Saturday Part 2 of our Innovators series in first SATURDAY magazine of 2025 In our first edition of SATURDAY for 2025, we profile Group Homes Australia, Silverchain, and Home Instead, and others. Click here Lauren Broomham 30 Jan 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... Click here Ian Horswill 29 Jan 2025
Development There is no DA yet but Aliria’s next land lease community revealed with rentals added Adrian Puljich has revealed the location for the first two boutique land lease communities for his own personal land lease brand. JRT Group began the building of Aliria on Dean in Berserker, about 6km northeast of Rockhampton’s CBD., in December... Click here Ian Horswill 28 Jan 2025
Government Policy Regulatory changes, including Asset Management Plans, for retirement village operators in NSW Major changes to the mandatory Asset Management Plan, the bane of life for all village managers, are planned by the NSW Government. Fair Trading wants stakeholders to have a say on the proposed changes. “The updates aim to improve transparency for... Click here Ian Horswill 28 Jan 2025
Development Central Element now plan $250M luxurious CAPs development for seniors just 7km from Sydney CBD The development company has bought a neighbouring block on the Pacific Highway at Greenwich and its new development application to Lane Cove Council reveals plans for two mixed-used Community Apartment Project (CAP) buildings for seniors, with... Click here Ian Horswill 27 Jan 2025
Out of the Ordinary $1.7M for a manufactured home with the suburb’s median price $868k - is the $10.5M clubhouse a winning factor? Operators are continually improving its high-end amenities, NSW Land Lease Living Industry Association CEO, Lyndel Gray says. “Developers are raising the bar with resort-style facilities to meet the desires of discerning home buyers who want... Click here Ian Horswill 27 Jan 2025
Development Third.i annouce Decode Construction as builder of The Merewether retirement village in Newcastle, NSW More than seven years in the planning, the projected retirement village integrates the residential development, The Merewether Residences, and the existing 18-hole golf course in the suburb, 3km from the city of Newcastle. Click here Ian Horswill 15 Jan 2025
Development 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. Click here Ian Horswill 08 Jan 2025
Government Policy 600 residents from four villages seek rate cut from local council There is unrest among seniors in Victoria’s Gippsland region, 135km east of Melbourne. 600 residents living in Benetas’ Dalkeith Heights Retirement Village Traralgon, the community-run Latrobe Valley Retirement Village Morwell, The Range... Click here Ian Horswill 27 Jan 2025
Government Policy $5.2M over three years for pilot program for Retirement Living Council’s Shared Care concept The concept, the brainchild of Cameron Holland, the former CEO of Ryman Healthcare Australia, is likely to happen. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced last month $5.2 million over three years from FY26 to initiate a pilot program that will “allow... Click here Ian Horswill 27 Jan 2025
Sector Moves & People Eureka’s Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary resigns In a statement to the ASX on Friday, the only pure-play seniors’ rental village operator announced Laura Fanning had left the business ”to pursue new opportunities”. Laura will remain the role she has held for six-and-a-half years until late... Click here Ian Horswill 27 Jan 2025
Community Living Elka Capital and Assembly Funds Management land lease community brand revealed: Springtree It was in October last year, The Weekly SOURCE reported the new entrants to the senior’ land lease community sector had bought two sites in Victoria. Now it can be revealed the brand created by Elka Capital, the creation of David Laing and Tom... Click here Ian Horswill 27 Jan 2025
Housing News Social and senior housing. 33 desperate Northern Beaches women turned away each month. How can the Prime Minister smile? Throughout Australia the need for social housing, particularly seniors, continues to grow. Narelle Hand “Older women are needing safe affordable housing more than ever,” said Narelle Hand, Chief Executive Officer at Northern Beaches Women’s... Click here Ian Horswill 27 Jan 2025
