NSW Retirement Living Professionals converge on SydneyThe Property Council’s Annual Retirement Forum is underway in Sydney today with around 200 industry members meeting to hear from industry leaders, discuss future challenges in retirement village operations, and network with their peers. The conference opened with a keynote from the Hon Victor Dominello MP, NSW Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation which includes fair trading responsibilities. The Minister has a mandate to improve government regulation and his department has commenced consultation on the statutory review of the Retirement Villages Regulations. The Property Council has met with the Minister and Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe to discuss this process and is also in regular meetings with the Retirement Villages Residents Association to seek common ground for the review. The NSW/ACT Manager of the Year Award will be presented this afternoon. Congratulations to finalists:Jamie Sterland, Village Manager, Brentwood Village (NSW)Mark Surace, Lifestyle Services Manager , IRT Sarah Claydon and IRT St Georges Basin (NSW)Susan O’Neill, Village Manager, Ridgecrest Retirement Village (ACT)Kristie Craft, Retirement Village Manager, Macquarie Shores Retirement Community (NSW)Lyn Mason, Village Manager, Griffith Retirement Estate (NSW)The NSW Minister for Ageing, the Hon John Ajaka MLC, will close off the Forum and update us on the NSW Ageing Strategy and ensuring the provision of age-appropriate accommodation for seniors.Thank you to all our speakers, our sponsors Impact Group and Tunstall, and all who attended.
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