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Second new land lease operator in two weeks: ReGen Living by Oliver Hume

The 70-year-old Australia-wide residential property services company, based in Melbourne’s Southbank, has launched its first over 55s venture: a $130 million masterplanned land lease community at Waurn Ponds, a southern suburb of Geelong. It is the...

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Ian Horswill

9 hours ago

In the Headlines

PLAN T: Why aged care and retirement living needs a full-scale transformation – revealed in SATURDAY’s special 100th edition

In this milestone 100th edition of SATURDAY, we expose the perfect storm brewing in Australia’s aged care and retirement living sectors: 90,000+ waiting for home care, beds at 95% capacity, and Baby Boomers flooding the system from 2027...

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Ian Horswill

11 hours ago

Legal Issues

“A mixed bag”: Russell Kennedy and Residents of Retirement Villages Victoria respond to state’s new Act

“Most of the amendments which will impact financial matters, such as deferred fees, exit entitlements, recurrent charges ceasing and maintenance and repair obligations, will be prospective. However, requirements in relation to village operations...

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Ian Horswill

11 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Banks said to be ready to bankroll Scape’s $3B bid for retirement village operator Aveo

Australia’s largest student accommodation provider is reported to be close to announcing its purchase of the second largest retirement village operator, which was put for sale by its owner Brookfield Asset Management in June last year. The buyer...

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Ian Horswill

11 hours ago

Development

Perth retirement village lodges new development application 10 years after original was approved

The application is open for community consultation until 28 June. Expressions of interest for Stage 3 are now open through St Ives Retirement Living

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Ian Horswill

11 hours ago

Community Living

With homes from $390K, look at the lifestyle amenities at this land lease community

Lincoln Place, the land lease community provider created in 2019 by Nicholas Collishaw and Ben Hindmarsh, has unveiled a $1 million investment in a private bowls green, pickleball courts and more amenities at Hunter Valley Lifestyle Estate in Neath...

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Ian Horswill

11 hours ago

Out of the Ordinary

Levande launches ‘Everyday Exceptional’ campaign to redefine retirement living

The leading retirement village operator’s first marketing campaign – set to run on TV, print, radio, and online – aims to challenge outdated perceptions of life in a retirement village. “There is a disconnect between how people perceive...

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Ian Horswill

11 hours ago

Community Living

DCM Institute hosts first Professional Development Day for ACT Village Managers

In response to a request from the Retirement Living Council’s ACT Committee, the DCM Institute – Australia’s leading professional development program for Village Managers – hosted its inaugural professional development day in Canberra on Thursday, 5 June, providing practical insights and guidance to managers from across the region.

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Ian Horswill

11 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

Central Coast Legacy finalises $18.65M sale of Legacy Retirement Village in Gosford

Brisbane Water (NSW) Legacy Chief Executive Officer Peter Lawley OAM has told The Weekly SOURCE that Central Coast Legacy has a monthly lease back option for the 11,000msq block, 85km north of Sydney, for up to 12 months. The Not For Profit sold the...

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Ian Horswill

11 hours ago

Technology

Summerset taps Health Metrics’ eCase platform for Victorian retirement village rollout

The Australian owned and operated software platform has signed with the New Zealand-based retirement village provider Summerset to introduce the eCase management system across Summerset’s new Victorian continuum of care sites. Summerset Group’s...

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Ian Horswill

06 Jun 2025

Development

Property developer revises proposed $170M seniors’ living development in Sydney’s Inner South

Corio Projects has proposed the demolition of existing buildings to make way for an integrated seniors’ living development in Rosebery, 6km south of Sydney’s CBD. The development includes 170 independent living units and a 34-bed residential aged care facility.

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Ian Horswill

06 Jun 2025

Community Living

Noble Life introduces ‘Buy now, pay later’ option as work starts on its first land lease community in southeastern Tasmania

Noble Life Director Daniel Noble said Stage One of the over 50s resort in New Norfolk, a riverside town 20km from Hobart, was now officially underway and the homes have been released for pre-sale. “Stage One will deliver 26 two- and three-bedroom...

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Ian Horswill

06 Jun 2025

Aged Care

10 sector CEOs react to four-month delay of new Aged Care Act

The shock announcement in Adelaide yesterday morning by Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae, flanked by Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler, to delay the new Aged Care Act from 1 July to 1 November has revealed there are major...

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Ian Horswill

05 Jun 2025