Retirement Housing

This toolkit is a guide that can be used to lobby your local politicians make and political change.

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The Government has recently responded to the 2016 Access to Justice Review, prepared by the Department of Justice and Regulation.

HAAG made a submission to this review, which included six background papers and related terms of reference. HAAG's submission can be found here.

The Government has accepted or accepted in-part 57 of the recommendations with some being referred to the courts, and the remaining three recommendations are under further consideration.

A copy of the Government response is available at: https://engage.vic.gov.au/accesstojustice

And an overview of the Access to Justice review is available below:

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Heading towards the upcoming Retirement Housing Forum, here is a summary of HAAG's take on the Government's review.

Join us on the 1st of May to discuss how we can act together to make sure Victorians get the changes they have lobbied so hard for.

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1 May 2017

The Retirement Housing Forum will be an opportunity for members to discuss the recommendations that have come out of the parliamentary inquiry into retirement housing. The forum will seek member input to start organising a campaign and lobbying strategy to ensure government make use their recommendations.

To see the full Parliamentary Enquiry click the link below

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Kimberley Seedy, Knox Leader -January 21, 2017

WANTIRNA Caravan Park evictees have told of the financial stress they are under, with one man standing to lose $170,000 on the unit he is now trying to sell...

By Beau Donelly - December 12, 2016 - The Age

Beverly and William Bolton have lived at the BP caravan park in Werribee South for 23 years. Cabin No. 49 is a modest three-bedroom demountable, but it's home...

The Project - Channel 10 - 5th December 2016

Residential Parks are being sold off to property developers for millions, while those who own a home on the land -often over 55s- are being compensated poorly, or not at all.

November 2016

A report by a coalition of nine leading community agencies, “A Home for Life: Towards an Older Person’s Housing strategy” calls on government to partner with community organisations and adopt recommendations to address the long term housing needs for older people.
 

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September 2016

This submission is a response by Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) to the ‘Alternate forms of tenure’ issues paper forming a part of the review of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA).

HAAG would like to acknowledge that the submission was compiled with contribution from our members, specifically the Independent Living Unit (ILU) working group and the Caravan and Residential Parks and Villages (CARPAV) working group, and this forms the foundation of our response...

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August 2016

This submission is a response by Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) to the ‘Regulation of property conditions’’ issues paper forming a part of the review of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA).

HAAG would like to acknowledge that the submission was compiled with contribution from our members and that this forms the foundation of our response.

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