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SATURDAY knows the future: No RAC, no DMF – the future of retirement living
Sep 09 2025
1 min read
Lauren Broomham

Scalabrini CEO Richard de Haast is rewriting the rules with Harbourside, a $60 million waterfront project that swaps outdated funding models and RAC beds for customer choice, future-proofed apartments and private care safety nets.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

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