian Horswill

Government

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Topic - Developments

AI to speed up NSW approvals for $30M+ housing projects, including seniors housing

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

5,000 older Australians died last year waiting for Home Care Packages: Senate Inquiry hears

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

RLC: Govt must set up ‘real-time home care wait times’

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

Standalone Melbourne home Della Dale Aged Care has approval revoked

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has revoked the approved provider status of the 30-bed standalone, family-owned aged care home Della Dale Aged Care, owned by NDN Care Services Pty Ltd, in Ringwood North, 25km east of Melbourne’s CBD, denying it of government funding.

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Caroline Egan

Aged Care

“We should have seen this coming”: Mark Sewell, former Warrigal CEO, on aged care bed shortages

Mark Sewell, the former CEO of Illawarra-based aged care provider Warrigal, a role he held for 21 years, says Australia’s aged care system is not prepared for the wave of Baby Boomers set to hit it, with 830 NSW hospital patients waiting for an aged care bed.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

Supporting Bills for new Aged Care Act return to Senate for debate

The Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025 returned to the Senate this week for further debate.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

100,000 still waiting: Rae accuses Pocock of weaponising home care delays

With almost 100,000 older Australians waiting up to 15 months to receive their correct level of Home Care Package, Aged Care Minister Sam Rae has accused Independent Senator David Pocock of using cases of hardship for political currency.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

No shower for 3 months, worsening physical and mental health, and death: the reality of home care delays

The Senate Inquiry launched last month by Independent Senator David Pocock received 55 submissions – and one message rang through them all: Australia needs more Home Care Packages, and it needs them urgently.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

Home care delays a “denial of service”: former Acting Inspector-General of Aged Care Ian Yates AM

The current wait times and decision to delay 83,000 Home Care Packages by four months amount to a “calculated denial” of aged care services, the former Acting Inspector-General has warned.

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Caroline Egan

Housing News

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Housing News

SA Govt ramps up housing for vulnerable older women

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Ian Horswill

Community Living

Bendigo seniors’ housing rebuild kicks off with VIC Govt funding

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Ian Horswill

Housing

Build to Rent booms on Govt largesse, while retirement living left behind

Retirement villages remain “all intent and purposes” full – yet the sector continues to face massive hurdles with redevelopment and access to land for new projects.

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

Aspen smashes FY25 guidance

Aspen Group, led by Joint Chief Executives John Carter and David Dixon, has once again proved itself to be the unassuming hero of affordable housing.

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Ian Horswill

Housing

Summerhill Village in West Footscray, Melbourne, for women over 55, opens

Summerhill Village is an innovative, purpose-built social housing project designed for older women to live independently and age in place while enjoying the benefits of community living. Jointly owned by Not For Profit United Housing Co-operative...

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Ian Horswill

Housing

Juniper drives 2,500km solution: modular homes for aged care staff in the Kimberley

A convoy of trucks rolled into Fitzroy Crossing on Sunday, 10 August, carrying long-awaited modular homes that will provide accommodation for staff at Juniper’s Guwardi Ngadu Residential Aged Care Home.

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Caroline Egan

Housing News

Uniting NSW.ACT secures $1.75M grant for social housing energy upgrades

Uniting NSW.ACT has received $1.75 million from the Australian and NSW Governments to deliver energy-efficient upgrades – including hot water heat pumps, reverse-cycle air conditioners and solar panels – across 300 of its community housing units.

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Ian Horswill

Sector Moves & People

Catholic Health Australia CEO Jason Kara resigns

After two years leading the peak advocacy body for Australia’s largest non-government group of health, aged and community care services, Jason Kara has announced his resignation.

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Ian Horswill

Housing

Older women targeted for affordable housing plan in Melbourne’s southeast

Community Housing Ltd has proposed a 13-storey apartment tower in Dandenong, 29km southeast of Melbourne’s CBD, offering 86 homes for vulnerable groups. The application, prepared by Squareback Planning and designed by Cera Stribley, for a Ministerial Permit states the proposed development would target older women experiencing homelessness, veterans at risk of homelessness, victims of family and domestic violence, and frontline workers employed locally.

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Ian Horswill

Community Living

Not For Profit Sylvan Glades plans expansion of retirement village in Yarra Ranges, VIC

Plans are progressing for an expansion of the Sylvan Glades Retirement Village in Monbulk, 42km east of Melbourne’s CBD, with community meetings already held to discuss the proposal.

