Awards

DCM Institute participant Deon Moran named Qld Village Manager of Year

The active member of the nation’s leading training program for Village Managers received the most nominations for the state award. A resident of BlueCare’s Fraser Shores 1 retirement community in Hervey Bay, on Queensland’s Fraser Coast...

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Ian Horswill

24 Feb 2025

Sector Moves & People

Tracy Morgan appointed Board Chair of Anglicare Southern Queensland

“Tracy brings a deep expertise in financial oversight, risk management, and organisational transition and is experienced in driving sustainable and effective governance within complex environments,” said the Not For Profit in a statement

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Ian Horswill

24 Feb 2025

Awards

The Royce retirement village Ambassador Royce Simmons awarded OAM

Royce, who is also a resident, has been recognised for his service to rugby league as a player and a coach. “It’s a great honour; you’ve only got to look at some of the other people that have got it. To be compared to some of those other...

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025

Awards

GemLife Moreton Bay first land lease community in Australia awarded 5 Star Green Star Communities rating

The $340 million flagship over 50s community under construction in Burpengary is in the second stage of homes, with a limited release of 8 lakeside homes, part of the premium Emerald Collection, released this month. These eight homes offer bespoke...

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025

Technology

Telstra Health wins second award for aged care risk-identification tool

Australia’s first electronic risk prediction tool for deterioration in aged care residents has won Research Australia’s Digital & Data Health Innovation Award for 2024. The tool uses natural language processing and machine learning to analyse the data and track 36 markers of deterioration.

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Caroline Egan

28 Nov 2024

Awards

Family-owned Pine Needles Village named NSW Land Lease Community of the Year

“Winning this award is a testament to our team’s hard work and commitment to excellence and we are incredibly proud to be recognised,” said the owner Jenny Phillips, who started the over-55s land lease community in Erina, 81km north-northeast...

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Ian Horswill

25 Nov 2024

Awards

Why Keyton’s GRESB sustainability benchmarks are important

For the fifth year running the nation’s leading retirement village operator achieved a 5-star Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), this year for its development portfolio and a 4-star for its existing villages in the non-listed...

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Ian Horswill

18 Nov 2024

Awards

Brightwater Care Group’s only retirement village named Best Retirement Living Operation at 2024 WA Property Awards

Kingsway Court retirement village in Madeley, 20km north of Perth, WA, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with residents coming together in the newly refurbished clubhouse to toast the past and the future. Positive referrals by residents have...

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Ian Horswill

21 Oct 2024

Awards

Palm Lake Works win Master Builders Association Sunshine Coast awards for fifth successive year

The company, the building team behind all Palm Lake Resort construction projects, won two awards at the recent event. Master Builders Association Sunshine Coast judges named Palm Lake Resort Pelican Waters’ “Cimarron” two-storey display...

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Ian Horswill

01 Oct 2024

Awards

Aveo wins Best Use of Video at 2024 Internal Talent Awards

Its ‘Bring Your Passion to Life’ campaign won the retirement village operator, owned by Brookfield, a national accolade for excellence at the 2024 Internal Talent Awards (ITAs). The ITAs recognise the highest performing recruitment teams across...

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Ian Horswill

16 Sep 2024

Sector Moves & People

John Collyns retires after 17 years as Retirement Villages Association NZ Executive Director

RVA NZ President Graham Wilkinson awarded John life membership after 17 years of leadership of the national industry organisation at its annual conference in Wellington last week. The RVA NZ is internationally regarded as the most effective village...

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Ian Horswill

02 Sep 2024

Redevelopments

Only in SATURDAY: how seven CEOs brought their organisations back from the brink

The introduction of the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) in 2022 was lauded as a gamechanger for the sector – two years on, the reality is very different. While many operators are benefiting from the increasing AN-ACC price...

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Ian Horswill

27 Aug 2024

Awards

The Salvation Army’s Affordable Housing Complex in Chermside, Brisbane, wins Property Council State/Territory Development of the Year award

Built by Total Construction with architects DC8Studio, the three storey, 26 two- and three-bedroom unit Affordable Housing Complex now goes into the Property Council’s National Innovation & Excellence Awards in Sydney next month. Mainly funded...

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Ian Horswill

27 Aug 2024