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Ian
Horswill

Going Up: In his own words GemLife Director and CEO Adrian Puljich only in SATURDAY

The most dynamic operator in the sector explains in detail how he will build the first vertical land lease community in Australia only in SATURDAY subscription magazine. “This is a housing crisis of proportions never seen before in this country. I...

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Ian Horswill

14 hours ago

Development

Levande CEO and residents celebrate as objections to Oak Grange retirement village redevelopment in Melbourne thrown out

Kevin McCoy and his development executives can now go ahead with a major redevelopment of the village built in 1985 in what is one of Melbourne’s wealthiest suburbs. Objectors to the redevelopment put Levande before the Victorian Civil and...

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Ian Horswill

15 hours ago

Sector Moves & People

NSW Fair Trading and RVRA at DCM Institute’s first Lunch ‘N’ Learn virtual event

The event, which is exclusively available to participants in the DCM Institute’s professional development program, will form part of the consultation process for changes to The Retirement Villages Regulation 2025. NSW Fair Trading wants...

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Ian Horswill

16 hours ago

Government Policy

More than 20 retirement village operators want Shared Care trial

The concept of Shared Care is to take a small portion of a large number of village residents’ Community and Home Support packages and apply those funds to the full village, which would deliver economies of scale and investments in wellness...

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Ian Horswill

16 hours ago

Development

Ingenia Lifestyle Kokomo in NSW’s Blueys Beach launched with release date for first homes

On completion, the over 55s land lease community will have 133 new homes with first residents expected to arrive in late 2025. It is Ingenia Lifestyle’s 16th resort in NSW with another 13 in Queensland and Victoria. It follows the launch of...

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025

Community Living

Uniting NSW.ACT now identifies 68 retirement villages for rental

Simon Furness, Director of Property & Housing at the Not for Profit, told The Weekly SOURCE the increased number of villages becoming over 55s rental villages was primarily driven by the housing crisis. “Some of our older villages provide...

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025

Housing News

Anglicare Sydney opens 51 affordable housing units for over 55s women

Forestview, built by Growthbuilt and funded by the NSW Government, is the final project to be delivered under the Not For Profit’s current funding agreement with the state government. The 51 units for women over 55, which is part of St Luke’s...

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025

Government Policy

Uniting Communities wants to create intergenerational living in rezoning appeal to SA Govt

The Not For Profit has big plans for a 2.3ha site in the suburb of Felixstow, 6.7km from Adelaide’s CBD, where its Aldersgate Residential Aged Care Facility including the State Heritage listed Forsyth House lies. It is seeking a rezoning of the...

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025

Awards

The Royce retirement village Ambassador Royce Simmons awarded OAM

Royce, who is also a resident, has been recognised for his service to rugby league as a player and a coach. “It’s a great honour; you’ve only got to look at some of the other people that have got it. To be compared to some of those other...

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025

Legal Issues

MBark hopes by May to have clarity on its 10-year bid to build retirement village in Canberra

In November last year, Mbark was given conditional approval of a lease variation by the ACT Government to build the retirement village of 125 dwellings (77 houses and 48 units in six three-storey blocks) on 6ha of the club’s golf course

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025

Awards

GemLife Moreton Bay first land lease community in Australia awarded 5 Star Green Star Communities rating

The $340 million flagship over 50s community under construction in Burpengary is in the second stage of homes, with a limited release of 8 lakeside homes, part of the premium Emerald Collection, released this month. These eight homes offer bespoke...

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025

Community Living

Upgrading: Stockland Halcyon builds $13.5M clubhouses

Designed by award-winning architects ClarkeHopkinsClarke and built by Insitu Group, the new clubhouse will provide homeowners with a range of resort-quality facilities that support an active lifestyle and community connections. New homeowners Jeff...

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025

Development

Ingenia Gardens Warrnambool given approval to increase its rental home numbers

Eight single-storey, two-bedroom units and 10 additional car parking spaces can be built on surplus land at the over 55s rental village in the city on the south-western coast of Victoria. Warrnambool City Council stated the approved will increase...

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Ian Horswill

10 Feb 2025