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

$800 a week, no parking: Mirvac opens fourth BTR in Brisbane

Mirvac has officially opened LIV Anura, its fourth Build to Rent project and first in Queensland, with rents starting at $800 per week for a furnished one-bedroom unit without parking.

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Ian Horswill

Housing News

BlueCHP to deliver senior-friendly social housing on Sunshine Coast by 2026

Construction is underway on a new five-storey social housing development in Birtinya, in the growth suburb of Kawana Waters, 100km north of Brisbane.

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Ian Horswill

Opinion

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Opinion

Aged care isn’t “investable” until the numbers stack up

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Lauren Broomham

Opinion

The guru of aged care: retirement living’s future is private aged care

The retirement sector is going to have to move into assisted living and ultimately private aged care. Baby Boomers, now aged 61-79 now, will demand it. With the funnelling of older Australians into residential aged care already hitting full...

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Ian Horswill

Opinion

Plan T or bust: care costs are drowning Australia

The Productivity Commission delivered a blunt warning in its fifth and final interim report ‘Delivering quality care efficiently: care costs are going to swamp Government budgets. Plan T – Transformation – must be seized as the system’s lifesaver: cut through regulation, rebuild efficiency.

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Lauren Broomham

Opinion

The gnarly problem of dementia in retirement villages

Dementia is no longer hidden in retirement villages. It is in plain sight for residents and Village Managers alike and the question now is: will operators open their eyes, or continue to bury their heads in the sand? The latest edition of SATURDAY laid out the scale of the challenge.

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Lauren Broomham

Opinion

Sink or swim: aged care can’t wait for productivity reform

Hospitals are already flooded with elderly Australians lying in beds when they should be in aged care. The tide is rising. In 2022, then-Aged Care Minister Anika Wells warned the system was not ready for the incoming wave of Baby Boomers. The reality? She may have been five years too late.

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Lauren Broomham

Funding

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Housing News

Uniting NSW.ACT secures $1.75M grant for social housing energy upgrades

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

18,650 social and affordable homes funded as 370 homes repurposed

The Australian Government’s flagship Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) has agreed to fund 9,284 social and 9,366 affordable homes through 279 successful projects under the first two funding rounds of the HAFF and National Housing Accord Facility...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Aspen Group aimed to raise $4M – but could have taken $18M

The ASX-listed affordable accommodation provider, which has 10 active projects, announced a Security Purchase Plan (SPP) on Wednesday, 28 May, offering existing investors the opportunity to acquire up to $30,000 in Aspen Group securities without...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Land lease operator GemLife’s IPO to surpass Virgin Australia, with 3 July listing confirmed

Adrian Puljich, his father Peter and Singapore diversified company Thakral Corporation opened talks on the possibilility of becoming a publicly listed business in April. A prospectus for the float will be lodged with the Australian Securities and...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

“Burdensome and underfunded”: aged care sector tells IHACPA what they think of AN-ACC cost collection

The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has released a 46-page report outlining the feedback received from the sector in the latest round of consultations on their pricing methodology. IHACPA received submissions from...

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Caroline Egan

Funding

Aspen Group raises $70M, launches bid for additional $4M in capital raise

The ASX-listed affordable accommodation provider – known for owning all its properties and projects – announced a Security Purchase Plan (SPP) on Wednesday (28 May), offering existing investors the opportunity to acquire up to $30,000 in Aspen securities without incurring broker fees, commissions, or other transaction costs.

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Aspen touts 20% return on invested capital at property investor event

The ASX-listed affordable housing provider has revealed strong performance metrics, highlighting a 20% return on invested capital across its portfolio of more than 1,500 sites in 10 communities. Speaking at Barrenjoey’s Emerging Property Companies...

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Lauren Broomham

Funding

Mareeba Community Housing Co granted extension to management of Community Housing for Seniors

The community at the base of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland has more than 300 locals, including seniors, currently vulnerable to homelessness. Mareeba Community Housing Company (MCHC), which was given a three-year extension to its...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

Macquarie Bank reduces its substantial stake in Ingenia Communities

The global financial services group has continued to reduce its stake in the owner/operator of land lease and rental communities and holiday parks. Macquarie Bank had a significant voting power of 10.92% in April last year, but the substantial...

