Retirement Accommodation Working Group

Are you passionate about retirement housing reform? RAAG is actively campaigning for a better deal for residents of retirement villages, caravan parks, rental parks and Independent Living Units. Get involved with the campaign to establish a Retirement Housing Ombudsman and put a stop to excessive fees and unfair contracts.

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Working Group Achievements to date

From 2011-2017 the Retirement Housing Working Group operated as seperate groups for residents of Caravan and Residential Parks and Residential Villages and Independent Living Units. These are just some of the things we've achieved:

Caravan and Residential Parks and Residential Villages

  • Introduction of Part 4A into the Residential Tenancies Act in 2011
  • Caravans and Residential Parks Forum in 2012
  • Residential Tenancies Act Review
  • Parliamentary inquiry into the Retirement Housing Sector
  • Collaboration with Swinburne University on a residential parks project (yet to be completed)
  • Retirement Housing forum in 2017

Independent Living Units Working Group

  • Independent Voices- Research conducted into the experiences of ILU residents
  • Parliamentary inquiry into the Retirement Housing Sector
  • Residential Tenancies Act review
  • Retirement Housing forum in 2017

To join a working group contact retirement@oldertenants.org.au