Community Living

SATURDAY is business: Two developers on entering the land lease sector

Jul 28 2025 Updated 6 hours ago

Ian Horswill

1 min read

Michael Long (pictured left) and Ashley Duster (right)

Michael Long, Head of Development at Lewis Land – Australia’s oldest private property developer – and Ashley Duster, General Manager at ReGen Living (part of residential property group Oliver Hume), feature in the upcoming issue of SATURDAY digital magazine.

Both executives discuss why they’re stepping into the over-50s land lease sector and why their entry is here to stay, not a short-term experiment.

The full story appears in SATURDAY, alongside a cover interview with Eureka Group Holdings Managing Director and CEO, Simon Owen. Click here if you’re not a subscriber.

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