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Ian Horswill

Sector Moves/People

John Innes departs club/retirement living JV group Pariter with Tom Roche assuming CEO position

After five years establishing Pariter and creating a pipeline of joint ventures with community and golf clubs, John Innes has handed the CEO role to Tom Roche. John Innes Tom has led numerous large real estate and infrastructure transactions for...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

GemLife’s owners look at becoming a public company for second time

Adrian Puljich and Singapore’s Thakral Corporation have reached out to JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley to set up introductory meetings with listed equities investors to see if there is sufficient interest in an Initial Public Offering for GemLife...

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Ian Horswill

Funding

David Di Pilla sells substantial part of his 8% stake in Ingenia Communities

The HMC Capital Managing Director has sold down its stake as it raised $150 million to its balance sheet as it prepares to buy Brookfield Asset Management’s Healthscope, the second largest operator of private hospitals in Australia. David Di Pill...

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Ian Horswill

News & Headlines

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Aged Care

Regis Aged Care’s full-year EBITDA soars 17% and the share market likes it

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Caroline Egan

News & Issues

WA Premier to Canberra: “Do better on aged care” as hospitals overflow with older patients

Hospital ramping has reached a record high in Western Australia, leading the state’s Premier Roger Cook to lay the blame squarely at the feet of the Federal Government. Data showing ambulances were ramped for a record 7,009 hours outside Western Australian hospitals in July prompted questions to Premier Cook about the treatment of an 84-year-old man who took a maxi taxi to hospital on 25 July after being told there was a 130-minute wait for an ambulance.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

“We need to build”: Aged care leaders call for capital reform and hospital discharge fixes

Australia needs 200,000 more aged care beds over the next 20 years – and aged care leaders say we won’t get there without tackling two big issues: capital access and hospital-to-aged care transitions, the IHACPA Conference aged care reform panel in Adelaide heard.

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Lauren Broomham

Legal Issues

Ex-police officer Kristian White avoids prison for manslaughter of aged care resident Clare Nowland

The Department of Public Prosecutions has lost its appeal against the sentencing of former police officer Kristian White, who was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order and community service after he was found guilty of the manslaughter of 95-year-old aged care resident Clare Nowland.

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Caroline Egan

News & Headlines

Regis Aged Care co-founder Bryan Dorman sells $133M in shares days after major acquisition

After the market closed on Monday (28 July), investment bank Jarden Australia reportedly offloaded $133 million worth of Regis Aged Care shares for Dorman Family Trust, Ashburn Pty Ltd.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae proposes 304 changes to the new Act as Amendment Bill lodged in parliament

The Aged Care and other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 has three sections: proposing 304 changes to the new Aged Care Act; proposing changes to the Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024 and amending other laws.

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Caroline Egan

Mergers & Acquisitions

Regis Aged Care buys Rockpool’s four aged care homes for $225,000 per bed

Regis has acquired Rockpool’s four aged care homes boosting its homes to 72. Regis’ MD and CEO Dr Linda Mellors said, “This acquisition aligns with our strategy to broaden our residential aged care footprint”, while Rockpool CEO Melissa Argent said she is proud of what Rockpool has created.

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Caroline Egan

Health

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Ageing

SATURDAY sounds the alarm: Dementia is ‘galloping’ through retirement villages

Dementia rates in villages are climbing fast – but with limited staff, legal barriers to moving residents, and no clear safety net, operators risk being caught off guard. Where are the biggest risks – and what’s being tried to fix them? Find out in this week’s SATURDAY, our premium digital magazine.

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Lauren Broomham

Sector Moves & People

Former Newcastle Lord Mayor and prominent developer Jeff McCloy dies aged 75

The builder behind Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital and several major retirement village projects has been remembered for his vision and love of the Hunter Region. He passed away, surrounded by family and friends on Queensland’s Gold Coast, at 1pm...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

Aged care COVID-19 cases hit 12-month high as 34 die in one week

As winter conditions settle in, the number of aged care staff and residents who contracted COVID-19 in the last week increased 14% to more than 2,000, with outbreaks in 268 homes.

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Caroline Egan

Technology

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Aged Care

Care minutes risk undermining Bupa’s virtual care success in aged care

Bupa Villages and Aged Care says its virtual care Wellness Hubs are driving better clinical outcomes, quicker response times and new career pathways for staff – but warns the model is unsustainable under current Government policy.

