Invitation to participate in a survey about Support at Home

This is an opportunity to provide feedback on the new Support at Home program which took effect in Nov 2025. This has impacted many residents who receive support services to allow them to live independently.

This survey is a joint initiative of the associations that represent retirement village residents across Australia, and is open to all residents of retirement villages. The survey can be accessed by clicking on this link: LINK TO SURVEY. It will take you less than 10 mins to complete. Your responses are anonymous and you cannot be identified by your answers. The results of the survey will be published in June 2026 on this website.

RRVV Response to Retirement Village Regulations 2026

The Retirement Village Regulations 2026 were issued on 4 March 2026. RRVV has now had time to read and clarify the regulations which will be effective from 1 May 2026.

We will address matters raised in the new regulations in two parts:

a. Regulations relating to capital maintenance and operating budget matters (click here); and

b. Regulations relating to insurance disclosure, contracts, village bylaws and dispute resolution (click here).

For a full copy of the regulations click here.

The Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2024 was passed on 28 May 2025

You can find the details here:

https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/bills/retirement-villages-amendment-bill-2024

RRVV considers that the bill is “something of a mixed bag” - there are provisions that we welcome, and we believe will greatly benefit retirement village residents and the experience of prospective residents. There are also provisions with which we are both concerned and disappointed. Please click here for more details.

You can click here to read an article ("New retirement village laws given green light but many residents left out") in "The Senior".

RRVV Village Visits

Village visits are a popular opportunity for RRVV to meet members and other residents at your village. If you are interested in RRVV visiting your village, please contact office@rrvv.org.au or ring 9015 8402. Visits take place on Wednesdays and committee members will generally travel by public transport, so please help us with travel suggestions and arranging a pick-up from the nearest station.

RRVV Newsletters

The Quarterly RRVV Newsletter is published in March, June, September and December. We encourage members to submit suggestions for articles.