NT: Secret investment in $25 million seniors village

Jul 12 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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Rumours have it that a property developer is one of a group of incognito investors, all said to be of Greek-Australian background, behind a $25 million seniors village to be built on Crown land in the Northern Territory. The proposed village will be built in two stages and will include 40 low-cost units and a 60-bed aged care home.

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