At a meeting of the National Coalition of State Presidents held in Brisbane, on Friday 29th October, 2010, a National Residents' Association was formed. The new association is to be known as the Australian Retirement Village Residents Association - ARVRA.
The ACT has also this week formalised its own retirement village residents association.
Only in SATURDAY: why future proofing villages building to 9C pays
Building retirement villages to Class 9C standards can add up to 10% to the total cost of construction. But for a growing number of operators, the upgrade is no longer optional.