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Source-dated fee comparisons
Compare the full picture, not just the monthly fee.
A maintenance charge is only one piece of your ongoing budget. Each record below separates what the operator says is included, separately payable, conditional, optional or not established.
Included means within the recorded base fee, sometimes with limits. Separate means another payment or utility bill. Optional means chosen user-pays services. Conditional depends on the contract or concession. Unknown and conflict are not treated as $0 or included.
Historical examples, prior research summaries and fresh operator statements have different evidence strengths. The village-specific note explains which is available. No adjusted total, ranking or estimate has been invented. Consumer Affairs Victoria: maintenance and optional fees ↗.
Recorded source: 2026-10-07. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Included in the recorded base
Council rates — Council rates are included in maintenance in the accessible June statement.
Separately payable
Electricity and gas — Separately assessed and billed utilities (electricity and gas).
Capital maintenance — Separate capital-fund contribution $25.60–$32.03/month in the recorded October 2026 source note; recheck the signed latest statement.
Optional / user-pays
Optional services — Meals, cleaning and laundry are offered on a user-pays basis; new residents do not receive the older bundled support arrangements.
Depends on the contract or concession
Water and sewerage — Water usage can be separately charged under the June utilities clause; do not assume all water is included.
Contents insurance — June statement recommends residents arrange their own contents insurance; check their required cover.
No separate fee recorded
Owners corporation — No separately payable owners-corporation fee is listed in the June statement.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Other ongoing costs — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
The current 7 October statement's fee range and capital-fund amount come from the existing accepted research ledger. The accessible 1 June operator statement confirms the council-rates, utilities, owners-corporation and optional-service treatment; recheck against the October document before making a contract decision.
Recorded source: 2026-08-31. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Conflicting information
Council rates — Council-rates inclusion conflicts within the recorded 2026 information statement. Ask for written correction before comparison.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Water and sewerage — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Electricity and gas — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Owners corporation — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Capital maintenance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Contents insurance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Optional services — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Other ongoing costs — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
The 2026 information statement's council-rates description is internally contradictory. No like-for-like cost adjustment can be made without an operator clarification.
Recorded source: 2026-07-15. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Included in the recorded base
Owners corporation — No separate levy; maintenance includes owners-corporation contribution.
Capital maintenance — No separate contribution; maintenance may include a capital fund contribution, if any.
Separately payable
Council rates — Council rates billed separately.
Water and sewerage — Utilities billed by supplier/operator; includes water consumption as applicable.
Electricity and gas — Energy utilities billed separately.
Depends on the contract or concession
Other ongoing costs — Selected Pay As You Go units require a non-refundable monthly instalment initially $1,250–$2,500, rising 3% yearly, in addition to maintenance.
No separate fee recorded
Optional services — Part B does not list separate optional service charges; ask about any new offer.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Contents insurance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Information Statement updated 15 July 2026, Part B pages 14–15. New-resident maintenance differs from earlier-resident arrangements.
Recorded source: 2026-10-23. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Included in the recorded base
Capital maintenance — Earlier 2026 operator statement review records the capital-maintenance contribution within the base charge.
Separately payable
Council rates — Earlier source review records council rates payable separately.
Water and sewerage — Earlier source review records separately charged utilities; obtain exact water schedule.
Electricity and gas — Utility usage separate; verify the applicable embedded-network tariff.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Owners corporation — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Contents insurance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Optional services — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Other ongoing costs — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Operator's 23 October 2026 statement is linked but the full PDF was not independently re-opened in this pass; claims reflect existing accepted source notes, not a fresh document audit.
Recorded source: 2026-10-14. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Included in the recorded base
Owners corporation — Recorded 2026 statement indicates owners-corporation component included in the maintenance charge.
Capital maintenance — Recorded 2026 statement indicates capital-maintenance contribution included in base.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Council rates — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Water and sewerage — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Electricity and gas — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Contents insurance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Optional services — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Other ongoing costs — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Operator 14 October 2026 statement was source-reviewed previously; the live PDF could not be independently opened in this pass. Confirm inclusions for the exact tenure and home.
