Home National Retirement Living Awards Award for Best Community Development
One Fell Swoop Award for Best Community Development
This award is for new developments that have been completed in the previous five years, have been operating for at least one year as at 30 June 2024 and have not previously won the Award.
There are three categories available for nomination:
Categories:
- Large operator >1,000 ILU
- Small operator <1,000 ILU
- Land lease Development
Land lease: Entries must demonstrate that they operate under one of the following legislation:
- QLD – Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003
- NSW – Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013
- VIC – Residential Tenancies Act 1997
- SA – Residential Parks Act 2007
- WA – Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Act 2006
- ACT
- TAS
- NT
The cost to enter this award is $950 including GST per category.
Entries may be entered into more than one category under this Award, the nomination fee of $950 including GST must be paid for each entry.
Nominations close midnight 15 November 2024.
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2025 Winner – Large operator >1,000 ILU
Ardency Kennedy Place
- Nominated by Keyton
Ardency Kennedy Place is Keyton’s premier retirement community. Close to Melbourne’s CBD, it offers luxurious residences and exceptional services. Designed by Bates Smart, it features 116 spacious apartments, a rooftop terrace, and resort-style amenities while integrating local heritage, energy-efficient infrastructure, and a personalised wellbeing program. Ardency Kennedy Place provides the perfect setting for living exceptionally.
2025 Winner – Small operator <1,000 ILU
BASScare – Morgan Glen Iris
- Nominated by Boroondara Aged Services Society (BASScare)
BASScare’s Morgan Glen Iris is an upscale assisted living community that redefines ageing in place through an innovative and adaptable model of support. Situated in a tranquil cul-de-sac beside Back Creek Reserve, the community combines considered architecture with a personalised service approach, supporting prolonged independence and holistic wellbeing. Residents enjoy an elevated living experience with flexible support services and boutique hotel-style amenities, all within a tranquil environment inspired by the surrounding landscape.
2025 Winner – Land lease Development
Ingenia Lifestyle Parkside
- Nominated by Ingenia Communities Group
Ingenia Lifestyle Parkside Lucas is a fresh, pet-friendly, land lease community located just 10 mins from beautiful Ballarat. Since the first residents arrived in June 2022, the community has blossomed and become home to 125 residents who enjoy contemporary home design and a range of facilities designed to foster social connection and support health and wellness. Parkside Lucas offers residents an appealing – yet practical – lifestyle solution that remains close to everything they love about the Ballarat region.
Large operator >1,000 ILU 2025 Finalists
Ardency Kennedy Place
Keyton
Ardency Kennedy Place is Keyton’s premier retirement community. Close to Melbourne’s CBD, it offers luxurious residences and exceptional services. Designed by Bates Smart, it features 116 spacious apartments, a rooftop terrace, and resort-style amenities while integrating local heritage, energy-efficient infrastructure, and a personalised wellbeing program. Ardency Kennedy Place provides the perfect setting for living exceptionally.
The Verge at Burleigh G.C. Retirement Village
RetireAustralia
The Verge Retirement Village on the Gold Coast is designed to meet the evolving needs of older Australians. With 168 premium apartments built to the Livable Housing Australia Gold Standard, it offers adaptable living allowing residents to age in place. A 24/7 nurse-led Care Hub provides high-acuity care in a homelike setting, offering a genuine alternative to traditional aged care. Located near Burleigh's beaches, medical services, and social amenities, it delivers a balance of accommodation, care, and community.
Jasmine Grove by IRT: Cohousing for Older Single Women
IRT Group
Jasmine Grove is a trailblazing independent housing community located within the Henry Brooks Estate at IRT Kanahooka, addressing housing insecurity and social isolation among older single women. Combining affordability, sustainability, and intentional design, it offers secure, self-contained villas alongside vibrant shared spaces that foster connection and independence. Completed on budget, Jasmine Grove has garnered national and international acclaim for its innovative, replicable model, and is an example of how affordable, community-driven housing solutions can change lives.
Hawkins Place by Uniting
Uniting NSW.ACT
Hawkins Place by Uniting is a boutique retirement village in Leichhardt, offering 49 modern apartments designed for seniors seeking a vibrant urban lifestyle. Completed in January 2022, it blends contemporary design with heritage surroundings, featuring a rooftop garden, clubroom and 153 sqm of retail space, home to the Uniting Seniors Gym. With 20% of apartments allocated to social and affordable housing, Hawkins Place promotes inclusivity and sustainability, creating a welcoming community for all residents.
Aveo Sunset Palms
Aveo
Aveo’s Sunset Palms on the Sunshine Coast is the essence of a contemporary retirement community providing 89 architect-designed villas in a peaceful, gated sanctuary. Opened in 2019, it features energy-efficient designs and resort-style facilities. By 2027, it will expand to 135 dwellings for retirees seeking to live independently in quality age-appropriate homes with lifestyle and wellness facilities close to the Coast. The development has been warmly received, achieving strong sales and returns beyond initial expectations.
