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Ian
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Inaugural StewartBrown FY24 Retirement Living Performance Survey released

The first annual Retirement Living Report joins the stable of detailed granular sector reports StewartBrown first established in 1995 with the Aged Care Financial Performance Report highly regaqrded by the Department of Health, Disability and...

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Ian Horswill

16 hours ago

News & Issues

Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf: Future of retirement villages

The latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf was held in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, featuring Glen Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of Reside Communities; Sean Graham, CEO of Aura Holdings; and Andrew Hudson, Operations Manager of Eureka Group...

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Ian Horswill

22 hours ago

Government Policy

Peak bodies applaud retirement villages’ permanent exemption from QLD’s Residential Services (Accreditation) regulation

The Queensland Government has, after lobbying from the peak bodies, permanently exempted retirement villages in the Residential Services (Accreditation) (Retirement Village Schemes) Amendment Regulation 2025 on 12 June. The Residential Services...

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Ian Horswill

23 hours ago

Retirement and Community Living

There’s nothing like SATURDAY: where are land lease community operators heading?

“In my opinion, retirement villages have not been able to compete with the flow of capital from land lease communities in greenfield areas and has therefore had to pivot to vertical opportunities,” Luke Chadwick, Director at Chadwick Property...

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Ian Horswill

17 Jun 2025

Technology

Operate the retirement village of tomorrow now and see the profit margin grow

The Baby Boomers want more, not less. They want smart, connected retirement villages with high-speed private networks, automated systems, and clean, affordable energy. Some are already there. Their staff roam with iPads, residents access seamless...

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Ian Horswill

16 Jun 2025

Funding

Land lease operator GemLife’s IPO to surpass Virgin Australia, with 3 July listing confirmed

Adrian Puljich, his father Peter and Singapore diversified company Thakral Corporation opened talks on the possibilility of becoming a publicly listed business in April. A prospectus for the float will be lodged with the Australian Securities and...

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Ian Horswill

16 Jun 2025

Development

New village entrant turns sod on first site in Melbourne, 11 months after launch

“Our vision is simple, to build a place where senior Australians feel valued, supported and inspired,“ said Orion International Group Director, Myles Qin, at the sod turning ceremony . Dux Churchill, designed by VIA Architects and Studio Tate, is in...

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Ian Horswill

16 Jun 2025

Government Policy

Retirement village residents stopped from attending Cairns Regional Council Ordinary Meeting ahead of rates decision

A council spokesman said the cap on protesters was put in place to allow other community members into the gallery despite more than a dozen spare seats left empty during the meeting, Cairns Post reported

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Ian Horswill

16 Jun 2025

Government Policy

WA Government lists 16,692sqm infill site rezoned for seniors housing

Western Australian Minister for Planning and Lands, John Carey, said the release of the land for sale highlights the government’s strategic approach to infill development and commitment to creating more age-friendly communities across Perth’s...

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Ian Horswill

16 Jun 2025

Developments

Platino Properties’ $190M bid to add 317 units to Frenchs Forest Over 55s development Jardin

A Concept and Stage 1 development application for a mixed use seniors housing development comprising of approximately 317 independent living units and a residential aged care facility for the Northern Beaches suburb, 15km from Sydney’s CBD, has been...

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Ian Horswill

16 Jun 2025

Legal Issues

Nine years and counting: Federal Golf Club, Canberra, taking legal action after Mbark’s retirement village approval rescinded

The golf club in Red Hill is taking ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s decision to rescind an approved development application for its proposed retirement village by the acclaimed retirement living operator to the ACT Supreme Court in...

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Ian Horswill

16 Jun 2025

Buying

Strong start: eight of first 13 homes sold in opening week at Stockland Halcyon Illyarrie in WA

Halcyon Illyarrie in Sinagra is the first Stockland Halcyon over 55s community in Perth’s northern corridor and follows the successful launch of Halcyon Wildflower in Piara Waters, 20km south-southeast of Perth’s CBD, last August. Stockland...

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Ian Horswill

16 Jun 2025

Development

Hometown Australia to build first wellness centre at SA land lease community

The major land lease operator, owned by Hometown America, has started selling stage one homes at its retirement village in the river port of Goolwa, 85km from Adelaide, with eight designs available. The 181 new homes, together with a brand new...

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Ian Horswill

16 Jun 2025