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LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 presentation videos available on YouTube: Chris Baynes’ opener

DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes launched the LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 with a national landscape review to a sold-out audience of the leading executives from the ageing sector. The SUMMIT program was curated to lead delegates through the significant challenges...

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Government Policy

A local government recognising the need for seniors housing

Perth’s largest local government area has 20% of its population over the age of 55. By 2036, the region will need 918 extra aged care beds and 1,300 more retirement village units, the City of Swan states. It decided to act and in 2024 sold Elvire...

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Fresh Hope Communities inaugural CEO Daniel Dwyer farewelled

Daniel was appointed the inaugural CEO of the organisation, formerly known as Churches of Christ Community Care, in November 2020, having been Director, Group Operations since October 2016. He was farewelled last Friday after tendering his...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Bids for Brookfield’s retirement village operator Aveo are in

The Canadian multinational investment firm with over US$1 trillion of assets under management placed its retirement village owner/operator up for sale in June last year Bids for Aveo closed on Friday last week, The Australian reported. With a $3...

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Out of the Ordinary

“I can still recall the curious smirks and audible laughter”: LDK Seniors’ Living takes $200M plus for new village Amberfield without advertising

Bryon Cannon, CEO of what he told the LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 is a home care operator within a retirement village setting, urged the retirement living executives to consider breaking from the DMF model. LDK Seniors’ Living Village Membership, which is...

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SATURDAY means business: Government cannot deliver the future alone

DCM Group Editor Lauren Broomham writes in the new SATURDAY magazinbe issue the ageing sector needs a vision and a cohesive plan to address the escalating demand for aged care services and accommodation. “It can’t be business as usual...

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Funding

Looking to buy? Keyton increases debt with retirement living sector’s first green loan

When the leading owner and operator of retirement villages put its Western Australia portfolio up for sale last September, speculation rose why it needed the money. Now Keyton has increased its debt facilities to $1.3 billion with a significant...

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Development

New Stockland Halcyon land lease community part of latest residential release

Rivermont, a new masterplanned community in Waraba, 49km north of Brisbane’s CBD, will include a Halcyon over 50s community designed specifically for active retirees and rightsizers. Stockland General Manager QLD Development, David Laner, said the...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

IPLiving about to acquire fourth retirement village, LEADERS SUMMIT hears

Mark Fay, CEO of the new purpose-led retirement living business IPLiving, told LEADERS SUMMIT it would look to buy retirement villages outside of Victoria after stating it was about to buy its fourth in the state. “We have three existing villages...

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Land Lease Living NSW Assn COO Wayne Lange to be its new CEO

After an extensive recruitment process, in which the association received over 100 applications, the board chose to replace Lyndal Gray from within and is confident that Wayne is the ideal leader to guide them into the future. Wayne joined the...

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Development

Purrkanaitya Aboriginal Elders Village in Bedford Park, SA, building begins after $5.15M grant

The elders’ village in the southern suburb of Adelaide will include 40 culturally appropriate one-bedroom social dwellings, which will include the necessary infrastructure to promote independent living within a community setting for Aboriginal...

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Sector Expert Partners

Levande appoint a new strategic, creative and branding partner

Effective immediately, the retirement operator Levande has chosen 303 MullenLowe as its new strategic, creative and branding partner after a competitive pitch. Levande, owned by EQT Infrastructure, has more than 9,000 residents living in 59...

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