Sector Moves & People Warrigal appoints Sophie Ray as Board Chair, succeeding Wyn Janssen Warrigal has named Sophie Ray as its new Board Chair, replacing Wyn Janssen, who joined the Board in 1997 and has served as Chair since 2016. Click here Ian Horswill 20 Oct 2025
Government Policy Aged care visa deal brings just 249 overseas workers in 2.5 years The Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement (ACILA) program – central to the Federal Government’s plan to ease aged care workforce shortages – has fallen well short, with only 249 overseas recruits arriving since May 2023, according to a new report from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). Click here Caroline Egan 15 Oct 2025
Sector Moves & People Columbia Aged Care CEO Lucy O’Flaherty steps down Lucy O’Flaherty will step down as CEO of Sydney-based private operator Columbia Aged Care at year’s end to become Chief Executive of Not For Profit Primary Health Tasmania. Click here Caroline Egan 15 Oct 2025
Sector Moves & People Lifestyle Communities CFO Darren Rowland resigns, with successor named Lifestyle Communities has announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer (and Joint Company Secretary) Darren Rowland, effective end of January 2026. He has served as CFO since May 2018. Click here Ian Horswill 13 Oct 2025
Sector Moves & People GemLife appoints Adam Fairfax as Group Head of Investor Relations and Strategy GemLife has appointed Adam Fairfax as its new Group Head of Investor Relations and Strategy, following the company’s landmark listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in July – the largest IPO of the year. Click here Ian Horswill 13 Oct 2025
Sector Moves & People Treasure Jennings appointed Aged Care Complaints Commissioner Treasure Jennings, the current head of Victoria’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, has been appointed Aged Care Complaints Commissioner, effective 1 November 2025, just as the new aged care reforms take effect. Click here Caroline Egan 09 Oct 2025
Sector Moves & People SA’s largest retirement living operator and home care provider ECH appoints new CEO Alan Morrrison, the Chief Executive Officer of the private Burnside Hospital in Adelaide and Deputy Chair of HESTA Super Fund, has been appointed Chief Executive of the profit-for-purpose organisation founded in 1964. He will assume his role in... Click here Ian Horswill 02 Oct 2025
Sector Moves & People Arthur Koumoukelis joins TGLT to lead Retirement Village Rollovers practice Aged care and retirement living lawyer Arthur Koumoukelis has joined TG Legal + Technology (TGLT) as Principal Lawyer, where he will head the firm’s growing Retirement Village Rollovers practice. Click here Ian Horswill 03 Oct 2025
Sector Moves & People Seniors living consultancy Ethos Urban rebrands as Colliers Urban Planning Ethos Urban, one of Australia’s leading planning and urban development consultancies with a strong footprint in seniors housing, has taken on a new identity as Colliers Urban Planning. Click here Ian Horswill 03 Oct 2025
Government Policy National aged care worker registration scheme inching forward The Australian Government has released a summary of its consultation on a national registration scheme for personal care workers, a recommendation of the Aged Care Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Click here Caroline Egan 02 Oct 2025
Sector Moves & People Former Optus CEO appointed head of Australian Unity Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, who resigned as Optus Chief Executive in 2023 after the telco was hit by a cyberattack and a nationwide outage, will work alongside outgoing Austra;lian Unity MD & CEO Rohan Mead from 5 November 2025, taking up the top job on 15 December 2025. Click here Caroline Egan 30 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
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