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SATURDAY is your water cooler talking point: Odyssey’s new direction
Sep 15 2025
1 min read
Ian Horswill

When Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities set out to deliver its $150 million Chevron Island project, it turned to tier-one contractors. But for its future pipeline, the operator is charting a new course.

CEO Aaron Lavell reveals the shift exclusively to SATURDAY digital magazine.

Also in this week’s edition: Richard de Haast, CEO of Scalabrini Communities; Byron Cannon (GAICD), CEO of LDK Seniors' Living; Grant Corderoy, Senior Partner at StewartBrown; and Tom Symondson, CEO of Ageing Australia. 

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