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Ian
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Catholic Health Australia want aged care at forefront of election campaign again

Tom Symondson, Ageing Australia Chief Executive Officer, said three weeks ago the timelime for implementing Support at Home was “bordering on impossible” and said after the Federal Budget on Tuesday the $10,000 per provider for critical upgrades to...

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Ian Horswill

17 hours ago

Aged Care

Aged care peak bodies react to the 2025 Federal Budget

A missed opportunity describes how the ageing sector feels about last night’s Budget announcement. Jason Kara, the CEO of Catholic Health Australia (CHA), said despite the significant investments in aged care over the past 18 months, CHA has warned...

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Ian Horswill

26 Mar 2025

Government Policy

Budget 2025: what it means for aged care providers

The Federal Budget announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday night has built upon the reforms already taking place, but failed to allocate any money or end the uncertainty providers are facing with the implementation of the new Support at Home...

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Ian Horswill

26 Mar 2025

Sector Moves & People

Picture Special: LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 suppliers and network breaks

Record numbers attended the sold out LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 in the Hyatt Regency, Sydney, and, as any conference organiser knows, its suppliers rooms makes the event that extra special. Here is our picture tribute with photos by Anthony Evans: More...

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Ian Horswill

25 Mar 2025

Government Policy

Will Retirement Living Council’s calls for reform be heard tonight?

The Federal Budget is released tonight and with the Labor government leaking several major announcements, it appears helping retirees is off the list. The Retirement Living Council (RLC) last Tuesday released a new report “Removing Rightsizing...

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Ian Horswill

25 Mar 2025

Retirement and Community Living

Despite village operators’ lobbying, future senior housing development in NSW is ‘road kill’

Retirement by Moran Managing Director Sally Taylor voiced the disappointment of the sector at LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 after the State Government released a housekeeping amendment to the Housing State Environmental Planning Policy. “Myself and quite...

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Ian Horswill

24 Mar 2025

Community Living

Still time to be part of the StewartBrown Retirement Living Performance Survey

Stuart Hutcheon, Managing Partner at the business and tax accountants, who have a seat at the table with the Department of Health and Aged Care, told LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 its inaugural retirement living performance survey is powering forward. With...

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Ian Horswill

24 Mar 2025

Technology

300,000+ homes power cut by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred but not this over 50s land lease community

More than 44,000 homes on the Gold Coast still remained without power when Prospecta Utilities CEO Mark Langdon spoke at the LEADERS SUMMIT in Sydney last Wednesday. He told how Prospecta Utilities’ private wireless 5G network at GemLife Gold...

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Ian Horswill

24 Mar 2025

Development

Startup Hyegrove Willoughby on track to sell 111 integrated aged care village apartments before it opens

For a new entrant to the retirement living sector, Patrick Abolakian impressed with an expansive vision for the RV sector at the sold-out LEADERS SUMMIT last Wednesday. Over 80% of the 111 apartments, at an average price of $2.8 million ($28,000 per...

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Ian Horswill

24 Mar 2025

Community Living

Anglicare releases documentary ‘Unashamedly Old... But Won’t Be Told’ as Woolooware Shores’ final stage launches

The final release of 78 premium residences across two buildings, completes the $263 million luxury retirement village with a total of 441-apartments, constructed by Growthbuilt. The release of the one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, suites...

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Ian Horswill

24 Mar 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Aveo decides to keep its two Tasmanian retirement villages as part of sale

In April 2024, the Brookfield-owned retirement village operator announced it was selling its 15 retirement villages in South Australia and its two villages in Tasmania to become an East Coast operator. In August last year, Aveo announced it had sold...

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Ian Horswill

24 Mar 2025

Development

Work begins on Noble family’s $75M over 50s gated lifestyle resort in southeastern Tasmania

Stage One of the Noble Life’s resort in New Norfolk, a riverside town 20km from Hobart, will see 26 two- and three-bedroom homes built. Civil works began earlier this month on the 186-homes New Norfolk Resort land lease community on 9.5ha of land...

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Ian Horswill

24 Mar 2025

Development

Only 13 of 51 new apartments launched at Levande Pine Lake retirement village on Gold Coast remain for sale

Chief Executive Officer Kevin McCoy opened the new apartments in a ceremony in Elanora last Wednesday. The new apartments - $695,000 to $765,000 (one-bedroom, one bathroom) and $775,000 to $1.2 million (two-bedroom, two bathroom) - mean the village...

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Ian Horswill

24 Mar 2025