User Profile

5 hours ago

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

5 hours ago

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

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

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

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

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

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

International

Ryman Healthcare to dual list on ASX this week

Ryman Healthcare, New Zealand’s largest retirement living provider, will join the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Wednesday, 1 October, as part of a dual listing to broaden its investor base.

Click here

7 hours ago

Liven Communities’ biggest land lease project approved in Toowoomba

Liven Communities’ largest development yet – a $105 million, 422-home land lease community at Gowrie Junction, 13km northwest of Toowoomba – has been given the green light.

Click here

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

Vivacity Property breaks ground on $320M Coral Cove lifestyle community in Bundaberg

Vivacity Property has officially broken ground on its $320 million Natrium Coral Cove Lifestyle Community, a 10-year project set to deliver 504 homes for over-55s in Bundaberg’s coastal suburb of Coral Cove.

Click here

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