Community Living

Adrian Puljich has approval for Australia’s first vertical land lease lifestyle resort

GemLife Director and CEO Adrian Puljich speaks about Australia’s first vertical land lease community. GemLife Currumbin Waters, and how he intends taking the model acorss Australia.

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Ian Horswill

14 Jan 2025

Opinion

Today, with 78-year-old President Trump in America and 30-something Adrian Puljich and Patrick Abolakian in Australia, each stand out – but we are in better hands

What a day. The US and the world looks to Trump to make America (and the world?) great with his inauguration and his deportation of immigrants. Here in Australia’s seniors living sector, we have two sons of immigrants leading the way to support...

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Chris Baynes

21 Jan 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Eureka Group to sell $25M-$30M of its over 55s rental communities

The first sale by the nation’s only pure-play provider of rental communities will be its village in Mount Gambier, the second most populated city in South Australia, 450km from the state capital Adelaide, for $5 million, slightly below the 30 June...

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Ian Horswill

06 Jan 2025

Opinion

Ahead of the Federal Election, The SOURCE asks CEOs for their aged care wishlist

With politicians already on the campaign trail before a date has been announced for this year’s Federal election, The Weekly SOURCE is asking CEOs across the ageing sector what they want from the politicians now. Byron Cannon, Chief Executive...

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Caroline Egan

23 Jan 2025

Aged Care

ACCPA to RIP as Ageing Australia is born on 30 January

Three months after The Weekly SOURCE’s Editor Lauren Broomham broke the story that the Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) was changing its name to Ageing Australia, we can now report the peak body name change will take effect at the end of this month.

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Caroline Egan

23 Jan 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Why Ingenia Communities is winding up its five managed funds

CEO John Carfi said the decision to wind up its managed funds was consistent with the Ingenia’s intention to refine its portfolio and simplify operations. “The capital released will contribute toward further investment in our development...

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Ian Horswill

09 Jan 2025

Community Living

Aveo chosen by NSW Government as partner to turn Manly Hospital site in Sydney into seniors’ housing

First established in 1896, Manly Hospital on Sydney’s Northern Beaches was closed in 2018 following the relocation of services to the 488-bed Northern Beaches Hospital, operated and maintained by Healthscope, at Frenchs Forest, 13km north of...

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Ian Horswill

18 Dec 2024

Government Policy

Great news for retirement village operators planning developments in NSW

The criteria for the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority includes seniors housing specifically as a priority on its delivery. The Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) will lead a new streamlined State Significant Development (SSD) pathway and...

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Ian Horswill

06 Jan 2025

Legal Issues

Residents of Retirement Villages Victoria “bitterly disappointed” with new law being passed

With the Retirement Villages Amendment Bill making its way through the Victorian Parliament, Residents of Retirement Villages Victoria President Helen Betros, pictured at the DCM Instutute’s VILLAGE SUMMIT in November last year, has spoken about the...

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Ian Horswill

06 Jan 2025

Development

Is Adrian Puljich the ageing sector’s most active operator?

The innovative and prominent over-50s land lease lifestyle resort operator launched Aliria, solely owned and directed by himself in September last year, which sits with the booming GemLife and Living Gems businesses, which he also heads as Director...

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Ian Horswill

08 Jan 2025

Retirement and Community Living

The Not For Profit with waiting lists at all seven of its retirement villages

Southern Cross Care (WA) has seen 58 new residents into its seven retirement villages, six within Perth and its Donovan Village in Forrestfield, a suburb of the City of Kalamunda, 15km southeast of Western Australia’s capital city. With the state’s...

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Ian Horswill

08 Jan 2025

Development

Third.i annouce Decode Construction as builder of The Merewether retirement village in Newcastle, NSW

More than seven years in the planning, the projected retirement village integrates the residential development, The Merewether Residences, and the existing 18-hole golf course in the suburb, 3km from the city of Newcastle.

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Ian Horswill

15 Jan 2025

Government Policy

New modular homes for seniors in West Australian town

Just three two-bedroom, one-bathroom homes will be available for seniors on the housing waitlist in Manjimup, a town 307km south of the state capital, Perth, in early 2025. The modular houses have been added to the 26-lot Cherry Glades development site...

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Ian Horswill

10 Jan 2025