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Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf: Future of retirement villages

Jun 17 2025 Updated June 27, 2025

Ian Horswill

1 min read

Belinda Hegarty, National General Manager Healthcare & Professional Services Westpac, with (left) James Wiltshire, DCM Institute Executive Director, listening to DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes..

The latest Westpac Leading Conversations at the Wharf was held in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, with three major and different players in the retirement living sector.

The event featured:

Glen Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of Reside Communities;
Sean Graham, CEO of Aura Holdings;
Andrew Hudson, Operations Manager of Eureka Group;
Belinda Hegarty, National General Manager Healthcare & Professional Services Westpac;
Adam Crombie, Relationship Director Westpac

DCM Group CEO Chris Baynes, DCM Institute Executive Director James Wiltshire, and DCM Group Content Editor Ian Horswill were also in attendance.

The theme was "The emerging design of the retirement village with care model is expanding the potential of the village sector, plus challenging the traditional residential aged care business model."

Belinda and Adam were asked a series of questions after the lunch.

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