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Point Piper’s Elaine mansion tipped to become Australia’s priciest retirement address

Preliminary plans have been lodged with the NSW Government to transform Elaine, the historic Point Piper mansion once owned by Atlassian Co-Founder and former CEO Scott Farquhar and his wife Kim Jackson, into an integrated seniors living and healthcare precinct.

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4 hours ago

Opinion

Loneliness will become a pandemic and there’s been a decade of warning

The sheer ineptitude of planning boffins and State Government leaders around the country is clear with a new Government-funded report stating one in four retirees in Australia are now living alone. The 20th Annual Statistical Report of the HILD...

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4 hours ago

Sector Moves & People

Australian Community Housing names Mark Degotardi as inaugural CEO

Australian Community Housing (ACH) – formed in 2025 through the merger of Australian Community Housing Infrastructure and PowerHousing Australia – has appointed Mark Degotardi as its first Chief Executive Officer.

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Technology

Keyton renews contract with Excite Technology for $2.1M

The leading retirement village operator, owned by Aware Super (49.9%), APG Asset Management (25%) and Lendlease (25.1%), has renewed its contract with the ASX-listed technology provider. Excite Technology Services Limited said the $2.14 million...

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TP Dynamics’ first retirement village Sense of Yowani in Canberra adopts Membership model

Prominent Canberra property developer Tony Pan has taken his TP Dynamics group into retirement living for the first time, launching Sense of Yowani in Lyneham.

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Government Policy

South Australia grants “essential infrastructure” status to integrated retirement villages

The South Australian Government has reclassified retirement villages co-located with aged care facilities as “essential infrastructure” – a nation-first policy shift designed to fast-track approvals and boost investor confidence.

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Sector Moves & People

Vale Rupert Smoker, Founder and CEO of Evolution Trustees

Aspen Group has announced the “sudden and unexpected passing” of Rupert Smoker, Founder, Managing Director and CEO of Evolution Trustees, on Thursday 18 September.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Will The Living Company buy Lendlease’s Keyton stake as bids close October 2?

The Living Company – owner of Scape Australia, XO Living (Build to Rent), and the recently acquired Aveo retirement portfolio – is reportedly among three bidders for Lendlease’s 25.1% stake in Keyton, with bids due by 2 October.

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Lincoln Place begins $200M land lease community in Townsville, QLD

Lincoln Place has started construction on its $200 million Lincoln Lifestyle Northern Beaches project at Mount Low in Townsville, QLD. The 350-home land lease community will be delivered in stages over the next five years, with the first 30 homes due for completion by Christmas 2026.

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Corio Projects reveals $81M integrated care seniors living plan for Sydney’s Inner West

The State Significant Development Application for Corio Projects’ $81 million integrated seniors living development in Forest Lodge, 4km southwest of Sydney’s CBD, is now on exhibition.

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Living Gems proposes $140M land lease community in Moreton Bay, QLD

The $140 million land lease community in the suburb of Burpengary East will deliver 186 modern, low-maintenance homes alongside a $13 million Country Club. The resort-style hub will feature a pool, cinema, gym and pickleball court.

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Ozcare unveils Reflections on the Bay Stage 3 in QLD’s Hervey Bay

The St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland agency has marked the opening of Stage 3 of its retirement village in Kawungan, a suburb of Hervey Bay, 286km north of Brisbane, describing the milestone as “showcasing more than just new homes; it highlighted a vision for integrated living where independence, support, and community are seamlessly connected.”

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