The Villages.com.au Team

Christopher Baynes - Publisher

Chris can legally join a retirement village himself, being aged in his late 50's and having retired more than once. A respected media commentator on village communities and positive ageing, he has visited well over 150 villages around Australia and met with hundreds of residents.

Megan Micallef - Account Director & Web Master

Roland Naufal - Contributor

Roland lives in Melbourne and is one of Australia's most respected leaders in the aged care sector, having been the successful CEO of a large not for profit care operator. He is passionate about creating positive change for ageing Australians and is now a consultant regularly engaged by government and industry to facilitate new ageing programs.

Jill Donaldson - Contributor

Jill is a practicing physiotherapist based in Sydney, working with the leading physiotherapy service, Agewell. She specializes in aged care and oversees the physiotherapy practices in approximately 10 aged care facilities on a weekly basis. Jill also tutors on manual handling and other OH&S practices.