Name: Nellie Melba Retirement Village
Address: 2 Collegium Avenue, Wheelers Hill
Telephone: 03 8513 1900

Retirement living in Wheelers Hill

Nellie Melba Village is a thriving retirement community located in the vibrant suburb of Wheelers Hill. Whether you’ve lived in the local community for a long time or moved here to retire, it’s easy for you to continue enjoying the routines and activities you love.

Village amenities include a heated indoor swimming pool and spa, gym, all-weather bowling green, café, library, bar, hair and beauty salon, shop, and workshop for you to enjoy.

Handy Location

Convenience is at your fingertips with the village situated just across the road from Brandon Park Shopping Centre. With easy access to Monash, Eastern and Peninsula Link freeways, the village is perfectly positioned for weekend getaways.

Independent living

Independent apartments are designed with your needs in mind. They’re built to the highest specifications and have an abundance of light. They’re spacious, with seamless indoor-outdoor flow to a covered patio or balcony.

Assisted living in a serviced apartment

Serviced apartments come with support that makes life easier, such as housekeeping and a chef-prepared meal every day. Just choose the level of support that suits you best.

A range of care options

Nellie Melba Village offers a range of care options including residential aged care (low care and high care), specialist dementia care, and respite care in our state-of-the-art care centre. Ryman residents always have priority access to the care centre over non-residents. Should a space be unavailable at the time of your transfer, we will do our best to accommodate you at another Ryman village that provides the level of care you need until a space becomes available at Nellie Melba Village.

Take a virtual apartment and care room tour

Immerse yourself in one of our beautiful display apartments or care rooms by taking a ‘walk through’ with our virtual tours. You can navigate your way through each room and really get a feel for the space, all in the comfort of your own home.

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Find your new home

Apartment

Spacious & stunning oasis

$1,302,500

POA

127 m²

Apartment

Corner Outlook, Scenic Charm

$1,100,000

1.5

POA

106 m²

Apartment

Charming Garden Views

$855,000

1.5

POA

81 m²

Upcoming events at Nellie Melba

Ryman Open Days

Location: 2 Collegium Avenue, Wheelers Hill VIC 3150

Friday 25 July - Saturday 26 July, 10:30am & 12:30pm

Come and experience the warmth of our Ryman village communities, we’d love to show you around. Discover our lifestyle and care options, tour our show homes and explore our premium amenities. We look forward to seeing you

Across Friday 25th & Saturday 26th of July, we have two sessions available...

For more information, contact us

1800 314 425

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EXCEPTIONAL LIVING

Our independent and assisted-living residents will live in spaces designed to inspire, indulge, and entertain. Assisted living in a serviced apartment offers the benefits of independent living with added support to make life easier, including housekeeping and delicious chef-prepared meals.

FINANCIAL CERTAINTY

To retire with confidence, you need financial certainty. We're transparent about our costs, offering options to fit your ideal retirement lifestyle. No matter which option you choose, you'll know exactly what you're paying and what you'll receive in return.

Ryman's standard deferred management fee (DMF) is calculated at 30% of the entry price.

You can choose between fixed or indexed weekly fees which are set at the time of signing your agreement. Indexed weekly fees are linked to the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index.

INDEPENDENT LIVING

Enjoy all the upsides of living independently in a Ryman village. Easy living, security, plus a huge bonus – the support of a vibrant village community.

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ASSISTED-LIVING APARTMENTS

Assisted-living apartments come with support you can count on. A chef-prepared meal, housekeeping – it's great for you and reassuring for your family.

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RYMAN GUIDES

Our set of guides is designed to introduce you to life at Ryman, showcase our independent and assisted living options, and give clarity around the costs.

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Our retirement villages offer a range of care options - not as an add-on, but woven into the fabric of our villages.

Nellie Melba Village offers a range of aged-care options including residential aged care (low care and high care) and specialist dementia care. Like all aspects of our villages, we constantly look for ways to improve both the aged care we provide and the innovation behind it. Aged care is customised using our myRyman care app and residents love the food in our seasonal Delicious menu, which is prepared fresh on site by village chefs.

Accommodation fee

You can choose how to pay the accommodation fee based on what suits your financial situation.

Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD)

This is a lump sum payment that you make when you enter the care centre.

The Refundable Accommodation deposit is fully refundable - it's repaid when you no longer need the care room.

Daily Accommodation Payment (DAP)

Instead of paying a lump sum, you can opt to pay the Daily Accommodation Payment during your stay in the care centre.

The DAP is non-refundable and is calculated by multiplying the applicable Maximum Permissible Interest Rate (MPIR) by the agreed RAD amount, then dividing this figure by 365.

A combination of RAD and DAP

You also have the option to pay a portion of the agreed amount upfront as a RAD, and the remainder as a DAP.

You decide the RAD-to-DAP ratio – the higher the RAD, the lower the DAP.

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RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE

Personal attention, warmth and building trusting relationships are all crucial to the customised care we provide at our care centres.

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SPECIALIST DEMENTIA CARE

Nurturing and caring dementia care communities. Residents are supported to live in the moment, and to feel kindness, love, and security.

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A RANGE OF CARE OPTIONS

It's hard to put your finger on why Ryman care centres just feel different. For the inside knowledge, check out our care guide.

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OUR NAMESAKE

Each Ryman village is named in honour of a Kiwi or Aussie trailblazer: Anthony Wilding, Lady Diana Isaac, Evelyn Page. They pushed further and set the bar high for others to aspire to. In creating communities that challenge the expectations of ageing, Ryman villages are also setting the bar high. They’re demonstrating that a retirement lifestyle brimming with new experiences, connections and fulfilment is something we should aspire to. Our Aussie and Kiwi namesakes represent the measure of inspiration, while Ryman villages represent the measure of retirement living.

Dame Nellie Melba

Dame Nellie was born Helen Porter Mitchell. She was affectionately known as ‘Nellie’ as a child, then took the stage name ‘Melba’ as a nod to her hometown, Melbourne, when she entered the world of opera.

Nellie Melba was the first Australian to appear on the cover of Time magazine when she featured in the April 18, 1927 edition.

In 1915 Melba helped establish and finance a ‘mission’ kindergarten for the poor children of Richmond, Melbourne, even assisting in the running of the programs. The Dame Nellie Melba Kindergarten still exists today.

Melba’s death in 1931 was front page news around the world. Her funeral was attended by royal representations, politicians, religious leaders and high-ranking members of society. Thousands of mourners lined the streets from Collins St to Lilydale Cemetery to bid her a final farewell.

Her face has been on the front of Australian $100 note since 1996, when the paper note was discontinued and reissued on polymer. Sir John Monash is on the back of the note.

Melba worked tirelessly for the war effort, raising a staggering £100,000. She was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1918 for her extraordinary fundraising efforts.

Nellie Melba Retirement Village