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• "Try Before You Buy" - Spend a Week in a Village Before You Buy - Aevum

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  Making the decision to sell the family home and move to a retirement village is filled with uncertainty. Will you like the community environment? Will you like the downsized home? Do you want to make a sea change and move away from the city? more...

• Challenging Conversations Create Change - Is this the way you want to live?

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  Roland Naufal developed a reputation for innovation as CEO (2002 - 2006) of Villa Maria Society. more...

• Top 15 Questions - Questions about the Retirement Villages Act

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  Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about the laws behind the Retirement Villages Act. more...

• What You Pay For and What You Don't in a Retirement Village

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  What you pay for and what you don't in a village The financial concept behind a village community is that you are joining a co-operative where all the residents share the costs of running the community. You pay a weekly fee (usually between $50 and more...

• Buying into a Village, Considering the Costs

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  Buying into a village is different to buying a house. When you buy into a village, you enter a contract to live in the village. You do not buy the house itself. more...

• Non Government and Government Agencies in the Retirement Sector

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  There are a wide range of organisations working on behalf of Victoria and Tasmania's ageing population to establish and maintain a sustainable, high quality of life. Please find a list of those belonging to the private sector, state government depar more...

• Forces of Change: Retirement Village Industry Operators

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  The transition of village communities from a charitable base to a business base, coupled with existing demand requiring a minimum of $1 billion new investment every year, means both business and government are getting involved in the industry. Who ar more...

• RVA Village Accreditation - Establishing Quality Accommodation Standards

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  Accreditation is a Retirement Village Association (RVA) initiative to establish high industry standards and safeguards for residents. Accreditation creates industry-wide best-practice systems and processes. more...

• Renting: An Option with Government Assistance

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  Renting: An Option with Government AssistanceRenting is an increasingly attractive alternative to tying up your cash in the family home or ‘buying' into a traditional retirement village. It may give you more money to live on.Augmenting this is more...

• Retirement Villages - Budget to Blue Ribbon

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  Retirement Villages - Budget to Blue RibbonThe level of facilities a village offers varies widely from simple community meeting rooms to full resort facilities including fully licensed restaurants and smart cafes. Every village home has its own full more...

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