LOXTON will be home to more retirement village units after receiving a million-dollar Federal Government boost for the project.
The Loxton Retirement Village Development project was successful in the third round of the Coalition Government’s Economic Development Program.
District Council of Loxton Waikerie Mayor, Leon Stasinowsky, said more units would be a major boost for the retirement village and the township.
“There is still a long waiting list for people wanting to move into the Loxton Retirement Village,” he said.
“People are wanting to get into those types of units and the ones we have in Loxton are certainly very popular.
“These grants continue the support for the Loxton Waikerie area that has helped us continue to thrive, but also the local mental wellbeing from knowing the federal government is willing to partner and help lead our local community to be sustainable in the future.”
Loxton Retirement Village is owned by the Loxton Waikerie council and currently offers 100 independent living units.
About 150 people are currently on a waiting list for a retirement village unit.
The block of land expected to house the new retirement village units is situated west of the current retirement village and north-west of the Loxton tennis courts and dog park.
“This million dollars will go towards starting the earth works and putting in the underground infrastructure, which will be a big help,” Mr Stasinowsky said.
“It will go a long way in preparing the infrastructure to put some new units on.”
The Loxton Retirement Village opened in 1994 and has developed in five stages, with its latest development in 2009.
Construction for the village’s new community centre, which received $1.2 million of Federal Government funding last year, is expected to begin in coming weeks.