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Caroline Egan

Aged Care

Amplar Health launches $31M virtual nursing trial in 30 aged care homes

The Medibank-owned virtual care specialists were awarded $31.2 million by the Federal Government in March to test a new framework to deliver virtual nursing in residential aged care.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

SA Govt doubles capacity at Adelaide’s Pullman Hotel as aged care residents in hospital hits record high

As of 11 August 2025, there were 287 patients stuck in South Australian hospitals waiting for an aged care bed - the highest number ever recorded. SA Health Minister Chris Picton has announced capacity of the state’s Transition Care Service at the Pullman Hotel will double.

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Caroline Egan

Government Policy

Government spending on aged care external contractors grows by another $68 million

The Weekly SOURCE takes a look at some of the most significant recent Australian Government contracts awarded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, the Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority, and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, totalling.$68 million.

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Caroline Egan

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Mergers & Acquisitions

SATURDAY is essential reading: The (second) great village land grab

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

Land lease operator Lincoln Place buys site in Yeppoon, QLD, for its biggest estate

In July 2023, Lincoln Place founders Nicholas Collishaw and Ben Hindmarsh told The Weekly SOURCE they expected to build in scale to be in the “top three in the (land lease) sector” Their latest acquisition - a 31.25ha site in the Yeppoon suburb...

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Ian Horswill

Not for Profit

Respect acquires NVC Group’s aged care homes and retirement villages in NSW

The Not For Profit operator is strengthening its presence on the NSW Mid North Coast, acquiring three aged care homes and three retirement villages operated by NVC Group in the Nambucca and Macleay Valleys.

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

BaptistCare set to take over Sunrise Supported Living Tuncurry retirement village and home care service

The Not For Profit has agreed to take over Sunrise Supported Living’s Tuncurry retirement village and home care service on the NSW Mid North Coast, adding what the operator calls “a new and proven aged care alternative” to its portfolio.

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Ian Horswill

Mergers & Acquisitions

Moran Health Care Group sells its only Victorian aged care home to Benetas

Benetas is to take over Moran Health Care Group’s Moran Roxburgh Park, a 126-bed aged care home co-located with Benetas’ Bridgewater Lake Retirement Estate. Benetas CEO Sandra Hills said she is looking forward to welcoming Moran Roxburgh Park to its portfolio of 12 aged care homes.

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Caroline Egan

Mergers & Acquisitions

Regis Aged Care paid $9.6M for Adelaide property with plans for a 120-bed home

ASX-listed operator Regis Aged Care continues to expand, paying $9.6 million for a 4,084sqm site in Parkside, a suburb in inner Adelaide, with plans to build a 120-bed aged care home. This follows the purchase of four Queensland aged care homes from Brisbane-based Rockpool for for $135 million,

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Caroline Egan

Mergers & Acquisitions

Respect’s buying streak hits nine aged care homes in 2025

Chaffey Aged Care, a 100-bed aged care home in the Victorian town of Merbein, 533km northwest of Melbourne, will join the Not For Profit turnaround specialists, effective 25 August 2025.

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Caroline Egan

Mergers & Acquisitions

Infratil confirms “loss” on sale of RetireAustralia to new owner

RetireAustralia – long seen as one of the sector’s most innovative operators under CEO Brett Robinson – has changed hands, with co-owner Infratil confirming on Friday (8 August) it will exit with a flat return.

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Ian Horswill

The Economy

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Government Policy

“Development pipeline across sector not going to be sufficient for ageing population”

“The development pipeline across the industry is not going to be sufficient for the ageing population,” Tony told the Property Council

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

Opinion: the next aged care crisis is here

Read more about Australia’s ‘true’ occupancy rate – and the consolidation taking place in the residential care sector in SATURDAY – subscribe here

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Lauren Broomham

Development

Only in SATURDAY – the real reason aged care beds are hard to find

The Department of Health and Aged Care puts occupancy at 86.2%. Our investigations differ To find out why, subscribe to our premium digital magazine SATURDAY HERE

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Caroline Egan

Home Care

Fiji PM hints at reducing PALM worker numbers

The Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, has indicated that the number of unskilled or semi-skilled workers that come to Australia through the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme could be cut, which could limit an important source of...