Small operator <1,000 ILU 2025 Finalists
Lakeside Development
Community Villages Australia
Village Glen sought to blend the luxury and amenity of a hotel with the comfort and familiarity of home to create the perfect apartments for residents. The Lakeside apartments are centrally located within the village, adjacent a range of amenities including CJ’s Lounge, the hairdresser, residents’ convenience shop, nurses office and clinic and Village Reception. The ground floor contains extensive social areas including the Palms dining room, Jake’s Bar, a ‘gold class’ cinema and meeting room / auditorium.
Somerset Indooroopilly
Aura Holdings
Somerset Indooroopilly by Aura Holdings is more than well-appointed retirement living—it responds thoughtfully to the evolving needs of an ageing population and urban growth while preserving community assets. Nestled within the rolling greens and tree-lined fairways of the expansive Indooroopilly Golf Club, it embraces medium-density living and the concept of “ageing in place.” Somerset Indooroopilly's age-friendly design elements support residents’ changing needs
promoting independence, well-being, and a sense of community.
Blueheath at The Bower
Principle Living
Blueheath is Principle Living (PL) launch community, creating a vibrant, connected community comprising 112 villas which offer our residents beautiful, architecturally and senior-friendly designed homes, and a lifestyle that realises their retirement and downsizing dreams. Our exclusive ‘myRetirement’ service offering supports residents who are looking for a personalised, concierge and wellbeing offering and the peace-of-mind that care, when needed, can be navigated and coordinated by the PL team. This includes a unique ‘Care Hub’ to support an onsite ‘homecare provider’.
BASScare - Morgan Glen Iris
Boroondara Aged Services Society (BASScare)
BASScare’s Morgan Glen Iris is an upscale assisted living community that redefines ageing in place through an innovative and adaptable model of support. Situated in a tranquil cul-de-sac beside Back Creek Reserve, the community combines considered architecture with a personalised service approach, supporting prolonged independence and holistic wellbeing. Residents enjoy an elevated living experience with flexible support services and boutique hotel-style amenities, all within a tranquil environment inspired by the surrounding landscape.
Land lease Development 2025 Finalist
Ingenia Lifestyle Parkside
Ingenia Communities
Ingenia Lifestyle Parkside Lucas is a fresh, pet-friendly, land lease community located just 10 mins from beautiful Ballarat. Since the first residents arrived in June 2022, the community has blossomed and become home to 125 residents who enjoy contemporary home design and a range of facilities designed to foster social connection and support health and wellness. Parkside Lucas offers residents an appealing - yet practical - lifestyle solution that remains close to everything they love about the Ballarat region.
2024 Best Retirement Living Development – Large Operator >500 ILU
Reside Communities – Samford Grove
- Nominated by GreenFort Capital
Samford Grove Retirement Village has been transformed into a vibrant, bustling community, growing from 27 Villas to 119 Villas and 12 apartments with brand-new Community Centre ‘The Homestead’. ‘The Homestead’ is an extension of the resident’s homes – a place to gather, relax, to share life’s little moments. Samford Grove offers the ultimate retirement dream of lifestyle, connection and community, designed to reflect the character and architecture of Samford, the sweeping valley views and country setting only 25km from Brisbane.
2024 Best Retirement Living Development – Small Operator <500 ILU & Not-For-Profit
Kokoda Residences
- Nominated by Vasey Communities
Paving the way for Vasey’s future, Kokoda Residences presents a vertical independent retirement living community comprising 117 apartments, all wrapped around a sun-drenched north-facing courtyard.
Kokoda Residences exemplifies excellence in design through innovative urban planning, confident yet sensitive architecture, warm and textured interiors and lush landscaping, to create a unique sense of place and community for residents, their family and friends to enjoy together. Its amenities include a lounge and bar, hair salon, cinema, gym, café, and alfresco terrace gardens.
2024 Best Retirement Living Development – Luxury Development
The Granton Brighton
- Nominated by OneToAnother
The Granton provides luxury retirement living within a boutique community of 34 carefully crafted residences in a range of spacious 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.
Designed with function and lifestyle in mind, its selection of shared and private spaces creates the perfect setting to connect – with support always there when residents need it.
Located in the bayside suburb of Brighton, Melbourne, The Granton is a highly desired retirement community and operates a
waitlist for residency.
2024 Best Retirement Living Development – Land Lease Development
Ingenia Lifestyle Latitude One
- Nominated by Ingenia Communities Group
Latitude One, Ingenia’s first greenfield development, is a $90 million Gold Star luxury development offering the perfect combination of beautiful premium-style home designs, surrounded by enviable resort facilities that promote an idyllic lifestyle. Latitude One residents enjoy luxurious amenities including a $10 million clubhouse, 44-seat cinema, library, sports lounge, bowling green, entertainment and event hall, alfresco BBQ facilities, wellness centre, heated indoor pool with spa, outdoor pool, gym and consulting rooms, community garden and electric vehicle charging stations.
