Out of the Ordinary

SATURDAY knows the future: No RAC, no DMF – the future of retirement living

Sep 09 2025 Updated 5 hours ago

Lauren Broomham

1 min read

An artist’s impression of Scalabrini’s Harbourside development in Drummoyne, in Sydney's inner west.

Scalabrini CEO Richard de Haast is rewriting the rules with Harbourside, a $60 million waterfront project that swaps outdated funding models and RAC beds for customer choice, future-proofed apartments and private care safety nets.

Why is this approval a sector precedent? Could it reshape how retirement living gets built and funded in Australia?

It's all in this week’s SATURDAY, our premium digital magazine, out this Friday., Subscribe here.

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

Aged care isn’t “investable” until the numbers stack up

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has been talking up aged care. In back-to-back ABC interviews last week, he dropped the word “investable” more times than a real estate agent at a Saturday auction. According to Butler, the Government has done...

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Lauren Broomham

28 Aug 2025

Government Policy

5,000 older Australians died last year waiting for Home Care Packages: Senate Inquiry hears

The Senate Inquiry into Aged Care Service Delivery today heard almost 5,000 older Australians died last financial year waiting for the level of Home Care Package they have been assessed as needing. More than 87,000 wait for the level of home care they have been assessed as needing.

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Caroline Egan

29 Aug 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

RAAFA WA to build Andrew Russell Veteran Living in Perth after funding secured

Construction is now underway on a dedicated facility to temporarily house veterans at risk of homelessness, following a sod-turning ceremony in Cannington, Perth’s southern suburbs.

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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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Summerhill Village in West Footscray, Melbourne, for women over 55, opens

Summerhill Village is an innovative, purpose-built social housing project designed for older women to live independently and age in place while enjoying the benefits of community living. Jointly owned by Not For Profit United Housing Co-operative...

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Aspen smashes FY25 guidance

Aspen Group, led by Joint Chief Executives John Carter and David Dixon, has once again proved itself to be the unassuming hero of affordable housing.

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Ian Horswill

22 Aug 2025