The two-storey home will house 128 single rooms and 18 companion rooms and will sit opposite the Oak Tree Group retirement village which is currently under construction.

The private operator has Council approval. It’s just one of 11 developments Opal has slated for completion in the next two to three years.

Just two weeks ago, the provider opened its state-of-the-art new Cardinal Freeman aged care home in Sydney’s Ashfield which it developed in unison with Stockland.