Anglican Retirement Villages (ARV) has bought land for a new village at Minto.

The site, extending to almost six hectares on Pembroke Rd is expected to be transformed into a village of up to 250 retirement living units plus a 120 bed residential care home.

“A few years ago ARV made a clear and unambiguous strategic decision to serve a broader cross section of people within the Diocese by expanding into areas where it didn’t have a presence” said ARV Chief Executive Rob Freeman, in announcing the move.

“Since that time ARV has acquired sites at Rooty Hill and Milperra and plans for these locations are advancing. The acquisition of this wonderful site at Minto is a further step in ensuring ARV’s accommodation and services are accessible and affordable to the people of south west Sydney.”

Mr Freeman indicated that the village will be designed with affordability as a major consideration. “It is our intention to offer a significant proportion of the village – around 30% in fact – on a rental basis. This will ensure that older people who haven’t had the opportunity to build up equity in a family home can still enjoy the benefits of living in one of our communities. These same principles for ensuring affordability are also being applied at Rooty Hill.” 

”In addition to Minto we will continue to seek out a suitable site in the Fairfield / Liverpool area, and development of ARV’s long held property at Menangle Park is likely to commence within the next 5 years. Meanwhile new villages already established at Warriewood, Glenhaven, The Ponds and Caddens (Penrith) continue to expand, as does ARV’s flagship site at Castle Hill.” Mr Freeman said.

The announcement came during the Synod period, where church planting and ministry to disadvantaged areas was on the agenda of the church's yearly 'parliament' meeting.

Feature photo: Aerial view of the new ARV Minto site