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Tuesday, 21 April 2020

Confronting Ageism and Ableism

Defeating the Coronavirus Pandemic Means Confronting Ageism and Ableism ⁦@CM_Gardiner⁩ ⁦@TASomes⁩ https://t.co/ZhZCCaXQu0
— Dr Eileen Webb (@Eily19Webb) March 26, 2020

Friday, 20 March 2020

Older Australians Face Financial Disaster

There are aspects of modern life that can drive an unsuspecting older Australian toward financial disaster. Redundancy at a mature age, illness and renting are three, loan/lease retirement villages can do the same. #vicpol #auspol #acccgovau pic.twitter.com/IJtZZHXWBi
— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) February 27, 2020

Friday, 6 September 2019

Aged Gouging

Congrats, called it like it really is. A #retirementvillage business model financially and emotionally harmful to older Victorians condoned by successive state governments. The @DanielAndrewsMP and @MarleneKairouz government particularly. #vicpol @consumer_action @consumervic pic.twitter.com/nJaJ7bMzMB
— Les Scobie (@retvilldotnet) August 22, 2019

Function of Government

The role of government is to create an environment for commerce to function whilst at the same time protecting retirees and particularly vulnerable retirees from both financial and emotional harm emanating from that function.

The Victorian Retirement Villages Act 1986 provides the environment for commerce to function but fails to fully protect retirees from financial and emotional harm as a result of it.

The Victorian legislative definition of a retirement village in demanding the payment of an 'in-going' amount without the transfer of property ownership is a major contributor to that financial and emotional harm suffered by retirees.