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08 Aug 2025

Development

VMCH has development approval for St. Francis on the Park retirement village in Ivanhoe East, Melbourne

VMCH, the for-purpose organisation, has a ministerial planning permit for its newest retirement living precinct the Jackson Clements Burrows Architects-designed St. Francis on the Park, in Ivanhoe East, Melbourne, after more than two years of planning and community engagement.

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07 Aug 2025

Serenitas unveils its latest resort Thyme Lifestyle Resort Palm Cove near Cairns, QLD

Three months after kicking off construction on the 193-home Thyme Lifestyle Resort Rothwell in Moreton Bay, QLD, Serenitas has launched Thyme Lifestyle Resort Palm Cove, in the coastal suburb of Cairns.

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05 Aug 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bidders slash Keyton valuation below $3B amid Lendlease stake sale

The four shortlisted bidders for Lendlease’s 25.1% stake in retirement village operator Keyton have reportedly cut the company’s full valuation by at least 10% below $3 billion – despite a sector-record $3.85 billion sale of rival Aveo in June.

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Shared Care trial on track for FY26, says Retirement Living Council

The Retirement Living Council’s proposed Shared Care model remains on track for a formal trial in early 2026, with the Department of Health, Aged Care and Disability confirming plans to proceed next year.

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Sector Moves & People

Cameron Taylor handpicks executive team at Sundale as brand gets a refresh

Cameron Taylor, who was appointed CEO of the For Profit Not For Profit Sundale in May last year, has finalised his handpicked, multidisciplinary Executive team to lead the Queensland Sunshine Coast retirement living and aged care organisation into the future.

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John Wood’s Providence Lifestyle to lodge DAs for two new land lease communities in WA

Alongside partners John Green, James Turnbull and Brad Denison, the manufactured home pioneer is pushing ahead with its rapid rollout across Western Australia.

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Private

DA-approved land lease site in Mackay, QLD, hits the market

Ray White Commercial (RWC) Burleigh Group is seeking expressions of interest for the 15.07ha site in Rural View, located within a premium masterplanned community in the thriving Mackay corridor, which is approved for 386 dwellings designed specifically for an over-50s land lease community.

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Developments

Developer Damien Gwynne gets green light for 231-home land lease community in Highfields, Toowoomba

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SATURDAY: Land lease delivers on mission – so why are Not For Profits missing the action?

Land lease living ticks every box of the Not For Profit mission statement. The model offers affordable homes, ongoing rental support through Centrelink subsidies, and the kind of vibrant, connected communities that retirees crave. Why are the NFP...

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Housing News

$800 a week, no parking: Mirvac opens fourth BTR in Brisbane

Mirvac has officially opened LIV Anura, its fourth Build to Rent project and first in Queensland, with rents starting at $800 per week for a furnished one-bedroom unit without parking.

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