Retirement and Community Living

HammondCare to build $300M centre of excellence for complex older person care at Sydney’s Greenwich Hospital

HammondCare will redevelop its Greenwich Hospital site into an integrated health campus combining sub-acute hospital services, dementia-specific residential care, older persons’ mental health, research, and seniors living – a $300-$350 million investment the Not For Profit says is the largest in its history.

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Ian Horswill

12 hours ago

Opinion

Hospital seniors living plan the blueprint to solve bed blocking

This past weekend, the NSW Health Minister, Ryan Park, made it clear what keeps him awake at night – the 1,100 hospital beds with elderly patients who are waiting to be discharged into aged care. To put this in perspective, this is the equivalent...

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Chris Baynes

15 hours ago

Mergers & Acquisitions

GemLife approved to build 251-home land lease resort on QLD’s Sunshine Coast

ASX-listed GemLife has secured approval to deliver a $267 million, 251-home over-50s land lease resort at the Glass House Mountains on the Sunshine Coast hinterland – its seventh development approval in South East Queensland this year.

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Ian Horswill

24 Oct 2025

Retirement and Community Living

SATURDAY means business: The quiet pivot to private home care

As Support at Home pushes more co-contributions onto cleaning and domestic help, a quiet shift is brewing – affluent retirees are starting to step out of the Government-funded lane entirely. Melbourne’s Acquaint Home Care, led by Fion...

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Lauren Broomham

27 Oct 2025

Community Living

Meet the main client of Eureka’s all-age communities: retirees

In an investor strategy and market update, Managing Director and CEO Simon Owen said around 60% of residents in Eureka’s growing all-age rental communities are retirees – predominantly singles and couples – who stay long term with low turnover.

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Ian Horswill

27 Oct 2025

Community Living

Cut stamp duty: RBA Governor Michelle Bullock aids Retirement Living Council call

The Reserve Bank of Australia Governor has criticised stamp duty as a barrier to retirees downsizing, amid shrinking household sizes and a national housing crisis.

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Ian Horswill

27 Oct 2025

Government Policy

SA Govt heeds Retirement Living Council call to accelerate village development

South Australia has finalised planning reforms to boost the supply of seniors housing, adopting key recommendations from the Retirement Living Council’s Retirement Ready national planning report card.

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Ian Horswill

27 Oct 2025

Development

Lincoln Place proposes 325-home land lease community for QLD’s Mackay region

Rapidly expanding Lincoln Place has submitted a development application to Mackay Regional Council for a 325-home over-50s land lease community on a 16.5ha site at Greenmount, about 21km south-west of Mackay’s CBD.

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Ian Horswill

27 Oct 2025

Ageing

Call to retirement living operators: designated seniors housing land next to Western Sydney hospital

With more than 104,000 over-50s already in the local catchment, Arrow Advisory Group has opened Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the Blacktown Integrated Seniors Living & Healthcare Precinct – a 2,791m² flagship site directly adjacent to...

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Ian Horswill

27 Oct 2025

Record Breaking

This $55M land lease community club looks like a 5-star resort – and it’s just for over-50s

Palm Lake Group has unveiled The Springs Country Club at Palm Lake Resort Pelican Waters on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast – a $55 million, 15,000m² architectural showpiece that could easily pass for a luxury resort.

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Ian Horswill

27 Oct 2025

Awards

RetireAustralia CEO Dr Brett Robinson named University of QLD’s 2025 Alumnus of the Year

RetireAustralia Chief Executive Officer Dr Brett Robinson has been honoured at The University of Queensland’s 2025 Alumnus of the Year at the UQ Alumni Awards – Courting the Greats.

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Ian Horswill

27 Oct 2025

Community Living

More than 400 attend launch of Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club’s ‘The Riverly’ seniors living project

More than 400 people turned out for the launch of The Riverly, a $40 million retirement living development opposite Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club in Denistone, 16km north-west of the Sydney CBD.

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Ian Horswill

27 Oct 2025

Development

Christian Homes Tasmania retirement village recommended for approval – with $200K bill

Kingborough Council officers have recommended approval for 44 independent living units – arranged as 22 duplexes plus a communal building – at Pinnacle Village in Kingston, on Hobart’s outskirts, but with extensive conditions attached.

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Ian Horswill

27 Oct 2025