The Good Years Journal
Retirement Living & New Builds
Retirement village operator reports jump in profits
Over at Stockland Retirement Living, David Pitman forecasts a drop in the value of development sites set aside for retirement villages.
By Anonymous
Published on November 15, 2012
Retirement village life captured
Winners of the annual Lend Lease Capturing Village Life photography competition were recently announced.
By Anonymous
Published on November 13, 2012
Summerset named best retirement village
For a third consecutive year, New Zealand operator Summerset has been named the best retirement village operator at Australasian Over 50s Housing Awards 2012 .
By Anonymous
Published on November 13, 2012
Becton Retirement receives a ‘get out of jail’ card
On 6 September Goldman Sachs bought Suncorp’s $73.6 million debt facility over Becton Retirement.
By Anonymous
Published on November 12, 2012
Cheap not always nasty says Stockland MD
Matthew Quinn says ‘cheap did not always equal nasty’ as Stockland moves to shield itself from economic headwinds.
By Anonymous
Published on November 08, 2012
Reduced public sector will impact on aged care
Queensland’s Nurses Union says only a fifth of nursing graduates can expect to get placement next year.
By Anonymous
Published on November 07, 2012
Retirement village cupcake brawl
Different recollections allow man to walk free following a dispute in a Queensland retirement village.
By Anonymous
Published on November 06, 2012
Brentwood retirement village receiver loses fight with residents on redemptions
The New South Wales retirement village residents association, the RVRA, won an important judgement last week in the NSW Supreme Court.
By Anonymous
Published on November 05, 2012
Millie Phillips criticises Milstern Retirement Village
Millie Phillips in another brawl – this time with her Jewish establishment
By Anonymous
Published on November 02, 2012
Founder of retirement village operator asked to return $60m
Bill Lewski is being pursued for his $60 million Prime Trust management fee paid on an ‘oral agreement’
By Anonymous
Published on November 02, 2012
By Anonymous
Published on November 01, 2012
WA hairdresser finds new start in retirement village
Peta Watson worked for forty years as a hairdresser until her son-in-law convinced her to try something different.
By Anonymous
Published on October 31, 2012
European cultural communities struggle to cope with aged care
The Federal Government is being urged to allow temporary workers with European language skills to help communities that are struggling to cope in the aged care sector.
By Anonymous
Published on October 30, 2012
ARQRV approve standardised retirement village contract
Lend Lease gets the tick of approval from the Queensland Residents’ Association for its new standardized contract initiative
By Anonymous
Published on October 29, 2012
Elderly gay Aucklander’s prepare to join the retirement village people
Plans for a gay men's retirement village are on the drawing board in Auckland, New Zealand.
By Anonymous
Published on October 29, 2012
Retirement village communities an alternative to aged care
Tall Trees Co Founder discusses Care Communities as an alternative to entering aged care
By Anonymous
Published on October 29, 2012
Retirement Village Association release merger details
The RVA member prospectus has been released, detailing reasons and benefits of the proposed merger with the Property Council.
By Anonymous
Published on October 25, 2012
WA Retirement Villages Act amended
The much awaited amendments to the WA Retirement Villages Act has now passed Parliament.
By Anonymous
Published on October 25, 2012
Majority of Australians happy to pay for aged care
Nine-in-ten Australians believe that we should pay for part of our own aged care, if we can afford to.
By Anonymous
Published on October 25, 2012
Asian investment good news for retirement villages
A flood of cash into Melbourne’s property market has some observers nervous, while others see opportunity.
By Anonymous
Published on October 23, 2012
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