Retirement and Community Living

Only in SATURDAY: Not for Profit Warrigal’s plan to bridge the gap in aged care beds

Oct 07 2025 Updated 2 hours ago

Lauren Broomham

1 min read

Warrigal CEO Jenni Hutchins says the numbers no longer stack up for developing new residential aged care homes in a region where aged care beds are in short supply.

Instead, the Illawarra-based operator is investing in retirement villages designed to support residents to age in place, integrating home care, clinical oversight and technology to deliver higher levels of support outside traditional facilities.

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New retirement report’s golden nugget for village operators is on the final page

There is one sentence on Page 15 of the Downsizing Australia report by ASX-listed land lease community operator GemLife and the leading property website realestate.com.au that should be read by all operators: “For downsizers, the home itself must feel like an upgrade, not a compromise,?”

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Ian Horswill

29 Sep 2025

Government Policy

Final Aged Care Rules land – but rollout in 38 days “impossible”

Aged care providers say the final Aged Care Rules 2025 have landed far too late, warning that with just 38 days until the 1 November start date, implementation is “complex at best and impossible at worst.”

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Caroline Egan

24 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

Living with Dementia

Hammond Innovations launched to fast-track dementia and palliative care solutions

HammondCare CEO Andrew Thorburn has unveiled Hammond Innovations, a new initiative designed to rapidly turn smart ideas into practical solutions for older Australians living with dementia, palliative and complex care needs, at the Ageing Australia National Conference 2025 on 1 October.

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Lauren Broomham

01 Oct 2025

First homes near lock-up at Halcyon Gables – Stockland’s first land lease community in NSW

The first homes in Stage One of Stockland Halcyon Gables, the developer’s first land lease community in New South Wales, are approaching lock-up as construction accelerates within the Gables masterplanned community in Sydney’s Hills Shire, 52km northwest of the CBD.

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Land lease community and hospital plan in QLD’s Agnes Water heads to court after council refuses extension

Plans for a major land lease community and hospital in Agnes Water, Central Queensland, are now before the Planning and Environment Court after Gladstone Regional Council refused to extend the project’s development approval.

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Ian Horswill

22 hours ago

Development

New 121-home relocatable park adds to retirement living boom in Toowoomba

Toowoomba’s status as one of Queensland’s major retirement living hotspots continues to grow, with a new 121-dwelling relocatable home park proposed for the city’s southwest.

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More than 50% of apartments pre-sold at Goodwin’s new Canberra retirement village

Goodwin Aged Care Services has achieved more than 50% pre-sales at its newest retirement community, Goodwin Village Downer, in Canberra’s inner north – marking strong demand for the Not For Profit provider’s next-generation village model.

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Ian Horswill

06 Oct 2025