The Shoreline General Manager Brett Kelly said it is all systems go at the Bachrach Naumburger Group’s first venture into retirement living and residential aged care in Coffs Harbour in Northern NSW.

The $150 million co-located development will, when complete, have 169 independent living units and 120 aged care beds. Its first two stages comprise 99 units and an aged care home. A 11-storey tower of 57 independent living apartments, with 13 ground floor villas, will follow later.

“Local Builders, FM Glenn, have a done a fantastic job in getting us to this stage and the final push is now on to achieve an October opening,” said Brett, the former Nambucca Valley Care (now NVC Group) Chief Operating Officer.

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The Shoreline, which will be the biggest retirement and aged care community in Coffs Harbour and surrounds, has sold off-the plan 58 of the 77 luxury apartments in the first stage. Another six of the 22 apartments in the second stage have been snapped up.

“A number of our residents have already sold their homes and they will be among the first to move in,” said Brett.

“We held a number of information sessions to recruit staff and that went exceptionally well. We have now moved to interviews, interest remains very strong, and the quality of applications is very high.”

Although the development has been delayed due to COVID-19, wet weather and labour shortages, remarkably for a project of this size, it will only be around six months behind schedule.