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Caroline Egan

Community Living

New Zealand needs more retirement villages to meet the demand

A new report by real estate firm JLL on the sector across the Tasman Sea has found demand for places is outstripping supply. A total of 36 new villages were added to the development pipeline last year with 452 villages currently providing homes for...

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Ian Horswill

The Weekly SOURCE

Will retirement living operators heed the call in Western Australia?

The state government has said it seeks to collaborate with the property and construction industry to “increase the supply and diversity of social housing”. The Department of Communities states it is particularly interested in submissions that...

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Ian Horswill

Aged Care

IHACPA releases Consultation Paper for aged care funding in 2024–25

The Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2024–25 and asking for submissions from relevant stakeholders. The report...

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Caroline Egan

The Economy

ONLY IN SATURDAY: Aveo Group CEO on making serviced apartments profitable

Serviced apartments, or assisted living options in retirement villages, have been a challenge for the retirement living sector. Ageing village serviced apartments with relatively high weekly fees to cover the mandated meals and other services are...

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Caroline Egan

DCM Research

DCM Institute survey: How long Village Managers think they will stay in the role

The DCM Institute survey of 186 retirement village and community managers across Australia asked how long Village Managers intend to stay in the role and why they intend to leave. The survey found that 78% of Village Managers were generally...

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Section Editor

Topic - Aged Care

Anglicare Sydney pledges to reimburse study debt after one year’s service

Anglicare Sydney has launched a new program to support nurses – it will pay off student debt for employee nurses after one year of study. The new program already has more than 100 interested trainee nurses. Anglicare Sydney’s Chief Executive...

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Section Editor

Topic - Aged Care

Even with 15% pay rise, aged care staff are still earning less than their public hospital colleagues

Even after the 15% pay rise, entry level Registered Nurses working in aged care on the Award will still be earning 17% less than their public hospital counterparts. Data provided by the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) shows that...

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Section Editor

Topic - Aged Care

15% wage rise won’t deliver financial sustainability to aged care sector: StewartBrown

The aged care accounting firm has released its analysis of the Government’s funding for a 15% wage increase for aged care workers in the Budget – concluding that the extra funding will fail to deliver the financial sustainability that the sector...

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International

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International

EQT’s Metlifecare lifts profit 25% on record sales

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Ian Horswill

International

10 seniors killed in deadliest fire in Massachusetts in over 40 years

Ten elderly people have died from a fire that sewpt through an assisted living home Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts, with many residents in wheelchairs or wearing oxygen tanks. It was the deadliest fire in the state since 1984

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Ian Horswill

International

Macquarie to launch $5B senior housing platform - in the US

Sydney-based Macquarie Asset Management is launching a dedicated senior hiousing platform across the Pacific Ocean. It has linked with Chicage-based Health Wave Partners, a boutique investment firm specialising in high-quality senior housing across...

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Ian Horswill

International

NZ retirement villages take more than 20 years to turn a profit: Grant Thornton

Retirement villages in New Zealand can take more than two decades to become profitable, according to a new study from auditor and advisory firm Grant Thornton. The report, The Path to Profitability, found the average retirement village reaches...

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Ian Horswill

Government Policy

UK aged care faces crisis as immigration rules tighten

If you thought Australia’s aged care sector was doing it tough, spare a thought for our UK counterparts.

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Lauren Broomham

International

New York State Attorney General sues land lease operator over water so polluted residents have to boil it

New York Attorney General Letitia James last Thursday filed a lawsuit against River Valley Estates, LLC (River Valley), a mobile home park in Sullivan County, and its operators, George Levin and Gayla Sue Levin, for years of failing to maintain...

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Ian Horswill

International

EQT’s Metlifecare increases retirement village portfolio by 50% in 3.5 years

Since leaving the New Zealand stock exchange in 2020 when Swedish private equity firm EQT took over the business, the Auckland-based operator has been transformed by its five-year Full Potential Plan initiated in 2021. “We really have gone through...

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Ian Horswill

International

Promotional video for a senior living resort has 6.4M views – shame it’s not in Australia

Said to be Malaysia’s first purpose-built senior living resort, Millennia Village in Seremban, approximately an hour drive from Kuala Lumpur, is on a13ha site. It is the brainchild of John Chia, Chairman and Managing Director of semiconductor...

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Ian Horswill