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Outasite Lite is our land lease community email newsletter, sent 3-4 times a year. Subscribe here. Outasite magazine is printed once a year and distributed via post. Both are free for residents and their advocates. Full archive here.

 

01/01/2015

Submission: Residential (Land Lease) Communities Regulation 2014

This submission on the draft Residential (Land Lease) Communities Regulation 2014 (NSW) is made on the Tenants' Union's own behalf, and on behalf of the network of Tenants Advice and…
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28/11/2014

Reprieve for residents of Hastings Point Holiday Park

Hastings Point Holiday Park has been in the process of closing for some time and a seniors living development is being built in its’ place. During 2012 the remaining approximately 30 residents…
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22/09/2014

Affordability biggest concern

The Tenants’ Union recently wrote to all park residents on the Outasite mailing list to check that it is accurate. We had a great response with 563 people from 163 different parks requesting…
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02/06/2014

Electricity: charges and changes

On 1 July 2013 new rules governing the sale of electricity and gas to residential and small business energy customers came into force in NSW. The rules are part of the National Energy Customer…
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02/06/2014

Tales from the Illawarra

The Illawarra region on the South Coast of NSW is home to nine residential parks providing accommodation to over 2,000 long term residents. Many are located in an enviable position between the…
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02/06/2014

Spreading the word

The Tenants’ Union is excited to announce that the Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales has provided us with funding to support the provision of a new suite of resources and a community…
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02/06/2014

We're back!

Welcome to the new look Outasite Lite. So much has happened in the world of residential parks since issue 14 was published in December 2013. Sadly, the Park and Village Service (PAVS) is no…
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01/03/2012

Submission: Review of Residential Parks Act 1998

The Tenants’ Union of NSW (TU) has consulted and participated with the Park and Village Service (PAVS) in the preparation of PAVS’s submission to the NSW Fair Trading review. We are pleased to…
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01/07/2011

Policy Paper: Reforming marginal renting

Most renters in NSW are covered by residential tenancies legislation. Some renters, however, are not. These 'marginal renters' come from different walks of life, and live in a wide…
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