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“Bureaucracy over care”: Sasha Andrews urges aged care policy pause

Sasha Andrews, CEO of NSW Mid North Coast stand-alone provider Woolgoolga & District Retirement Village (WDRV), is calling for a major overhaul in aged care policy, warning that current reforms are prioritising bureaucracy over the actual needs...

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Lauren Broomham

12 hours ago

Development

Third.i announces strategic joint venture with Dexus to deliver The Merewether retirement village in Newcastle

The property developer has revealed that it will partner with the Australasian real assets group to deliver the $300 million, 178-unit luxury retirement community at the Merewether Golf Club in Newcastle.

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Lauren Broomham

28 Apr 2025

Housing News

15 new social homes planned for senior co-housing community in WA’s South West

“Whilst the project does not offer assisted living or nursing facilities, and each member is responsible for themselves, it is common in cohousing communities that if someone is sick, neighbours will help with activities like bringing them meals...

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Lauren Broomham

28 Apr 2025

Development

ICAM targets expansion to 10-15 villages as Adelaide village undergoes major revamp

The Adelaide investment firm is set to significantly grow its retirement living portfolio over the next few years as the company continues to enhance its existing three retirement villages, such as its latest project at Kings Park Retirement Village in Adelaide.

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Lauren Broomham

28 Apr 2025

Home Care

Support at Home: six strategies every home care provider needs now

With the new Support at Home program launching on 1 July, home care providers have just weeks left to overhaul their systems, staffing, and service delivery – or risk falling behind. In a recent DCM Group webinar, sector leaders laid out six key strategies to succeed in this new era.

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Lauren Broomham

28 Apr 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Retirement living set for major growth as investors eye long-term opportunities: LEADERS SUMMIT presentations now available

The retirement living sector is entering a new era of transformation and investment, with strong signals that mergers and acquisitions will accelerate over the next few years.

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Lauren Broomham

28 Apr 2025

Development

Levande tops out Sydney vertical village, marking major milestone in $3B growth plan

The village operator has officially topped out its landmark 28-storey vertical village, The Cambridge, in Epping, NSW, 28km northwest of the Sydney CBD – the tallest retirement living development in the state and a centrepiece in Levande’s $3 billion national expansion strategy.

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Support at Home: the six key strategies you need to know

With the home care market expected to grow from 220,000 to 320,000 participants over the next 24 months, providers should be strategically redesigning their services to tap into this growth now, a recent DCM Group webinar revealed. With just 45...

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Executive spotlight

With more than 30 years’ experience in business, finance, and IT, Darren worked in multiple executive roles at Optus and IBM before founding Rohling International in 2012. 

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Easy wins: review Aged Care Industry Labour Agreements

These are figures that will not shift the needle on the sector’s workforce shortages – and are well short of then-Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles’ statement that the ACILAs could sponsor up to 22,000 workers over five years

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Plan A or Plan B? Operators only have one option to prepare systems for new Act

The new Aged Care Act is now just 45 business days away from its 1 July implementation. Aged care providers have two options: automate and future-proof their systems now or stick to manual workarounds amid rising workloads and compliance risk. Is...

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Sick of the system? Why this aged care provider decided to fix it themselves

Frustrated by years of red tape, staffing shortages and siloed services, Whiddon is flipping the script with a ground-up health initiative that’s already turning heads – and they didn’t ask for a cent. A bold new provider-led initiative aimed...

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Easy wins: level the playing field on payroll tax

The average 100-bed private aged care home is paying circa $657,000 in payroll tax a year compared to its Not For Profit counterpart – does this pass the pub test? The payroll tax and Fringe Benefits tax exemptions for Not For Profit aged care...

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Lauren Broomham

24 Apr 2025