Following the close engagement of the state residents association with the Department of Fair Trading in the development of the Standard Form retirement village contract, the NSW Governments Department of Fair Trading has provided a grant of $25,000 per year for three years to the States residents association, RVRA. The grant money is to be spent on peer support, education and advocacy for residents, but not for general administration purposes.
Opinion
Retirement villages have Canberra’s attention – now the sector must prove its value
Three years after Daniel Gannon took the reins of the Retirement Living Council (RLC), the sector has achieved something his predecessor Ben Myers was never able to: national recognition in Canberra. This is just the fist step. Retirement villages now need to capitalise on this moment. Here’s how.
