NSW Government appoints Kathryn Greiner as retirement village ambassador
12 months ago, Ms Greiner handed her report into the NSW village sector to the Government, making 17 recommendations to…
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NT Government briefs bidders for Darwin seniors’ housing development – 29km from the city
The Government has been seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from developers, operators and investors to build and run their Darwin…
NSW Minister Matt Kean criticises retirement village sector during visit to Upper Hunter
Don’t expect the ‘heat in the retirement village kitchen’ to die down in NSW. During a visit to the Calvary…
The Greiner Report Recommendations
Marketing activities Recommendation 1: Consider amendments to the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (NSW) to strengthen consumer protections and transparency around…
Oak Tree walks away from Gold Coast retirement village plans after community opposition
The boutique village operator had planned to build 94 units at the Italo Australian Club at Clear Island Waters but…
QLD: LASA requests more time for retirement living operators to comply with new housing legislation
As we reported here, the changes to both the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 (Qld) (MHRP Act) and the…
CoreLogic: Australian house prices now falling at fastest pace since the GFC
Sydney’s housing market is down 9.5% since it peaked in July last year – the fastest drop since the last…
Masonic Care Tasmania CEO wins prestigious national HR workforce award
Masonic Care Tasmania Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Daniel Findley has been named the national winner for the Australian HR Institute…
Singapore retirement village takes out world’s best building of the year
Kampung Admiralty has been named Building of the Year 2018 award at the World Architecture Festival, out of 535 projects…
Federal Court judge to replace Honourable Justice Joseph McGrath as Aged Care Royal Commissioner – inaugural hearing in five weeks – set for 18 January 2019
The Honourable Richard Tracey AM RFD QC has been appointed as a Commissioner for the Royal Commission into Aged Care…