Community Living $210M GemLife Kilcoy Greens land lease community launches next month The Somerset region will welcome its first land lease community next month, with the $210 million GemLife Kilcoy Greens set to launch in Woolmar, northwest of Brisbane. Click here Ian Horswill 26 Sep 2025
Retirement and Community Living Village sector only stronger 12 months after ABC 7.30’s Retirement Rip-Off story: RLC Retirement Living Council Executive Director Daniel Gannon, who was interrupted 78 times after agreeing to talk to ABC 7.30 reporter Adele Ferguson 12 months ago, said “Rather than retreat, the Retirement Living Council tackled fiction with facts - and trhe industry stood united.“ Click here Ian Horswill 30 Sep 2025
DIGITAL EDITION SATURDAY Issue 108 Retirement villages face new legal tripwires in the care era As operators push deeper into aged care, every promise – from “ageing in place” to cyber safety – carries rising liability. Only three in 10 Australians die in their retirement village, with most still ending up in residential aged care. For... Click here Lauren Broomham 26 Sep 2025
Opinion New retirement report’s golden nugget for village operators is on the final page There is one sentence on Page 15 of the Downsizing Australia report by ASX-listed land lease community operator GemLife and the leading property website realestate.com.au that should be read by all operators: “For downsizers, the home itself must feel like an upgrade, not a compromise,?” Click here Ian Horswill 29 Sep 2025
International US manufactured home sector tipped to hit US$18.9B by 2030 – Australia’s land lease market not far behind Australia’s land lease community sector was valued at $13.5 billion in 2024 – and now its US equivalent, the manufactured homes market, is forecast to grow from US$13.74 billion in 2025 to US$18.92 billion by 2030. Click here Ian Horswill 29 Sep 2025
Sector Moves & People Oliver Luckhurst-Smith steps up as RLC’s National Policy Director for Retirement Living The Property Council of Australia’s Retirement Living Council has promoted Oliver Luckhurst-Smith from National Policy Manager to National Policy Director, recognising his growing role in shaping the sector’s advocacy agenda. Click here Ian Horswill 29 Sep 2025
Redevelopments Keyton transforms vacant serviced apartments into new units at Melbourne retirement village Keyton has welcomed its first residents into 25 newly built independent living apartments at Forest Hills, its retirement village in Nunawading, 18km east of Melbourne’s CBD. Click here Ian Horswill 29 Sep 2025
Government Policy Ingenia Communities under investigation by Consumer Affairs Victoria over rental cooking facilities ASX-listed lifestyle and holiday community operator Ingenia Communities is under investigation by the Victorian consumer regulator over potential breaches of rental regulations at its seven Ingenia Gardens senior rental communities across the state. Click here Ian Horswill 26 Sep 2025
Development RetireAustralia completes $40M expansion at Tarragal Glen, adding 42 premium apartments RetireAustralia has completed a $40 million expansion of its Tarragal Glen Retirement Village on the NSW Central Coast, delivering 42 new one- and two-bedroom independent living apartments. Click here Ian Horswill 29 Sep 2025
Development Palm Lake Resort Bargara set to become operator’s largest community The Elliott family-owned operator has secured approval for a major expansion of its Palm Lake Resort Bargara, paving the way for the coastal lifestyle resort to become the largest in its national portfolio. Click here Ian Horswill 29 Sep 2025
Mergers & Acquisitions Aspen bets on SA growth with new 200-home land lease project Aspen Group has struck a $14.1 million deal to acquire the remaining stages of the Wallaroo Shores master planned community in South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula – with plans to deliver 200 lifestyle land lease homes alongside build-to-rent, townhouses, and a commercial precinct. Click here Ian Horswill 29 Sep 2025
Community Living Thyme Lifestyle Resorts brand arrives in Hervey Bay with new clubhouse opening Serenitas has rebranded its Lakeside Springs land lease community in Hervey Bay as Thyme Lakeview Springs, coinciding with the opening of its new clubhouse. Click here Ian Horswill 29 Sep 2025
Sector Moves & People Changing of the guard: new NSW residents’ leader as QLD veteran re-elected Residents’ voices in retirement villages remain strong across three states, with new and returning leadership announced in NSW, Queensland and WA. Click here Ian Horswill 29 Sep 2025