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  • FORUM Wednesday 17 July 2024

    23 May, 2024FORUM Wednesday 17 July 2024
    Yes, our public Forum is on again! This year’s event features 4 dynamic speakers talking about issues and services important to all seniors, but particularly those living in Retirement Villages. Check out the flyer for more details. We hope you can join us to be informed and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea ...
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  • Increased membership fees starting July – June 2024

    19 March, 2024Increased 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.
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  • Hey Google: what are the most popular questions Googled about retirement villages?

    5 January, 2024Hey 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 ...
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  • Retirement Living Council: Better Housing for Better Health Report (November, 2023)

    19 December, 2023Retirement 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 next two decades, this population is ...
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  • 13th Annual General Meeting, 22 November 2023

    19 December, 202313th Annual General Meeting, 22 November 2023
    The 13th Annual General Meeting of the ACT RVRA Inc was successfully held on Wednesday 22 November 2023 at the Southern Cross Club in Woden with over 40 members in attendance.  The ACT RVRA greatly appreciated the support of the Southern Cross Club in providing this facility and undercover parking for the meeting. The business of the meeting approved last ...
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  • Disputes Resolution Brochure

    14 December, 2023Disputes Resolution Brochure
    The ACT RVRA and the Property Council of Australia (many RV owners are members of this Council) have produced a very useful brochure for RV residents that sets out all the options you have when a dispute arises between yourself and the village operator which you have not been able to resolve.
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  • ACT Government’s Response to the ACT RVRA Petition

    26 September, 2023ACT Government’s Response to the ACT RVRA Petition
    A push for an ombudsman to be established specifically to resolve ACT retirement village disputes has been rejected. Click here to read the ACT Government’s Response to the ACT RVRA Petition
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  • ACT Government says No to Retirement Village Ombudsman

    25 September, 2023ACT Government says No to Retirement Village Ombudsman
    A push for an ombudsman to be established specifically to resolve ACT retirement village disputes has been rejected. Click for Riotact article
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  • Visit the ACT RVRA at the COTA Seniors Expo on 21 September

    10 September, 2023Visit the ACT RVRA at the COTA Seniors Expo on 21 September
    The ACT Retirement Village Residents Association will have a booth this year at the COTA Seniors Expo at Exhibition Park on 21 September 9.30-3.00. We would love to see you there – to tell you about what we are doing on your behalf, and to hear from you about your experiences at your retirement village. ...
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  • Concerns and Complaints in ACT Retirement Villages

    30 July, 2023Concerns and Complaints in ACT Retirement Villages
    If you have a concern or complaint today about issues that arise in your retirement village, what do you do?The ACT RVRA recently presented a petition to the ACT Government requesting the government set up a Retirement Village Ombudsman with binding decision-making powers and enforcement powers.The ACT government is considering this issue at the moment.However, ...
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