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Lotus Living Partner with Punt Road Collective

Lotus Living is proud to announce that Silverwoods Resort Yarrawonga has been named the Presenting Partner of the Punt Road Collective in its foundation year. This marks an exciting new chapter in our partnership with the Richmond Football Club.

This partnership represents more than a business alignment. It reflects a shared commitment to performance, excellence, community, and long term vision.

A Natural Partnership Built on Shared Values

Since acquiring the Silverwoods site in 2014, Lotus Living has carefully shaped the destination into one of regional Victoria’s premier golf and lifestyle communities. The opening of The Sebel Yarrawonga in November 2020 marked a significant milestone, and today the Resort welcomes more than 23,000 guests annually.

In 2025, we had the privilege of hosting Richmond’s pre season camp, a critical component of the Club’s preparation for the 2026 AFL season. From high performance training environments to recovery and wellness facilities, Silverwoods provided the ideal setting for focus, connection, and preparation.

The Resort has since become a preferred destination for Richmond’s Executive offsites, offering premium function spaces, lakeside tranquillity, and an environment that inspires strategic thinking and team alignment.

As Richmond CEO Shane Dunne shared:

“Silverwoods Resort Yarrawonga is an outstanding venue, professional, welcoming, and built for both performance and relaxation.”

Richmond defender Jayden Short also praised the facilities, noting that Silverwoods provided the ideal environment for a high performance camp and that the hospitality team went above and beyond to ensure the playing group felt comfortable throughout their stay.

Elevating Regional Victoria

Beyond elite sport, Silverwoods Resort has firmly established itself as one of Victoria’s most sought after regional destinations.

Set along the banks of Lake Mulwala, the Resort offers:

The Resort continues to gain national attention and was recently featured on Postcards on Channel 9, further cementing its reputation as a premier Victorian getaway.

A Summer of Signature Events

January 2026 showcased Silverwoods’ ability to host large scale, high impact events that elevate both the Resort and the region.

We proudly hosted Blitz Golf at Black Bull, featuring Australian long driving champion Mat Stubbs, leading tour professionals, prominent golf influencers, and cricket superstar Glenn Maxwell.

Shortly after, our inaugural live music event After Dark brought major Australian artists Diesel and Jason Singh to Silverwoods. This demonstrated the Resort’s capacity to deliver unforgettable lifestyle experiences beyond golf.

These events reinforce our long term vision of creating a destination that blends sport, entertainment, community, and premium living.

Strengthening Business Connections Through the Punt Road Collective

Becoming the Presenting Partner of the Punt Road Collective allows Lotus Living and Silverwoods Resort to connect with an influential network of business leaders aligned with Richmond Football Club.

The Collective provides exclusive business engagement opportunities, networking experiences, and access to the Richmond Executive. It creates meaningful partnerships built on shared ambition and integrity.

For Lotus Living, this partnership extends beyond branding. It reflects our belief in building communities with heart, authenticity, and longevity, whether through masterplanned residential communities or iconic lifestyle destinations such as Silverwoods Resort.

Looking Ahead to 2026 and Beyond

Silverwoods Resort Yarrawonga represents one of Lotus Living’s signature achievements. Hosting Richmond Football Club for their 2025 pre season and community camp was a privilege, and we look forward to deepening that connection throughout the 2026 season and beyond.

Together with the Punt Road Collective and Richmond’s Executive, we are building a long term partnership grounded in shared values, performance excellence, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences.

The future of Silverwoods and this partnership is just beginning.

Lotus Living Proudly Supports the 2025 Variety Bash

Lotus Living is proud to support the 2025 Variety Bash – an iconic Australian tradition celebrating its 50th year of changing lives across the country.

This milestone event brings together passionate individuals and organisations in support of Variety, the Children’s Charity, helping kids who are sick, disadvantaged or living with a disability.

In 2025, the Bash will take participants on an epic 10-day journey from Hamilton (VIC) to Darwin (NT), travelling through regional towns and remote communities, raising vital funds and delivering moments of joy along the way.

