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Liven Communities’ biggest land lease project approved in Toowoomba

Liven Communities’ largest development yet – a $105 million, 422-home land lease community at Gowrie Junction, 13km northwest of Toowoomba – has been given the green light.

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Ian Horswill

26 Sep 2025

Government Policy

Ingenia Communities under investigation by Consumer Affairs Victoria over rental cooking facilities

ASX-listed lifestyle and holiday community operator Ingenia Communities is under investigation by the Victorian consumer regulator over potential breaches of rental regulations at its seven Ingenia Gardens senior rental communities across the state.

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Ian Horswill

26 Sep 2025

Development

Vivacity Property breaks ground on $320M Coral Cove lifestyle community in Bundaberg

Vivacity Property has officially broken ground on its $320 million Natrium Coral Cove Lifestyle Community, a 10-year project set to deliver 504 homes for over-55s in Bundaberg’s coastal suburb of Coral Cove.

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Ian Horswill

26 Sep 2025

Community Living

$210M GemLife Kilcoy Greens land lease community launches next month

The Somerset region will welcome its first land lease community next month, with the $210 million GemLife Kilcoy Greens set to launch in Woolmar, northwest of Brisbane.

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Ian Horswill

26 Sep 2025

Sector Moves & People

Ozcare CEO Tony Godfrey steps down after 12 years in role

Tony Godfrey has announced his departure as CEO of Ozcare, a branch of St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland, after 12 years at the helm.

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Land lease: How a $23M clubhouse paid for itself

When GemLife opened the doors to its flagship three-level Gold Coast Country Club last month, they delivered one of the most luxurious amenities the sector has ever seen – and one that more than paid its own way. GemLife’s $22.9 million Gold...

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Lauren Broomham

26 Sep 2025

Government Policy

SATURDAY means business: “Providers must thrive, not just survive”

Valuations may be peaking – but For Purpose Aged Care CEO Matthew Filocamo (pictured) is doubling down on growth, building four new homes a year while others are shelving projects. From rising construction costs to fragile AN-ACC confidence...

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Ian Horswill

25 Sep 2025

Community Living

Only in SATURDAY: How a $22.9M clubhouse can be built in a land lease community

GemLife Gold Coast Country Club isn’t just a lifestyle perk – it’s a valuation engine, pushing home prices from $640,000 to $1.85 million in three stages. With land lease operators chasing premium sales and investors chasing pipelines...

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Ian Horswill

23 Sep 2025

Development

Point Piper’s Elaine mansion tipped to become Australia’s priciest retirement address

Preliminary plans have been lodged with the NSW Government to transform Elaine, the historic Point Piper mansion once owned by Atlassian Co-Founder and former CEO Scott Farquhar and his wife Kim Jackson, into an integrated seniors living and healthcare precinct.

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Ian Horswill

23 Sep 2025

Opinion

Loneliness will become a pandemic and there’s been a decade of warning

The sheer ineptitude of planning boffins and State Government leaders around the country is clear with a new Government-funded report stating one in four retirees in Australia are now living alone. The 20th Annual Statistical Report of the HILD...

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Ian Horswill

23 Sep 2025

Sector Moves & People

Australian Community Housing names Mark Degotardi as inaugural CEO

Australian Community Housing (ACH) – formed in 2025 through the merger of Australian Community Housing Infrastructure and PowerHousing Australia – has appointed Mark Degotardi as its first Chief Executive Officer.

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Ian Horswill

22 Sep 2025

Technology

Keyton renews contract with Excite Technology for $2.1M

The leading retirement village operator, owned by Aware Super (49.9%), APG Asset Management (25%) and Lendlease (25.1%), has renewed its contract with the ASX-listed technology provider. Excite Technology Services Limited said the $2.14 million...

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Ian Horswill

22 Sep 2025

Development

TP Dynamics’ first retirement village Sense of Yowani in Canberra adopts Membership model

Prominent Canberra property developer Tony Pan has taken his TP Dynamics group into retirement living for the first time, launching Sense of Yowani in Lyneham.

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Ian Horswill

22 Sep 2025