User Profile

5 hours ago

Sector Moves & People

Viv Allanson OAM to retire after 31 years as CEO of Maroba

Outspoken and dedicated to the residential aged care sector, Viv has had 31 years at the helm of Maroba in Waratah, Newcastle, and 50 years as a Registered Nurse. “Viv’s contributions to Maroba and the aged care sector have been nothing...

Click here

10 hours ago

Home Care

Top 5 home care provider Home Instead Australia changes its name

The 20-year-old organisation, which provides home care services to more than 13,000 clients and employs 5,000 people across the country, has rebranded as Dovida Australia. The new name marks the end of its long affiliation with the global Home...

Click here

11 hours ago

News & Headlines

1,000-plus retirement villages and aged care facilities preparing for the worst when Cyclone Alfred hits

More than 1,000 retirement villages, land lease communities and residential aged care homes in southeast Queensland and northern NSW are working flat out to ensure they are fully ready for the landfall of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Click here

05 Mar 2025

Are retirement living operators experiencing sales challenges?

If your business has rooms going begging and costing you money, then contact Alex Jovovic alex. jovovic@thedcmgroup. com. au and/or Adrian Leppard adrian. leppard@thedcmgroup. com. au

Click here

1H25 financial reports reveal Stockland and Ingenia land lease community pipelines strong

The cost of living is clearly hitting parts of the retirement living sector, with the property downturn particularly severe in Victoria. Stockland through its Halcyon brand and Ingenia Communities’ Ingenia Lifestyle division are leading the sector...

Click here

Mergers & Acquisitions

Over 6ha land lease community Palms Village owned by three families sells for about $24M to private individual

Originally developed as a caravan park during the seventies, Palms Village has been transformed into an over 50s land lease community of 226 sites housing around 300 residents. The Logan, Eastaway and Cahill families have continue the tradition...

Click here

Eureka has $100M+ pipeline with all-age communities the focus

Chief Executive Officer Simon Owen, who took on the role at Eureka in August last year, said he is committed to continue to expand the Eureka business with all-age rental communities the focus. “Eureka’s pipeline of acquisition opportunities...

Click here

Sector Moves & People

Russell Banham to replace Eureka’s retiring Executive Chairman Murray Boyte

Murray has been Executive Chairman of the ASX-listed pure-play seniors’ rental land lease operator for the past seven years. He assumed the additional role of Chief Executive Officer when Cameron Taylor suffered a non work-related accident in...

Click here

Housing

SATURDAY magazine – it’s your business: affordable seniors’ housing on the back of a ute

Designed for ageing in place? Check. Up to three or four bedrooms? Check. Can be folded down to 2.5 metres wide? Check. Innovative VanHomes is making the old granny flat look like the doghouse. Full story in SATURDAY magazine. Considering...

Click here

Sector Moves & People

UnitingCare Queensland CEO Craig Barke to quit at end of June 2025

After 14 years at the helm of the conglomerate of household care brands, including BlueCare, UnitingCare, ARRCS, Lifeline in Queensland, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital...

Click here

Work starts on Summerset Group’s first Australian care home at its Cranbourne North village in Melbourne

The New Zealand continuum of care operator announced a record full year underlying profit for the year ending 31 December 2024 of NZ$206.4 million, up 8% on FY23, yet recorded a lower net profit net profit of NZ$339.8M (NZ$425.3M 12 months earlier)...

Click here

Development

AVID Property Group announces two new Vantage land lease communities with two more in pipeline

With development approvals for Vantage Lilywood in Moreton Bay and Vantage Logan Reserve in Logan, the recent entrant into the sector now has 11 active communities across southeast Queensland and Victoria. The latest news follows the recent...

Click here