Friday, 23 January 2026

Sector Moves & People

Phil Simmich moves on from Bethanie (WA) after 12 years

One of the drivers of the establishment of the Retirement Living Council, Ken Morrison, returns to the Property Council as CEO

NBN to cut copper wire services to the first 19,000 homes on May 23 – medical alert systems will be affected

Lucinda Smith supports the merger of Thomson Lawyers with Herbert Gear – building the retirement focus

Why is New Zealand so successful in the retirement village space - watch and learn

Interest in villages and care growing in the investment markets – Marcus Darville quoted extensively in press from LEADERS SUMMIT - he has $850M to invest

Ingenia recruits Norah Barlow to the board – bringing NZ village expertise plus a familiar face to wholesale investors

ECH leads the service innovation highway – selling 1200 residential care beds to concentrate on villages and community care

Justin Laboo shines in child care sector while others fail

ACSA, the Retirement Living Council and LASA issue a joint communiqué, championing integrated care models in retirement villages to policy makers

Baldwin buys 88 ILU Liberty Seniors Living village, expanding into QLD

Shane Nicholson reveals the real village and care sales landscape