Refreshingly different retirement living

Principle Living offers beautiful homes designed for independent seniors and a lifestyle that allows you to realise your retirement dreams. 

About Principle Living

As leaders in award-winning property development and seniors’ support, Principle Living’s visionary thinking and deep experience brings you a suite of vibrant, connected communities. We offer beautiful homes designed for seniors and a lifestyle that allows you to realise your retirement dreams.

The Principle Living Founders

Behind Principle Living is a team of local, dedicated, respected leaders in award-winning property developments and quality home care. Together, the Principle Living team have combined their experience and visionary thinking to create a refreshingly different retirement village model incorporating a comprehensive health, wellbeing and care proposition called Myretirement .

The Stevens Group and founding directors of Sue Mann Nursing and Community Care have partnered together to form the Principle Living team.

John Stevens

Andrew Mann

Sue Mann

Michael O'Brien

“We know after being involved in retirement for many years how to create a project of excellence, and in working with similar-minded people we are developing exceptional living environments which will set Principle Living villages apart from the rest.”

John Stevens
The Stevens Group

Our Villages



Blueheath

Medowie

Nestled between the vineyards of the Hunter Valley and the beaches of Port Stephens and just thirty minutes from the Newcastle CBD, Blueheath at The Bower offers a fresh, new alternative to retirement village living.

With just 112 architect designed villas, this boutique gated community combines all the benefits of living among newfound friends with a unique, secure holistic lifestyle that caters to your every need and heart’s desire, now and into the future. One look and you’ll discover that Blueheath is truly like nothing you’ve seen before.

Reminiscent of a luxury resort, the stunning Blueheath Clubhouse offers a host of quality facilities and tailored zones so every day can have a different outlook to complement your social calendar. For year-round enjoyment you will have exclusive access to:

A two lane bowling green, clubhouse lounge, dining area and resident bar, alfresco entertaining terrace with barbeque, games area with snooker table, library nook, arts and activities room and our new workshed. 

Choose from a selection of 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom, or 2 bedrooms with study layouts, each option includes everything you would expect from an architect designed, masterbuilt home.

Homes from $695,000







The Darcy

Maitland


Located within the beautiful Heritage Parc Residential Estate, this 25 acre retirement community in Maitland offers 160 homes and a luxurious clubhouse with views to magnificent wetlands. Enjoy expansive open spaces with parks, walking trail and waterways, plus golf areas, a dog park and outdoor art. Only

30 minutes to Hunter Valley Wine Country, this community offers a vibrant lifestyle with wine tastings, festivals and arts events all year-round.To inspect or to register your interest for any of our developments, call Adam on 0421 888 115

A two lane bowling green, clubhouse lounge, dining area and resident bar, alfresco entertaining terrace with barbeque, games area with snooker table, library nook, arts and activities room and our new workshed. 

Choose from a selection of 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom, or 2 bedrooms with study layouts, each option includes everything you would expect from an architect designed, master built home.


To inspect or to register your interest for any of our developments, call Adam on 0421 888 115



The Apperley

At Newcastle Golf Club


Newcastle Golf Club and Principle Living are pleased to announce that development consent has now been granted by the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Planning Panel for a substantial retirement village on the Club’s land at Fern Bay. The proposed village involves 172 independent living units and associated infrastructure. This development consent follows on from a development consent granted in 2023 for course improvement works at the Club’s golf course to create a site for the proposed retirement village.

The Club’s President, Alan McKelvey said:

“The grant of the development consent for the retirement village is the final hurdle for the Club’s development project and will now allow us to commence work to deliver the much-anticipated golf course improvement works under the guidance of course architects, Harrison Golf. This is the culmination of 10 years of careful planning. We are now at a point where the Club can make its great golf course even better. The course will be amongst the very best regional courses in Australia, and is sure to attract attention locally, nationally, and internationally. The work required to complete the golf course improvement works is currently out to tender and we look forward to getting started on bringing Harrison Golf’s plans to life in May or June this year (subject to contractor availability). The works are anticipated to take about 2 years to complete. Because of the nature of the changes, the works will involve limited disruption to normal play, and 18 holes will remain open during the construction work. The Club is really excited to get started, and we are looking forward to seeing how good the course will be following completion of the works.”

Chris Old, on behalf of Principle Living, said:

“Obtaining development consent for our Newcastle Golf Club retirement village project is a major milestone for Principle Living. The village will be Principle Living’s flagship retirement community and will provide premium retirement living for retirees alongside a top tier golf course. We are very excited to be working with the Club to deliver the project and create a vibrant community for our new residents, with a range of beautifully designed golf homes and units. We expect to start construction of the project in mid-2027, and will start to market the project shortly, now the necessary approvals have been obtained.”

To inspect or to register your interest for any of our developments, call Adam on 0421 888 115

The Hermitage

Hunter Valley

At the gateway to the Hunter Valley Wine Country, this vibrant 55+ community offers a unique lock-up-and-leave lifestyle. Just two hours’ drive from Sydney and surrounded by sweeping valleys and stunning views, this 90 acre site will house over 300 homes, perfect for downsizing without compromise. Enjoy parklands, natural surroundings and walking tracks, luxurious clubhouse and more. Embrace the freedom of land lease living in this picturesque destination.


To inspect or to register your interest for any of our developments, call Adam on 0421 888 115





Underpinning the bricks and mortar of Principle Living communities is the unique suite of myretirement* concierge services which put residents at the heart of everything we do. 

myretirement supports residents through all aspects of their downsizing and retirement journey. Residents can access advice and myassistant services as they sell the family home and get help and support in making the move to the village and settling in.

Should they need it down the track, there is also assistance to navigate care options and help maintain their independence in the comfort of their own home. It’s the heart and soul of Principle Living communities.



Contact

Keen to learn more about Principle Living or any of their projects?

Simply register your interest via the form below or call Adam on 0421 888 115.

Our friendly team look forward to chatting with you and answering your questions.


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