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5 hours ago

Government Policy

South Australia considering allowing six-storey retirement villages

Consultation is now open for the proposed amendment proposing changes to the planning rules to enable a wider variety of housing and more flexibility for building apartment-style homes and retirement living across the state, states a state...

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7 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Estia Health buys seven homes from David Di Pilla’s Aurrum Aged Care

The two businesses have announced Bain Capital-owned Estia Health will buy Aurrum Aged Care’s three homes on the NSW Central Coast in Erina, Norah Head, and Wyoming and the four homes in Melbourne - Brunswick, Healesville, Plenty, and Reservoir -...

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8 hours ago

Aspen Group’s $70M affordable Build to Rent development lodged in Adelaide

The ASX-listed affordable accommodation provider has lodged a development application with Norwood, Payneham and St Peters Council to build a six-storey building with 78 fully furnished Build to Rent studio and one-bedroom apartments, 12...

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09 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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09 Jan 2025

Community Living

Stockland launches its first over 50s community in Ipswich, QLD

Halcyon Providence is the developer’s latest over 50s community within one of its masterplanned communities.

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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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Stockwell’s Solana Lifestyle Resorts lodge plans for fifth over 50s resort in QLD

Stockwell Development Group has applied to Bundaberg Regional Council to build a Solana Lifestyle Resort with 403 single-storey two-bedroom homes over eight stages on 17ha of land at Bargara, a popular location for retirement living communities.

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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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Mergers & Acquisitions

Regis acquires BodeWell Community Care to double its home care business revenue to $30M a year

Managing Director and CEO Dr Linda Mellors acknowledged the opportunity the ageing population and the consumer preference to age in place behind its decision to buy the Knowles Group’s in-home services business, launched in 2007.

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Construction of new aged care home at RFBI Cessnock Masonic Village to start soon

The Not For Profit owner and operator of residential aged care homes, retirement villages and home care in NSW and the ACT has appointed Planix Projects and Hines Constructions to build a modern home for residents in the Hunter Valley city, 154km...

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06 Jan 2025

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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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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