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21 Oct 2025

Sector Moves & People

Liven Communities taps ex-Spicers Retreat COO Andrea Richards as inaugural CEO

Liven Communities has appointed hospitality executive Andrea Richards as its first Chief Executive Officer, signalling a hotel-grade service ethos for the over-50s land lease operator.

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21 Oct 2025

RetireAustralia launches marketing campaign for its Arcadia village in Brisbane

RetireAustralia has kicked off the marketing campaign for Arcadia, its 30th retirement village – tapping Brisbane agency New Word Order to handle naming, brand and a full launch across channels.

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21 Oct 2025

LDK aiming to be world’s best: Amberfield’s Stage 2 sets a new template

LDK Seniors’ Living is taking care into new territory – literally inviting the neighbourhood in. At a media event marking Stage 2 at Amberfield in Yarralumla, 3.5km south-west of Canberra’s CBD, General Manager Sales and Marketing Craig Flett drew applause as he described how LDK’s model is blurring the line between village and community.

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Stockland Halcyon hits record 206 sales in 1Q26, flags step-change from FY26

Stockland is doubling down on its land lease strategy after Stockland Halcyon sold a record 206 homes in 1Q26 – its strongest quarter to date.

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“The opportunities are massive”: Aspen boosts earnings forecast

The ASX-listed affordable accommodation provider Aspen Group – known for owning its properties and projects – has upgraded its FY26 pre-tax underlying earnings guidance.

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Providence Lifestyle maps six-resort WA pipeline as demand outstrips supply

Providence Lifestyle founder and director John Wood says the WA operator is accelerating growth to meet rising demand for over-50s land lease living, with six resorts slated over the next three years in Busselton, three in the City of Wanneroo, and two in the City of Swan.

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Funding

Scape reportedly out of race for Keyton stake as Aware blocks bid

Scape Australia is understood to be out of contention to buy Lendlease’s 25.1% stake in Keyton, with majority shareholder Aware Super (49.9%) reportedly blocking a deal despite Scape offering the highest price, according to The Australian.

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Record Breaking

GemLife unveils its most expensive single-storey country club at Moreton Bay, QLD

GemLife will deliver its most expensive single-storey development to date at GemLife Moreton Bay, with an $18 million country club now under construction beside the 9ha Brolga Lake, offering waterfront and bushland views.

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Government Policy

What Victorian retirement village operators should do before new reforms: Russell Kennedy

Now is the time to prepare for the Retirement Villages Amendment Act 2025 (Vic), which amends the Retirement Villages Act 1986, according to the law firm.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

SAP Capital acquires Launceston retirement village with plans for mix of resales and affordable rentals

SAP Capital has purchased Tamar Riverside Retirement Village and adjoining land in Launceston, Tasmania, adding the asset to its Easy Living Villas portfolio. Director Sid Gupta told The Weekly SOURCE the Brisbane-based fund acquired the 1.34ha holding with settlement due January 2026.

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Retirement and Community Living

Urbis Director to village operators: make the Gold Coast your next base

The Gold Coast might have shed the “God’s waiting room” tag, but it hasn’t lost its pull with older Australians – with the “grey dollar” now worth more than $3.5 billion to the local economy and the city on track to hit one million residents.

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Allambie Heights Village opens Bellburra as first residents move in on Sydney’s Northern Beaches

Allambie Heights Village CEO Ciarán Foley (pictured) has officially opened Bellburra, a new retirement village next to the long-standing Allambie Heights Village, 17.5km north-east of Sydney’s CBD.

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