South Australian and Northern Territory provider, Masonic Homes, has been recognised for excellence in the design and innovation of one of its flagship retirement villages. The organisation has been named as a finalist in the Property Council of Australias Innovation and Excellence Awards for its retirement village at Ridgehaven Rise, in Adelaides northern suburbs.
The Property Council has made several attempts to break into the retirement sector. Its new award section for villages could be a challenge to the RVA.


Retirement villages have Canberra’s attention – now the sector must prove its value
Three years after Daniel Gannon took the reins of the Retirement Living Council (RLC), the sector has achieved something his predecessor Ben Myers was never able to: national recognition in Canberra. This is just the fist step. Retirement villages now need to capitalise on this moment. Here’s how.
