Retirement and Community Living

RetireAustralia channels NZ village model with expanding care coordination staff
Since NZ Super and NZ investment fund Infratil purchased RetireAustralia in December 2014 for $640M…

Sale of planned retirement village site at Novotel Coffs Harbour falls through
The site, one of nine parcels of vacant land across 11ha surrounding the Novotel Pacific…

UK luxury village operator joins with private real estate investor for $211M retirement village
Audley Group and Apache Capital have announced a new joint venture to build a 13,750sqm…

SA Opposition promises to ban “completely inappropriate” high-rise aged care developments despite success
Adelaide has enjoyed a sudden leap in new aged care and retirement village developments in…

Petition against Brisbane Councils’ aged care/sports field development reforms attracts over 500 signatures
The Bulimba Creek Catchment Co-ordinating Committee (B4C) petition calls on the State Government to reject…

David Panter and Nick Loudon elected to Leading Aged Services Australia (LASA) board
ECH Chief Executive David Panter and Seasons Aged Care’s Chief Executive Officer Nick Loudon have…

NSW Retirement Village inquiry attracting serious attendance
We attended the Wollongong ‘town hall meeting’ staged by Kathryn Greiner as she leads the…

New independent research points to value of retirement village living
Retirement villages are more affordable than general residential homes when you factor in the total…

Aveo’s Brisbane retirement village redevelopment attracts 500 objections
The operator wants to demolish 74 units at their existing retirement village at Newmarket, 5km…

Attention village operators and developers – have your say on planning laws
The Retirement Living Council and Property Council has commissioned Urbis to provide a national planning…

Property industry wages rise up to 12% in past year: new report
That’s compared to a national rise of just 1.9% in the year to the June…

Not For Profit hands over WA aged care facilities and village to private operator
The Roshana Group has taken over ownership and management of four Baptistcare WA facilities –…