Times News Group | The New Shape of Life After 55 and Why Housing Needs to Catch Up

Times News Group reports, in the Bellarine Times on the shifting landscape of life after 55 in Australia and how Oliver Hume's new residential brand ReGen Living is responding to the changing needs of an increasingly active and engaged generation.

Drawing on data from SEEK's Workplace Happiness Index and the HILDA Survey, the article highlights that Australians in their late 40s, 50s and 60s are among the most satisfied workers in the country, with retirement between ages 60 and 64 now far less common than it was two decades ago. This generational shift is reshaping expectations around housing, with more Australians seeking communities that support connection, purpose and autonomy rather than retreat.

ReGen Living — a new over-55s brand built on Oliver Hume's more than 70 years of community development experience — is designed around exactly this philosophy. Its flagship community, ReGen Living Waurn Ponds, offers an ownership model where residents own their architect-designed home while leasing the land beneath it, removing stamp duty and council rates and freeing up equity for lifestyle, travel or financial security. Flexible home layouts accommodate part-time work and creative pursuits, while community amenities including a clubhouse, pool, gym, pickleball courts and more than three hectares of landscaped open space support active, connected living.

The first homes at ReGen Living Waurn Ponds are set for release in April alongside the opening of a four-home display village. Registrations are now open, with early bird discounts of up to $20,000 available to registered buyers.

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