Among the dedicated participants are The Land Monkeys – Lotus Living Director Peter Bozzo, Anthony Braunthal, Cam Yates, Darryl Hodges, Gerrard Ellis, and Harvey Carretero; who will represent Victoria in the Variety Victoria Bash: Outback Odyssey.

Lotus Living is honoured to support their journey and the broader mission of Variety. We wish the entire Bash crew a safe, inspiring, and unforgettable adventure.

To show your support, donations can be made via Peter Bozzo’s fundraising page:
👉 fundraise.variety.org.au/fundraisers/peterbozzo/bash

Golf day raises respiratory awareness

No family should have to see their child suffer through illness then sadly pass away, but unfortunately, this was the reality for the local Tripp family.

Yarrawonga local Matt Tripp and his wife Yasmina (Yas) began the Bella Tripp Foundation in August 2023 in loving memory of their beautiful daughter Isabella ‘Bella’ Claire Tripp after she sadly passed away in April 2022 aged 14 from a respiratory complication resulting from a bone marrow transplant following a lengthy battle with leukaemia.

During Bella’s final days, she was battling irreversible damage that had occurred to her lungs. Her ability to simply breathe was a struggle even with oxygen support.

“Bella was my best friend who was such a personality. She was extremely funny, loved to dance and sing and she was a real mother hen,” Bella’s mum and Chair of the Bella Tripp Foundation Yas said.

“She was a strong little girl but at the same time shy and sensitive. She was so determined yet extremely stubborn and always very capable in everything she did.

“She just loved life.

“Overall she never let having Down Syndrome hold her back.

“She was the bravest and strongest person I know. Not once during her treatments that she had to endure did she ever complain.

“She was such an inspiration and it was such a privilege to be her mum.”

Now the Bella Tripp Foundation, which works towards BELLA T (BEtter Lungs and Life After Transplant) aims to achieve early detection of, and treatment solutions for, respiratory complications arising from bone marrow transplants in children.

The Bella Tripp Foundation supports targeted research that aims to: improve the understanding of causes of lung complications, discover better diagnostic tests that identify lung complications more promptly and in a less invasive manner, and identify better treatments.

Dr Shivanthan Shanthikumar, who was one of Bella’s doctors now has a relationship with the family and is working to help the foundation by providing information on the problem with respiratory complications of bone marrow transplants.

“We have been very fortunate that the foundation has provided our research team with support for our work in this area,” Dr Shanthikumar said.

“During university I did a rotation in paediatrics and loved working with children, so that’s why I decided to specialise in paediatrics.

“Then as I was finishing my training in respiratory medicine I was involved in the care of a few children who unfortunately died due to respiratory complications of bone marrow transplant. And I just couldn’t fathom the cruelty of someone being cured of cancer but dying of a complication of the treatment and, that as a medical team, we didn’t have a solution.

“So I decided to try and work in that area to improve the care we deliver.

“It has been known for a while that respiratory complications occur after bone marrow transplant. But what we noticed, was that it seems to be an increasing problem.

“At the Royal Children’s Hospital we recently found that half of all children who have a bone marrow transplant have a respiratory complications.

“Children who have a respiratory complication are five times more likely to die than children who do not.

“Some of the problems we face with respiratory complications are we tend to only diagnose them very late, once irreversible damage has occurred to the lungs.

“Also the diagnostic tests we have a relatively crude and invasive. In addition, the treatments we currently use aren’t that effective and come with lots of side effects.

“Bone Marrow Transplant is always the last resort and that is what makes the complications so sad. Children have often had a long road of treatments before they get to Bone Marrow Transplant and they only go to transplant if they all fail.

“My hope is that by raising awareness and funding for research we will be able to improve the way we manage this problem.

“Specifically, that will be developing tests that diagnose the complications early, and better treatments that cure the problem.

“If we can do that, not only will we help children in Australia, but around the world.”

Yas said that the foundation is currently in the process of finalising the legal requirements for the funds raised to be donated to researchers with the funding raised empowering the foundation to commence the first phase of their work.

“This involves blood samples where Dr Shiv and his team will examine 117 blood samples collected from children just before their transplant procedures,” Yas said.

“The focus here is on deciphering the inflammatory profiles within these samples, with the aim of predicting future outcomes for young patients.

