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NSW retirement village operators now required to file annual capital maintenance report

The NSW Government has finalised and published the Retirement Villages Regulation 2025 (NSW), bringing in a number of key changes for operators.

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Ian Horswill

02 Sep 2025

Opinion

Retirement villages have Canberra’s attention – now the sector must prove its value

Three years after Daniel Gannon took the reins of the Retirement Living Council (RLC), the sector has achieved something his predecessor Ben Myers was never able to: national recognition in Canberra. This is just the fist step. Retirement villages now need to capitalise on this moment. Here’s how.

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Ian Horswill

02 Sep 2025

Topic - Developments

AI to speed up NSW approvals for $30M+ housing projects, including seniors housing

The NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) is turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to slash the time it takes to assess State Significant Development (SSD) applications – a move that will directly affect major seniors housing projects.

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Ian Horswill

01 Sep 2025

International

EQT’s Metlifecare lifts profit 25% on record sales

New Zealand retirement village operator Metlifecare – owned by Swedish investment giant EQT – has posted a 25% rise in annual profit and record sales for FY25, as demand for village housing and care continues to accelerate.

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Ian Horswill

01 Sep 2025

Development

LDK Seniors’ Living to open Stage 2 of Amberfield in Canberra next month

LDK Seniors’ Living will welcome its first residents into Stage 2 of its Amberfield community in Canberra next month (October), marking the next milestone in the private operator’s $500 million, five-stage development.

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Ian Horswill

01 Sep 2025

Housing News

SA Govt ramps up housing for vulnerable older women

South Australia’s Department for Housing and Urban Development is investing in more housing options for vulnerable older women, with three significant projects underway or recently completed in Adelaide.

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Ian Horswill

01 Sep 2025

Development

Allam Property eyes second NSW land lease community in Tuncurry

Allam Property is preparing plans for its second land lease community on the NSW Mid North Coast, with a 283-home lifestyle village proposed for Tuncurry.

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Ian Horswill

01 Sep 2025

Community Living

Summerset to build 300 homes in Victoria within three years as market cap eclipses Ryman Healthcare

Summerset Group has overtaken Ryman Healthcare to become New Zealand’s most valuable retirement village operator, as it accelerates its Australian pipeline with plans to deliver 300 homes in Victoria within three years.

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Ian Horswill

01 Sep 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions

SATURDAY is essential reading: The (second) great village land grab

Retirement living assets are back in hot demand. Colliers’ Justin Hazell and Bruce Message, along with Ansell Strategic’s Amber Cartwright, tell SATURDAY why portfolios are in play – and why competition for stock hasn’t been this fierce in 20 years.

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Ian Horswill

01 Sep 2025

Community Living

Bendigo seniors’ housing rebuild kicks off with VIC Govt funding

Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan has marked the start of construction on VincentCare Community Housing’s seniors’ living redevelopment in Bendigo, part of the State Government’s Big Housing Build and Regional Housing Fund.

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Ian Horswill

01 Sep 2025

Development

Serenitas preparing to launch land lease community in Forster on NSW Mid North Coast

Serenitas is moving ahead with its plans for a new land lease community in the coastal town, located around 308km north of Sydney, more than three years after first securing development approval.

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Ian Horswill

01 Sep 2025

Community Living

Lifestyle Communities to offer ‘no exit fee’ option for upfront buyers

Lifestyle Communities CEO Henry Ruiz Henry said the land lease communities operator would introduce a no exit fee option for customers that prefer to pay up front in the second quarter of this financial year. He added existing homeowners had expressed wanting to pay a 20% DMF on the purchase price.

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Ian Horswill

29 Aug 2025

Government Policy

RLC: Govt must set up ‘real-time home care wait times’

The Retirement Living Council (RLC) is calling on the Australian Government to urgently introduce real-time reporting for wait times and release a schedule for additional Home Care Packages, warning older Australians and providers are being left in limbo.

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Ian Horswill

29 Aug 2025