Redevelopments

Keyton transforms vacant serviced apartments into new units at Melbourne retirement village

Keyton has welcomed its first residents into 25 newly built independent living apartments at Forest Hills, its retirement village in Nunawading, 18km east of Melbourne’s CBD.

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Ian Horswill

29 Sep 2025

Development

$29M renewal of Lutheran Aged Care Albury’s Dellacourt delivers for half the cost of a new build

Lutheran Aged Care Albury has completed a $29 million, 4.5-year renewal of its 120-bed Dellacourt aged care home on the NSW-Victorian border – achieving a contemporary facility for about half the cost of a new build.

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Caroline Egan

17 Sep 2025

Development

Bocina Group unveils first land lease community in QLD’s Lockyer Valley

Gold Coast-based Bocina Group has lodged plans for its first land lease community, a 267-home project in Gatton in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley.

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Ian Horswill

15 Sep 2025

Redevelopments

Construction begins on Australia’s first timber aged care home

After a “long gestation,” work has finally begun on the extension and refurbishment of Hardi Aged Care Blacktown, 45km west of the Sydney CBD, architect John Flower has confirmed.

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Caroline Egan

10 Sep 2025

Retirement and Community Living

Aveo reveals plan for Manly Hospital site redevelopment

Aveo has unveiled its vision for the former Manly Hospital site, with a Health and Wellbeing Precinct featuring retirement living, aged care, and community facilities.

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Ian Horswill

08 Sep 2025

Development

Respect completes $4M redevelopment of Woodhaven aged care home in Lockhart, NSW

The specialist aged care provider has completed the redevelopment of its aged care home in the rural town of Lockhart, 520km southwest of Sydney. Respect acquired Woodhaven in 2019. The home, which has been in operation for more than 30 years, has...

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Caroline Egan

13 Aug 2025

Development

Whiddon adds three beds in $1.2M expansion to Bourke aged care home in far-northwest NSW

Whiddon has announced a $1.2 million upgrade of its 11-bed aged care home in the far-northwest town of Bourke, and has bought a neighbouring property for staff accommodation. CEO Chris Mamarelis said the expansion will strengthen access to aged care in the town.

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Caroline Egan

06 Aug 2025

Redevelopments

Helping Hand secures DA approval to upgrade Whyalla’s only two aged care homes in SA

SA provider Helping Hand has received approval from City of Whyalla council for the Copperhouse Court and Yeltana redevelopments in Whyalla, adding 8 rooms across the two sites. CEO Chris Stewart says they will take a phased approach to ensure rooms stay open amid strong demand for beds.

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Caroline Egan

30 Jul 2025

Rebuilds

Ceremony to mark Resthaven’s $100M 150-bed aged care home and Wellness Centre redevelopment

The Not For Profit South Australian aged care, retirement living, and home care provider Resthaven has turned the first sod on Stage One of its $100M Marion site redevelopment, at an event attended by CEO Darren Birbeck, with work set to begin late next month.

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Caroline Egan

30 Jul 2025

Development

BaptistCare reduces its Macquarie Park Sydney Concept Masterplan yet cost rises from $1.9bn to $2.5 bn

The concept masterplan for the Not For Profit’s renewal of its site in Macquarie Park, 13km northwest of Sydney’s CBD, has been resubmitted and was put out to public exhibition. It was in July 2022 that BaptistCare NSW & ACT revealed its $1.9...

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Ian Horswill

21 Jul 2025

Development

SA NFP Barunga Village Inc’s $24M 5-year masterplan dependent on Govt funding

The South Australian Not For Profit provider has unveiled an ambitious five-year masterplan of its aged care site in Port Broughton, 175km northwest of Adelaide.

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Caroline Egan

09 Jul 2025

Development

Community Home Australia opens supported living opposite Westmead Hospital in Sydney’s West

Dementia care and disability support provider Community Home Australia has opened ‘Kora House’, a four-storey, 18-studio supported living facility across the road from Westmead Hospital, with 150 applications so far.

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Caroline Egan

09 Jul 2025

Redevelopments

RSL LifeCare reveals reimagined vision for 86-year-old flagship village on Sydney’s Northern Beaches

Since its establishment in 1939, the ANZAC Village in Narrabeen – 23 kilometres northeast of Sydney’s CBD – has evolved through 30 individual developments, growing into a community that offers retirement living, residential aged care, home...

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Ian Horswill

27 Jun 2025