Development

Lincoln Place proposes 325-home land lease community for QLD’s Mackay region

Rapidly expanding Lincoln Place has submitted a development application to Mackay Regional Council for a 325-home over-50s land lease community on a 16.5ha site at Greenmount, about 21km south-west of Mackay’s CBD.

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Ian Horswill

13 hours ago

Record Breaking

This $55M land lease community club looks like a 5-star resort – and it’s just for over-50s

Palm Lake Group has unveiled The Springs Country Club at Palm Lake Resort Pelican Waters on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast – a $55 million, 15,000m² architectural showpiece that could easily pass for a luxury resort.

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Ian Horswill

13 hours ago

Community Living

More than 400 attend launch of Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club’s ‘The Riverly’ seniors living project

More than 400 people turned out for the launch of The Riverly, a $40 million retirement living development opposite Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club in Denistone, 16km north-west of the Sydney CBD.

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Ian Horswill

14 hours ago

Development

Christian Homes Tasmania retirement village recommended for approval – with $200K bill

Kingborough Council officers have recommended approval for 44 independent living units – arranged as 22 duplexes plus a communal building – at Pinnacle Village in Kingston, on Hobart’s outskirts, but with extensive conditions attached.

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Ian Horswill

14 hours ago

Development

Gymea Bowls lodges plan for 130 independent living units in Sydney’s south

NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully has signed an order declaring specified development on the Gymea Bowls site to be State Significant Development (SSD), enabling assessment at the State level rather than through local Council.

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Ian Horswill

14 hours ago

Development

Catholic Healthcare commences new stage at Jemalong Retirement Village in Forbes, NSW

Catholic Healthcare has begun the next stage at Jemalong Retirement Village in Forbes, 374km west of Sydney, adding a new community centre and seven villas.

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Ian Horswill

15 hours ago

Rebuilds

$2 million-plus a bed in Victoria – are they framed in gold?

The Allan Government says construction is underway on a new $69.7 million public aged care facility at Maffra District Hospital, 220km east of Melbourne.

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Ian Horswill

24 Oct 2025

Development

Keyton starts construction of third retirement living building at Brisbane racecourse

Keyton – operator of more than 75 retirement villages – has begun construction of Magnolia House, the third of five buildings at Bernborough Ascot, beside Doomben Racecourse in Ascot, 8km north-east of Brisbane’s CBD.

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Ian Horswill

24 Oct 2025

Development

Summerset breaks ground on fourth Victorian continuum-of-care village

New Zealand operator Summerset, which has 40 villages completed or in development across Australia and New Zealand, has marked the start of its fourth Victorian village with a sod-turning at Oakleigh South, 17km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD, ahead of construction commencing next week.

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Ian Horswill

24 Oct 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

GemLife approved to build 251-home land lease resort on QLD’s Sunshine Coast

ASX-listed GemLife has secured approval to deliver a $267 million, 251-home over-50s land lease resort at the Glass House Mountains on the Sunshine Coast hinterland – its seventh development approval in South East Queensland this year.

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Ian Horswill

24 Oct 2025

Community Living

RetireAustralia launches marketing campaign for its Arcadia village in Brisbane

RetireAustralia has kicked off the marketing campaign for Arcadia, its 30th retirement village – tapping Brisbane agency New Word Order to handle naming, brand and a full launch across channels.

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Ian Horswill

21 Oct 2025

Development

Indigo by Moran: first look at Narrabeen village replacing Wesley Taylor site

A Sustainability Report by Northrop Consulting Engineers has revealed the first full scope for Indigo by Moran – a $220 million redevelopment of the 9,234sqm former Wesley Taylor Village and Residential Aged Care site in Narrabeen, 23km north-east of Sydney’s CBD.

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Ian Horswill

20 Oct 2025

Redevelopments

$500M plan to remake Uniting Waverley Estate enters assessment

Uniting NSW.ACT’s biggest redevelopment on record – transforming the historic Waverley hospital into a “health and wellness precinct” – has moved to the assessment stage as a NSW State Significant Development (SSD) application.

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Ian Horswill

20 Oct 2025