Visit our member villages throughout Australia. The Retirement Village Association Ltd is the peak industry body for the retirement village industry. It represents, supports and promotes its members and retirement living lifestyles.

Through professional collaboration and dedicated industry leadership, the RVA strives to deliver the support that our members and their residents deserve by working closely with government bodies to meet the challenges of the fastest growing industry in Australia.

The South Australian Government has launched an online 'Ageing Atlas' to help guide planning.

Minister for Urban Development and Planning Paul Holloway today launched a new Internet-based ‘Ageing Atlas’ developed by the State Government to help with planning for future housing and services for older South Australians.

The Ageing Atlas combines population data and projections with other research to...more... 

NZ RVA Succeeds in High Court Action on Code of Practice

Our court action against the Minister of Building and Construction has been successful, with the High Court ruling (on December 19) that the entire Retirement Villages Code of Practice is invalid.

The Judge’s Decision

The Court held that the Minister did not have the power to unilaterally amend the draft code, and any changes required the consent of the RVA which was not obtained.

The Court also concluded that there was a failure, by the Minister and the officials, to consult the RVA over the changes to the Code, including on the very late insertion of the retrospective “fair wear and tear” provision, removing the right of operators to recover this from existing contracts...more...