In the Headlines

Villages.com.au website traffic soars 16.7% this month alone

The traditional spike in interest in retirement villages and land lease communities at the start of the year shows no signs of stopping. From the analytics, January 2025 saw a 6% increase in users Year On Year and February has seen a continuation of...

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Ian Horswill

17 Feb 2025

In the Headlines

Calvary Health Care turns retirement village into its first rental village

The Catholic provider’s Sydney Williams retirement village in Doncaster East, 20km east of Melbourne’s CBD, will operate as a seniors’ rental site due to community need as cost-of-living pressures impact seniors. The...

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Ian Horswill

29 Jan 2025

News & Headlines

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

Chris Baynes

New Aged Care Act – and Plan B co-contribution funding – was achieved just three years to the day from when the sector was called to mobilise

In November 2021, the editorial team here at DCM/The SOURCE sat down and discussed what is the future for aged care. To be blunt, there was no optimism in the sector as operators racked up month after month of financial losses.

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Chris Baynes

22 Nov 2024

In the Headlines

Aveo Group’s $11M settlement saved the retirement living sector

The capitulation by the class action lawyers Levitt Robinson in its six-year bid to score a speculated $100 million-plus from village operator Aveo Group, claiming dodgy contracts and deals with residents, saved the retirement village sector months...

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Ian Horswill

03 Apr 2023

In the Headlines

Retirement Living Council says ABC 7.30 retirement living coverage is activist journalism

The Retirement Living Council has told the ABC its “campaign” against the retirement living sector is clearly in breach of the taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s Editorial Policies, Principles and Standards, particularly in relation to impartiality...

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Ian Horswill

22 Oct 2024

In the Headlines

$13.5B land lease community penetration rate now estimated 3% compared to 1.6% in 2021 with demand unsatisfied: Chadwick Property Valuers

The Retirement Living Council states 250,000 people live in retirement living; the Chadwick Land Lease Communities (LLC) Industry Report September 2024 estimates 135,000 people now live in the $13.5 billion land lease communities’ sector. “In...

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Ian Horswill

22 Oct 2024

In the Headlines

Lifestyle Communities aligns with a sporting club’s women’s side to put on its best face

Now the land lease operator, based in South Melbourne, has struck a partnership with another AFL club, Geelong Cats for the 2024 AFLW season

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Ian Horswill

16 Sep 2024

News & Headlines

The concessions the Govt made to the Opposition to see the new Aged Care Act tabled in Parliament

Shadow Minister for Aged Care, Senator Anne Ruston wanted to make it clear “this is Labor’s package of reforms” for the aged care sector. The Opposition though has achieved significant changes as it negotiated with the Government. These include:

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Ian Horswill

12 Sep 2024

News & Headlines

Media reports: aged care reform deal is close

The Coalition held a snap Shadow Cabinet meeting at 8:30am this morning – followed by a snap party room meeting at 10:30am to discuss the Government’s aged care reforms, according to media reports. Media reports suggest that Labor has made...

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Lauren Broomham

12 Sep 2024

In the Headlines

Exclusive: Adrian Puljich launches new boutique land lease business with $500M pipeline

The innovative and prominent over-50s land lease lifestyle resort operator has launched a new venture, Allira, with plans for four boutique over-50s lifestyle resorts totalling 1,004 homes, with development applications lodged for all. Alira will...

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Ian Horswill

09 Sep 2024

Sector Moves & People

Ryman Healthcare sacrifices Australian CEO Cam Holland as it adds 10% to its DMF and ups its weekly fee policy

Ryman Healthcare Australia CEO Cameron Holland has opted to leave the NZ publicly listed group as it implements a comprehensive management restructure. He joined the group in April 2021. Ryman NZ has had a horror two years with an $855M long term...

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Ian Horswill

02 Sep 2024

Sector Moves/People

Allam Property Group Founder Barney Allam OAM leaves a legacy

Barney Allam, who founded Allam Property Group in 1991, passed on Sunday, 4 August, following a brief illness. Allam launched its first land lease community, the 198-home Monterey at Camden Haven in Kendall, 30km from Port Macquarie, in February...

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Ian Horswill

13 Aug 2024