Welcome

Welcome to the recently launched ACT Retirement Village Residents Association (ACT RVRA) website. With your help, we are creating a place where all village residents can find important and useful information about retirement village life and issues.

You are strongly encouraged to join us and become a member

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Increased membership fees starting July – June 2024

Membership fees will modestly rise next year (July 2024- June 25) for the first time since 2014. The increase was agreed by members at last year’s AGM.

New members who join in April, May or June 2024 will receive 15 months membership at current rates until July 2025.

Hey Google: what are the most popular questions Googled about retirement villages?

The Villages.com.au blog is a very useful site providing news and information for retirees about the Retirement Village sector. We hope you find this series of short (mostly 1-3 minutes) videos from the blog page to be informative and helpful in answering the question Hey Google: what are the most popular questions Googled about Retirement Villages? Used with permission from the DCM Group.

Retirement Living Council: Better Housing for Better Health Report (November, 2023)

In November 2023, the Retirement Living Council released a very important report titled ‘Better Housing for Better Health’. The report noted that Australia is currently experiencing a demographic shift propelled by an ageing population. Currently there are approximately 2 million people aged over 75 around the country, and over the...