Retirement Living Awards 2023 finalists announced

The Retirement Living Council has revealed the finalists for the 2023 National Retirement Living Awards, which will for the first time include a People’s Choice Award for Best Retirement Village or Community in 2023. The awards, to be held as part of the 2023 National Retirement Living Summit in June next year, highlight Australia’s “gold standard” retirement living sector, according to RLC Executive Director Daniel Gannon (pictured).

“It is through the increasingly competitive professional standards in our annual industry awards programme that the ‘best of the best’ are continually pushing and pulling the rest of us closer to world’s best practice. “It’s always important to remember why we’re here, so our focus is on supporting residents in age-friendly communities and delivering outstanding built-form outcomes,” he said.

State winners for Village Manager of the Year and Salesperson of the Year will be announced at events in February and March ahead of the National Awards in June. The full list of finalists is below.

PROGRAMMED AWARD FOR VILLAGE MANAGER OF THE YEAR

NSW/ACT MICHAEL BURKE, COASTAL WATERS RETIREMENT VILLAGE, LENDLEASE RETIREMENT LIVING LYN MASON, GRIFFITH RETIREMENT ESTATE, GANNON LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES JO-ANNE QUINN, MANORS OF MOSMAN, AVEO GROUP QLD KIRSTEN BELHAM, THE GARDENS ON LINDFIELD, LENDLEASE RETIREMENT LIVING BELINDA HENSLER, CARLYLE GARDENS RETIREMENT VILLAGE, RETIREAUSTRALIA JUSTINE REGAN, AVEO ROBERTSON PARK, AVEO GROUP VIC/TAS SHERMAN BROWN, BURWOOD TERRACE, LENDLEASE RETIREMENT LIVING GARY KARRO, THE GRACE ALBERT PARK LAKE, AUSTRALIAN UNITY LIMITED ROSLYN PRENTICE, JOHN FLYNN RETIREMENT VILLAGE, RYMAN HEALTHCARE SA/NT LEE ANN ALEJO, WISTERIA GROVE RETIREMENT VILLAGE, RETIREAUSTRALIA TERRI WINN, BAY VILLAGE, LEVANDE WA KARRI ASHFORD, WOODSTOCK WEST BUNBURY, LENDLEASE RETIREMENT LIVING NIKKI MOLLART, RIVER PARKS AND PINES VILLAGES, MASONIC CARE WA

AWARD FOR SALESPERSON OF THE YEAR

NSW/ACT BRADEN GRAHAM, KINGFISHER GROVE RETIREMENT LIVING, LENDLEASE RETIREMENT LIVING ELLEN JENNINGS, AVEO ISLAND POINT, AVEO GROUP JOANNA WATKINS, WILLANDRA RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, AUSTRALIAN UNITY QLD AMANDA ADAMS, AVEO CLAYFIELD, AVEO GROUP ELIZABETH MCKONE, CARLYLE GARDENS TOWNSVILLE, BLUE CARE SUSAN MILWARD, AVEO NEWSTEAD & AVEO CARINDALE, AVEO GROUP VIC/TAS KAY MURDOCH, WEARY DUNLOP RETIREMENT VILLAGE, RYMAN HEALTHCARE BRENT PETERS, VMCH (14 SITES), VMCH PETA SMITH, ABERVALE VILLAGE AND WINDSOR PARK, LENDLEASE RETIREMENT LIVING SA/NT EMILY BEY, HILLSVIEW, THE GRANGE, & WALNUT GROVE RETIREMENT VILLAGES, LEVANDE WA GLENYS WATTERS, PARKLAND VILLAS MANDURAH AND WOODSTOCK WEST, LENDLEASE RETIREMENT LIVING

AWARD FOR FUTURE RETIREMENT LIVING LEADER

ANNABEL BONE, LENDLEASE RETIREMENT LIVING ANTHONY FELICE, TSA MANAGEMENT SARA LABORDE, UNITINGCARE QUEENSLAND DANIEL PHUNG, AVEO GROUP

AWARD FOR MARKETING EXCELLENCE

CARE TO TALK CAMPAIGN, AVEO GROUP TAKE THE FIRST STEP CAMPAIGN, AVEO GROUP FEEL AT HOME, BLUE CARE BRAND PARTNERS MARKETING FOR KOKODA RESIDENCES, BRAND PARTNERS AVEO FREEDOM PORTFOLIO, CBRE UNITING BOWDEN BRAE, UNITING

AWARD FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN RETIREMENT LIVING

AVEO BELLA VISTA, AVEO GROUP KOOROOTANG COURT – COMMUNITY CENTRE & LODGE REFURBISHMENT, LENDLEASE RETIREMENT LIVING STOCKLAND HALCYON GREENS, STOCKLAND

AWARD FOR BEST LAND LEASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

INGENIA LIFESTYLE HERVEY BAY, INGENIA COMMUNITIES STOCKLAND – HALCYON GREENS, STOCKLAND

AWARD FOR BEST LUXURY RETIREMENT LIVING DEVELOPMENT

BOLTON CLARKE EUROPA ON ALMA, BOLTON CLARKE CIRRUS APARTMENTS AND CLUBHOUSE, CAMERON CHISHOLM NICOL THE QUEENSLEA RETIREMENT LIVING APARTMENTS, ORYX COMMUNITIES STOCKLAND – HALCYON GREENS, STOCKLAND PAVILIONS BLACKBURN LAKE, VIA ARCHITECTS

AWARD FOR BEST REFURBISHMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT

AVEO TARINGA, AVEO GROUP AVEO LINDSAY GARDENS, AVEO GROUP AVEO SPRINGTHORPE, AVEO GROUP EUREKA WYNNUM, EUREKA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD DEE WHY GARDENS – COMMUNAL AREAS UPGRADE, LENDLEASE RETIREMENT LIVING THE WILLOWS CLUBHOUSE REFURBISHMENT, LEVANDE WURLEY COURT HUNTERS HILL COMMON ROOM, VASEY

AWARD FOR BEST RETIREMENT VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT

AVEO BELLA VISTA, AVEO GROUP AVEO NEWCASTLE, AVEO GROUP BAPTCARE STRATHALAN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY, BILLARD LEECE PARTNERSHIP (BLP) BOLTON CLARKE EUROPA ON ALMA, BOLTON CLARKE GOODWIN VILLAGE FARRER, GOODWIN AGED CARE SERVICES NEWPORT – A LEVANDE LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY, LEVANDE UNITING BOWDEN BRAE, UNITING NSW.ACT PAVILIONS BLACKBURN LAKE, VIA ARCHITECTS