Ian Horswill

3 days ago | theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham |Chris Baynes

The growing number of centenarians is evident in the record number of people aged 100-plus receiving care at home. HammondCare, a Not For Profit Christian charity offering home care, residential care, palliative care, and dementia support, revealed this data following a request under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act.

4 days ago | theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham |Chris Baynes

For the second time in as many months, the retirement village sector faces an uphill battle with a branch of government not understanding or appreciating what the sector offers ageing Australians, or the communities they remain a part of. In March this year, we wrote extensively on potential aged care reforms that could trigger mandatory liquidity ratios on aged care operators who also own and operate retirement villages.

5 days ago | theweeklysource.com.au | Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham |Chris Baynes |Ian Horswill

Sam Rae, 39, who was elected to the Victorian seat of Hawke in 2022, has been appointed Minister for Aged Care and Seniors as part of the re-elected Albanese Government's ministerial reshuffle today (Monday, 12 May). Prior to his election as an MP, Sam was a State Secretary for Labor and a Partner at management consultants PwC and is regarded as an up-and-coming star of the Labor Party's right faction.

5 days ago | theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham |Chris Baynes

At the time, then-Mayor Michael Kerr said that following Douglas Shire Council’s approval of Obray’s 41 single-storey, one-and-two bedroom independent living units – ranging from 200msq to 350msq – he believed it was “a fantastic development for our slice of paradise.”Approval for the retirement village on the 1.75ha of land between Oaks Port Douglas Resort and the Reef Resort Villas was granted in December 2020.

5 days ago | theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham |Chris Baynes

The sizes of the residences at Northbrook Wānaka, the resort town in New Zealand’s South Island, vary from 244msq and up to 607msqm, with prices starting at NZ$1.25 million and the larger three-bedroom homes going up to NZ$4.5 million. NZSX-listed Winton is the main developer, and a spokeswoman said stage one of 32 homes was a NZ$60 million venture where “almost” half the properties had been sold with buyers from New Zealand and Australia.