Angst for Retirement Village Residents

More angst for Retirement Village residents but of a different style than has been reported before.

Angst for Retirement Village Residents - The residents committee in a not-for-profit retirement village in regional Victoria has passed a motion of no-confidence in the minutes of the Annual Meeting of Residents recorded and distributed by village management.

This annual meeting of residents is a formal affair as required by section 34 of the Retirement villages Act Victoria 1986.

One village resident stated privately that "There has been a growing problem with the accuracy of the minutes for the Annual General Meeting of residents. This year the issues were inclusive of:-

• Correspondence  lost by management relating to the placement of items on the meeting agenda.


• An apology to the resident by the Chairman for the lost correspondence and the subsequent failure to place the requested item on the meeting agenda was not recorded in the minutes of the meeting.


• A statement attributed to the residents committee but not made by the residents committee was recorded in the minutes.


• Votes were taken at the AGM on multiple motions during the meeting  but the motions and the results of the vote not recorded in the minutes.'

The resident says 'this is indicative of what can be just everyday life in a retirement village for some retirees. Residents can be totally dependent on the level of morality of the operator with little or no support from organisations such as Consumer Affairs Victoria. In this same village the operator made errors in contract preparation contrary to the provisions of the Act. This was reported to Consumer Affairs who simply told the operator to not do it again despite the fact that the operator will benefit to the tune of $1.5 million dollars plus from breaking the law whilst the residents will be out of pocket by $1.5m dollars. Again this is simply life in a Retirement Village for some retirees."

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