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07 Mar 2025

BaptistCare announce leadership team for new entity after merger finalised

The successful completion of the merger between Baptcare(VIC, TAS, SA), Baptist Care SA and BaptistCare (NSW, ACT, WA) has been announced with the new entity to be known as BaptistCare. “This merger is about much more than pooling resources; it’s...

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07 Mar 2025

Community Living MULTI

Retirement Living Council convinces ACQSC to review proposed retirement village liquidity requirements and extend deadline

Retirement Living Council (RLC) Executive Director Daniel Gannon and his operator members have successfully convinced in a meeting today with representatives of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) that it should rework its Financial...

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06 Mar 2025

Viv Allanson OAM to retire after 31 years as CEO of Maroba

Outspoken and dedicated to the residential aged care sector, Viv has had 31 years at the helm of Maroba in Waratah, Newcastle, and 50 years as a Registered Nurse. “Viv’s contributions to Maroba and the aged care sector have been nothing...

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06 Mar 2025

Home Care

Top 5 home care provider Home Instead Australia changes its name

The 20-year-old organisation, which provides home care services to more than 13,000 clients and employs 5,000 people across the country, has rebranded as Dovida Australia. The new name marks the end of its long affiliation with the global Home...

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06 Mar 2025

News & Headlines

1,000-plus retirement villages and aged care facilities preparing for the worst when Cyclone Alfred hits

More than 1,000 retirement villages, land lease communities and residential aged care homes in southeast Queensland and northern NSW are working flat out to ensure they are fully ready for the landfall of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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05 Mar 2025

Community Living

Are retirement living operators experiencing sales challenges?

If your business has rooms going begging and costing you money, then contact Alex Jovovic alex. jovovic@thedcmgroup. com. au and/or Adrian Leppard adrian. leppard@thedcmgroup. com. au

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Community Living

1H25 financial reports reveal Stockland and Ingenia land lease community pipelines strong

The cost of living is clearly hitting parts of the retirement living sector, with the property downturn particularly severe in Victoria. Stockland through its Halcyon brand and Ingenia Communities’ Ingenia Lifestyle division are leading the sector...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Over 6ha land lease community Palms Village owned by three families sells for about $24M to private individual

Originally developed as a caravan park during the seventies, Palms Village has been transformed into an over 50s land lease community of 226 sites housing around 300 residents. The Logan, Eastaway and Cahill families have continue the tradition...

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Community Living

Eureka has $100M+ pipeline with all-age communities the focus

Chief Executive Officer Simon Owen, who took on the role at Eureka in August last year, said he is committed to continue to expand the Eureka business with all-age rental communities the focus. “Eureka’s pipeline of acquisition opportunities...

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Russell Banham to replace Eureka’s retiring Executive Chairman Murray Boyte

Murray has been Executive Chairman of the ASX-listed pure-play seniors’ rental land lease operator for the past seven years. He assumed the additional role of Chief Executive Officer when Cameron Taylor suffered a non work-related accident in...

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Housing

SATURDAY magazine – it’s your business: affordable seniors’ housing on the back of a ute

Designed for ageing in place? Check. Up to three or four bedrooms? Check. Can be folded down to 2.5 metres wide? Check. Innovative VanHomes is making the old granny flat look like the doghouse. Full story in SATURDAY magazine. Considering...

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UnitingCare Queensland CEO Craig Barke to quit at end of June 2025

After 14 years at the helm of the conglomerate of household care brands, including BlueCare, UnitingCare, ARRCS, Lifeline in Queensland, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital...

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