“Also lung tissue samples where the team will investigate samples from children both before transplant and at five intervals over the first year post-transplant. With over 100 samples already collected and more to come in the following year, the team will analyse which immune cells in the lung could be causing lung damage, as well as cytokine profiles.

“However, our journey does not end here. We are eager to delve into even greater depths of understanding.

“What I hope to get out of the foundation is being able to get funding to a stage where we can diagnose early, find an effective treatment and eventually be able to help the families directly whose child is affected by lung disease associated with the bone marrow transplant.

“It is an area that people don’t have a big understanding and even the medical profession still don’t fully understand.

“It is a big thing to ask from our community but even a little help may get us one step closer to trying to help another child and family not go through what Bella went through and I think we need to give these kids that go through transplant, a better chance by trying to find a better solution to a problem that is on the rise.

“We have raised $400,000 so far which is amazing given we are a 100 percent non-profit organisation that has effectively just started.”

With Bella’s dad Matt being the owner of the Melbourne Storm, the powerhouse NRL club have strong connections to the foundation and take part in events to raise awareness and funds where they can.

Last weekend several players including Grant Anderson and Young Tonumaipea travelled to Yarrawonga with Storm major sponsor Lotus Living representatives to take part in a charity golf day.

“The golf day is one of many small events that helps support the foundation. We’re so grateful that Lotus Living has thrown their support behind the foundation,” Yas said.

“In terms of local support we’re really hoping to run a black tie event early next year.

“Everyone is welcome and we hope to see lots of locals attend. The Melbourne ball was amazing and we’d love to do something similar in our hometown.

“The Storm have been amazing support. They have allocated an annual home game each year to help drive awareness and they were instrumental in supporting the Gala launch earlier this year.

“We’re really lucky to have such incredible people in the Storm family helping the foundation.”

Originally published in Yarrawonga Chronicle

Lotus Living Expand Storm Partnership

Lotus Living has expanded their partnership with Melbourne Storm, securing a place on the back of the playing shorts for the remainder of the 2024 season.

Initially joining the Storm family in 2023 the partnership has fast developed, providing benefits for Storm members and partners and the broader Storm community.

Lotus Living is a Melbourne-based property developer with major residential projects in Melbourne’s west at Wyndham Vale – a stronghold for rugby league and Storm membership – and on the Victoria-New South Wales border at Yarrawonga.

Peter Bozzo, Managing Director of Bozzo Group which includes Lotus Living, said: “As an Australian owned family company, based in Victoria, we are looking forward to continuing to work with one of the biggest Victorian sporting teams there is, Melbourne Storm, with our shared focus on supporting our state, working with communities and engaging with locals,” Bozzo said.

“Our team is incredibly proud to strengthen our relationship with Melbourne Storm, as we become one of the club’s apparel partners for the remainder of the 2024 season.

“We look forward to engaging with Melbourne Storm fans across our Jubilee Development in Wyndham Vale, The Sebel Yarrawonga and the Black Bull golf course, all of which are in areas that have a strong NRL following. We look forward to continuing discussions with Melbourne Storm and the local government to deliver a brand-new state-of-the-art sports hub which will include multiple rugby league fields within our Jubilee Development.”

To celebrate the news, Lotus Living will next week launch a new website and fresh rebates of $30,000 on both titled and untitled lots. In a further win for Storm members, rebates will increase up to $35,000 for those looking to buy their first home or property investment.

Having recently returned from the annual Storm partner golf weekend at the Black Bull golf course in Yarrawonga with players including Grant Anderson and Young Tonumaipea, Storm CEO, Justin Rodski said he was thrilled to have Lotus Living expand their partnership with the Club.

“We are extremely proud of our partnership with Lotus Living,” Storm CEO, Justin Rodski, said today.

“From the moment we first met with Peter, Jen and the team, we could see a partnership that would deliver great outcomes for our club but more importantly for our members and the rugby league community.

“In addition to the promotions and brand awareness, we are working with Lotus Living, the local council and state government to see the sports hub at the new Jubilee Development become a reality soon. Not only will this be critical to support the growth of the game in the western suburbs, but we hope it will also support our male and female pathways as the official Storm Western Hub.” Rodski said.