Recorded source: No price recorded. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Council rates — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Water and sewerage — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Electricity and gas — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Owners corporation — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Capital maintenance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Contents insurance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Optional services — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Other ongoing costs — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Neither a current maintenance amount nor a fully itemised information statement was independently verified for this site. All inclusion fields remain unknown.
Recorded source: 2026-05-01. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Separately payable
Council rates — Council rates shown as separately payable in the example.
Water and sewerage — Water costs to be confirmed and billed separately in the example.
Electricity and gas — Electricity separately payable in the example; internet is another separate household charge.
Depends on the contract or concession
Other ongoing costs — Example shows internet paid separately; special levies or optional services require agreement-specific confirmation.
No separate fee recorded
Owners corporation — Worked example lists owners-corporation levy as N/A.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Capital maintenance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Contents insurance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Optional services — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
The $400 per month is from the May 2026 information-statement worked example, not a separately verified current tariff for the chosen home. Example shows unit costs in addition to maintenance.
Recorded source: No price recorded. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Council rates — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Water and sewerage — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Electricity and gas — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Owners corporation — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Capital maintenance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Contents insurance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Optional services — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Other ongoing costs — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
No dated current village information statement or base-maintenance amount verified. The similarly named aged-care home has unrelated accommodation charges.
Recorded source: 1 Jul 2024. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Separately payable
Contents insurance — Resident responsible for personal contents insurance.
Optional / user-pays
Optional services — Private services available on a user-pays basis; ask for the current schedule.
Depends on the contract or concession
Council rates — Communal rates included at pension-concession level; non-pensioners pay the concession difference for water and council rates.
Water and sewerage — Communal water paid via the service charge at pensioner concession level; individual consumption treatment needs checking.
Electricity and gas — Communal electricity is funded by the service charge, not proof that in-unit power is included.
No separate fee recorded
Owners corporation — Factsheet says owners-corporation section does not apply.
Capital maintenance — 2024 factsheet showed a $0 separate long-term maintenance fund charge; this does not verify 2026.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Other ongoing costs — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Historical 1 July 2024 operator factsheet only, not a 2026 service quote. Pension-concession-dependent rates and use of extra services make headline cost non-comparable.
Recorded source: 2026-09-29. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Depends on the contract or concession
Other ongoing costs — Serviced-apartment charges differ from the independent-villa basis; do not transpose the number.
Conflicting information
Owners corporation — It is not established whether the base includes all owners-corporation charges; request a written itemisation.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Council rates — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Water and sewerage — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Electricity and gas — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Capital maintenance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Contents insurance — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Optional services — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
The $602.95 example applies to independent villas, not serviced apartments. Current statement's owners-corporation charge inclusions remain unresolved.
Recorded source: 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30. The source date is not a current unit-specific quote.
Included in the recorded base
Contents insurance — Operator lists home and contents insurance within the maintenance charge; request policy exclusions and sums insured.
Other ongoing costs — External/communal maintenance and listed village activities funded by charge.
Separately payable
Electricity and gas — Home electricity through metered Village Glen Power is billed separately; common-area power covered.
Optional / user-pays
Optional services — Dining-room and café meals are available à la carte, not included as a regular meal package.
Depends on the contract or concession
Council rates — Council rates included up to pensioner-concession level; a top-up may apply.
Water and sewerage — Water and sewerage, including water usage, covered up to pensioner-concession level; extra may apply above it.
Still unverified — ask the operator
Owners corporation — Not independently confirmed for the selected residence and agreement.
Capital maintenance — Specific capital-maintenance fund treatment was not established in the listed service-fee page.
Operator's 2026–27 service-fee schedule for nine home categories. Listed insurance is subject to actual policy wording; operator pays rates only to concession limits.