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18 Feb 2025

Government Policy

Hospital in the Home in retirement villages pilot: Ageing Australia’s Pre-Budget submission

Ageing Australia’s Pre-Budget submission

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Oxford Properties Group tipped to vie for $3B+ retirement village operator Aveo

Oxford is part of the Canadian global pension investor OMERs, and has reportedly made an offer for the Brookfield-owned retirement village operator. Oxford is also behind the Indi Build to Rent brand in Melbourne and Sydney and has a 50% stake in...

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Community Living

Serenitas has development pipeline of 2,300 land lease homes, reports Mirvac

In announcing its 1H25 financial result on Friday, the Mirvac’s CEO Cambell Hannan said “Our land lease business has grown by 15% to over 7,000 lots since our initial acquisition 12 months ago and is well placed to capture demand in this...

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Community Living

Only in SATURDAY: $200K to refurbish a village unit? It’s happening

Jolyon Good (pictured above), who has been operating Good Constructions with his wife Jayne, entered the retirement village sector six years ago. Today, refurbishing ageing villages makes up the majority of their business which has now expanded from...

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‘Halfway house between a retirement village and a nursing home’

Self-described as a new concept, Christian Homes Tasmania wants to “revolutionise” aged care with plans for a $90m development including hotel styled independent living described as “a halfway house between a retirement village and a nursing...

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Sector Moves & People

Lyndel Gray resigns as CEO of NSW Land Lease Living Industry Assn and NSW Caravan and Camping Industry Assn

After 13 years at the helm, Lyndel will step down at the beginning of May. She has been instrumental in building its reputation as the peak body for the industries in NSW. “There is still enormous potential for growth, but the time is right for me...

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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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Amara Cremorne by Pathways’ $87.5M senior living development recommended for approval

Despite the objection of North Sydney Council, who also imposed heritage orders on six buildings in Graeme Skerritt’s development, the State Significant Development is recommended for approval by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The department’s report approving the proposal and its reasons has just been published.

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Sector Expert Partners

DCM Institute’s inaugural Lunch & Learn event a success

100% of the 100+ NSW Village Managers who attended agree: this is one initiative not to be missed: the DCM Institutes first Lunch & Learn. The DCM Institute held an exclusive event for NSW participants in their professional development program...

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Community Living

Reside Communities to launch development of two new village stages with new offering “soon”

CEO and Co-Founder Glen Brown said the Queensland boutique retirement living business with over 1000 homes built or in the pipeline is gearing up for two launches next month. “Fairway Carindale Stage 2 is being publicly launched to the market in...

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Anglicare’s 24-storey continuum of care proposal in Merrylands, Sydney

The Not for Profit is requesting Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) to prepare its plans for the 2106msq site in the Cumberland City Council local government area (LGA). The area is rapidly undergoing a transition to...

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Ecove Group propose senior living within the 3 level podium below a further all age 22 levels

An Environmental Impact Statement by Ethos Urban for the proposed 348 home development in Rhodes, 12km west of Sydney’s CBD, has been submitted as part of a State Significant Development. It is classified as a mixed-use development comprising seven...

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