Uniting NSW.ACT, the Not For Profit owner/operator, is to officially open a 30-apartment complex Uniting Nowra Symons House on 16 June.

 

Uniting Nowra Symons House is located across the road from 35 existing independent living apartments, which is part of the Uniting campus, also featuring a 136-bed residential aged care home.

 

The opening ceremony will include a Welcome to Country smoking ceremony and the symbolic “cutting of the ribbon” by Kay and Roslyn, the daughters of Verna Symons, who the village is named after. Uniting NSW.ACT CEO Tracey Burton and Shoalhaven Council CEO Stephen Dunshea will be in attendance.

 

“The completion of Uniting Nowra Symons House represents an important milestone in our history,” said a spokesman.

 

“The 30-apartment complex is designed to help maintain the independence of residents without worrying about continued upkeep of a family home. Six apartments are dedicated to affordable housing for seniors.”

 

The 30 apartments have sold. There is now a waiting list.

 

The opening is the first of five retirement living developments being built by Uniting NSW.ACT, this year: Marion Street, Leichhardt, in Sydney’s inner west; Bowden Brae in Normanhurst, in Sydney’s upper north shore; Uniting Yamba, on the NSW North Coast; and at Geringong, on the NSW South Coast.

 

Uniting NSW.ACT villages operate under a Loan and Licence Agreement whereby a client makes an upfront payment. A departure fee will also apply.