Village Act submissions the biggest number ever received by NSW Government

Jul 19 2007 Updated July 4, 2023

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Village residents have been busy. The NSW State Government Minister responsible for the industry, Linda Burney, has received over 300 submissions on the issues paper on changes to the Retirement Villages Act the highest number the Government has received for any issues paper - ever!

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