Bokarina Beach Village will be a premium beachside retirement community designed around the way today’s and tomorrow’s retirees want to live – independently, actively and connected to the community they know and love. The village has been designed as a connected coastal community, with shared spaces and landscaped outdoor areas that encourage social connection, wellness activities and everyday interaction between residents.

The development includes 28 beach houses designed for coastal retirement living, with a further 234 apartments to be constructed on site in future stages.

Representatives from UnitingCare Queensland, operator of BlueCare, project partners, community leaders and Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie gathered onsite today for the official sod turning ceremony and blessing of the development.

UnitingCare Queensland Chief Executive Officer Ben Edwards said Bokarina Beach Village would help meet growing demand for quality retirement living on the Sunshine Coast.

“The Sunshine Coast is one of the fastest-growing regions in Queensland and we know there is strong demand for high-quality retirement living options that allow people to stay close to family, friends and the coastal lifestyle they enjoy,” Mr Edwards said.

“Bokarina Beach Village is about more than new homes; it’s about the kind of community people genuinely want to live in – where they can stay independent, connected and enjoy life.

“Residents will be able to start their day with a walk to the beach, meet friends for coffee, take part in wellness and recreation activities, and return home to low-maintenance living designed to support their independence for years to come.

“For more than 70 years, BlueCare has supported older Queenslanders to live well as their needs change. Bokarina Beach Village is the next evolution of that commitment, bringing together independent living, community and the reassurance that trusted care and support will be there for residents into the future.”

Unlike traditional retirement developments, Bokarina Beach Village has been designed as an integrated coastal community where residents remain closely connected to the surrounding neighbourhood, lifestyle and amenities.

“It also plays a role in the broader housing challenge – giving people more options to downsize and freeing up homes for other families in a market that’s under pressure.”

Queensland Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Member for Kawana Jarrod Bleijie said the project would contribute to housing diversity and support the growing Sunshine Coast community.

“The Crisafulli Government is focused on delivering more places to call home and the right mix of housing to meet the needs of Queensland’s growing communities, while creating places where people want to live, work and raise a family,” Deputy Premier Bleijie said.

“This development will provide greater housing choice on the Sunshine Coast, support local jobs during construction and ensure we continue planning for the region’s future with the infrastructure and investment it needs.”

The project marks an important milestone in UnitingCare Queensland’s retirement living growth strategy and forms part of the organisation’s ongoing investment in aged care and retirement living communities across Queensland.

It also supports increased housing supply on the Sunshine Coast through the delivery of new retirement living options that enable downsizing and free up existing homes for other families.

People can register their interest in a Bokarina Beach Village home at www.bokarinabeachvillage.com.au.

Media contact: Jessica Hansen | Communications Specialist | 0413 105 200 | j.hansen4@bluecare.org.au