The Oak Tree Retirement Village ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday the 16th of February attracted many of the builders who have already purchased blocks of land as part of the first stage of development of the new Yarrah Estate.
WMD Group Holdings Project Manager Jack Walker expressed his gratitude for the people who have supported the project so far.
“I’d like to thank every builder and every purchaser that’s come on board, that’s bought into the vision and secured a block,” he said.
Regal Homes, Mellross Homes, Achieve Homes, Watt Constructions and DJ Homes are among the purchasers of the 36 blocks that have been sold already in Yarrah, with Managing Director of Regal Homes, Natasha Stoka offering her perspective.
“We have purchased five blocks already and we share the vision of the Walkers, to create a beautiful community-focused estate.”
“The integration of community facilities and walkways along with the interest in having high-quality homes promises to be a warm and welcoming future suburb of Yass,” she said.
General Manager of Achieve Homes Philipp Hopwood, has locked in nine blocks in the first stage and gave some advice to potential buyers.
“We can cater to a large variety of people whether that be young families or those nearing a retirement age.”
Roads, footpaths, stormwater and parks are all yet to be built as part of the master-planned roll out of infrastructure.
“This is actually the right time to be purchasing because it gives us the time to prepare,” added Mr Hopwood.
Building in Yarrah will continue Mellross Homes established position as a significant home construction company in Yass Valley.
“Darren Mellross has been working in Yass and doing subdivisions for at least ten years now and we’ve just finished one in Hume Street which was 32 blocks.”
Mellross Homes Project Manager Jake Manning also said the company had already staked a claim with four sites purchased in the first release.
“We do a bit of everything, affordable to premium, from first homeowners to retirees.
We want to be a part of it (Yarrah) because it’s going to bring a lot of people, a lot of work and we want to help build a community.”
Charles Walker from WMD Group spoke to the quality of the Oak Tree Retirement Village and how he believes it will not only complement the master-planned community of Yarrah, but also the existing community of Yass.
“Through the delivery of an Oak Tree Retirement Village at Yarrah we see greater choice and opportunity being provided to local residents who want to retain their independence and social connections for longer”, Jack Walker said.
Managing Director of the Oak Tree Group Mark Bindon, described the project in a regional community like Yass as a specialty, with 35 Oak Tree Retirement Villages already spread through regional Australia.
“Oak Tree’s objective is very simple, it’s to keep senior Australians in the communities they want to remain in.”
“Our intention is to maximise quality of life,” he said.
Andrew Curlewis from Yass Valley Property supported the news of a retirement village in the Yass Valley.
“There’s nothing like that in town currently, so for that generation it’ll be a fantastic product,” he said.
In the last eight days, there have been six further sales advice issued and as blocks continue to be purchased, it will likely not be long before we begin to see the plans for Yarrah turn into a reality.
Max O’Driscoll
