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Eleventh Ryman village in VIC planned for upmarket Bayside

Nov 25 2019 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

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Ryman Healthcare is planning to build a new $180 million retirement village at Highett, 15km southeast of Melbourne’s CBD.

The 1.2-hectare Graham Road site is close to Highett train station and Southland Shopping Centre.

The village will be and is in a popular Bayside location.

Ryman opened its first village at Wheelers Hill in Melbourne in 2014 and now has more than 650 residents in Victoria.

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