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In SATURDAY: what do retirement village residents want from the next Federal Government?

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Craig Bennett, NSW RVRA President.

With less than four weeks until the election on 3 May, retirement village residents' associations are raising concerns over the growing complexity retirees face in navigating the aged care and housing systems. 

The NSW Retirement Village Residents’ Association (RVRA) and the Association of Residents of Queensland Retirement Villages has told SATURDAY that two key policy changes could make an immediate difference for village residents. 

Discover their priorities for both sides of politics in the next issue of SATURDAY, available Friday, 11 April. Subscribe now.  

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