Michael Coddington, the former CEO of Kurri Kurri Community Services, formed Imagining for Good and Building for Good Australia in January this year. 

He told Port Stephens Council of his plan, which was approved, to turn Tilligerry Plaza at Tanilba Bay, which is derelict and sat vacant for nearly 20 years, into a seniors independent living village. 

“This project began a little over two years ago,” Michael (pictured) said. “The parties involved…pursuing their commitment to accessible housing came up with this proposal.” 

The village, to be called The Caswell, will be a grouping of 51 single and two-bedroom villas with a communal clubhouse and facilities with staff employed 24/7, including nurses to provide on-site care to residents. 

The development is in accordance with the council’s aim to increase housing density in already developed areas, reducing the need for clearing new areas of land and making it easier to utilise existing infrastructure and community services. 

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