Retirement and Community Living

Lifestyle Communities stands by its DMF model but revises when fees are paid

Henry Ruiz, CEO of the Victorian operator of Over 50s land lease communities Lifestyle Communities, has posted a video on its company website outlining the VCAT ruling, its appeal and how potential homeownes would pay a DMF on purchase price, instead of on exit and have 100% of any capital growth.

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Ian Horswill

28 Jul 2025

Opinion

Why the retirement living sector should embrace RetireAustralia’s Care Hub

RetireAustralia’s The Care Hub will be in every new RetireAustralia village going forward, so why has the retirement living sector been so reluctant to follow? It is a magnet for residents, who hate the thought of entering residential aged care or languishing in a hospital bed awaiting aged care.

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Ian Horswill

29 Jul 2025

Sector Moves & People

Former IRT CEO Patrick Reid appointed Uniting NSW.ACT Chief Operating Officer

Patrick, who stepped down as CEO of IRT Group in May, is making a quick return to the seniors living sector – this time with a major Not For Profit competitor.

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Ian Horswill

29 Jul 2025

Community Living

Catalina Lake Macquarie in NSW expands with supported independent living villas

Since welcoming its first residents in 2019, Yarrum Living’s Catalina Lake Macquarie in the town of Cooranbong, 118km north of Sydney, has grown into a home to 217 residents. Next month, the operator opens 62 single-level two-bedroom supported independent living villas.

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Ian Horswill

28 Jul 2025

Home Care

RLC welcomes Senate inquiry into Home Care Package delays

The Retirement Living Council (RLC) has thrown its support behind a planned Senate inquiry into the Federal Government’s delayed rollout of additional Home Care Packages, saying it’s a critical opportunity to reset how care is delivered to older...

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Lauren Broomham

25 Jul 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

Aveo owner Scape reportedly among frontrunners for Lendlease’s share in Keyton

Fresh off completing its $3.85 billion purchase of retirement village operator Aveo, Scape Australia is reportedly in a four-way bidding battle for Lendlease’s 25.1% stake in Keyton, valued at around $500 million. The Australian Financial Review...

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Ian Horswill

28 Jul 2025

Development

BaptistCare embarks on $25M expansion of Dubbo retirement village

The Not For Profit has announced a two-stage development to add 40 independent living units to its Kintyre Living Retirement Village in the regional NSW city, 392km northwest of Sydney’s CBD. The first stage of expanding Kintyre Living Retirement...

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Ian Horswill

28 Jul 2025

Community Living

Adrian Puljich’s brother Anthony takes charge of family business Living Gems

Anthony Puljich, one of Adrian Puljich’s brothers, was announced CEO of Living Gems when the land lease community business said it had planning approval to build the largest Over-50s lifestyle resort in Rockhampton, in central Queensland, the 505-home Living Gems Rockhampton. .

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Ian Horswill

28 Jul 2025

Rebuilds

IRT to lodge State Significant Development Application for historic Woonona site on NSW South Coast

IRT has now lodged a State Significant Development Appliction to rebuild the site which housed ITR Woonana Retirement Village and IRT Woonana Aged Care, which were built in 1970s..The Not for Profit states the development will set a new benchmark for senior living.

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Ian Horswill

28 Jul 2025

Government Policy

Rate bills for 2,000-plus Mornington Peninsula Council retirement village units cut by 20%

There are 15 retirement villages and 2,215 units on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula and councillors on the shire council unaminously defied council bureaucrats and reduced this year’s rate bill for the retirement village units by 20% after a visit to Centennial Living’s Beleura Village..

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Ian Horswill

28 Jul 2025

Community Living

SATURDAY is business: Two developers on entering the land lease sector

Michael Long, Head of Development at Lewis Land, and Ashley Duster, General Manager at ReGen Living, part of Oliver Hume, are planning their first land lease communities, and tell the forthcoming issue of SATURDAY their aspirations.

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Ian Horswill

28 Jul 2025

Government Policy

Realside eyes seniors living with plan to transform office block on Sydney’s Lower North Shore

Realside the investment and funds management group, is seeking planning permission from Lane Cove Council,, to allow additional permitted use of senior housing on a five-storey office block on the Pacific Highay in Greenwich, lower North Shore, Sydney. It wants to build 10-storeys.

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Ian Horswill

28 Jul 2025

Government Policy

NSW Govt backs Vivacity’s plan to redevelop Central Coast caravan park

Vivacity Property, the developer and operator behind Natrium Coral Cove in Innes Park (Bundaberg), Tallowood Medowie in Port Stephens, and Stratford Gardens in Tahmoor (Macarthur region), has previously flagged plans for a $230 million redevelopment...

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Ian Horswill

28 Jul 2025