Mandurah Retirement Village and Coolibah Aged care Facility is a private nonprofit community based organization whose Board of management are volunteers from the local community.

It is registered as a public benevolent institution and as such donations toward the Building Fund are treated by the ATO as allowable taxation deductions. Surplus funds are channeled back into resident services and capital improvements.

The complex is in close proximity to the major shopping centre of Mandurah, the Mandurah City Library, Aquatic and Recreation Centre and the Blind Bowls complex.

Click here to view the government health website; http.//www.health.gov.au/acc and the Edenizing principles website; http://www.edenalt.com
The organization's fees and charges are determined under the following Acts and regulations of Parliament. Aged Care Act, Fair Trading Act and Retirement Villages Act. Low care facility fees are based upon a basic daily care fee, if applicable an income tested fee and Accommodation Bond.
Self Care Plus fees are determined by a daily fee and an entry contribution.
Retirement Village Fees are determined by a four weekly service charge.
Community Care Service fees are determined by commercial rates.
Low care facility fortnightly fees are based on 85% of the single pension plus maximum rent assistance. Residents are responsible for telephone rental and personal phone calls.

Accommodation Bonds are determined by the Commonwealth Government legislation, and subject to an asset test. This is discussed at interview prior to receipt of your application for accommodation.

Income tested fees are payable for part/non pensioners the fee is determined by Centrelink and the Department of Health and Aging.
The organization supports a complaints based improvement system where residents endeavor to resolve complaints through an internal resolution process however as a last resort residents have access to external complaints based organizations.


The phone numbers of ADVOCARE is (08) and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging Complaints Officer is 1800 109 008 or (08) 9346 525
On the fifteenth day of January 1969 a meeting of personnel interested in the formation of a retirement village for elderly people in the Mandurah Municipality was held in Mandurah. Mr Owen Tuckey was appointed Chairmen and volunteered to make available two acres of land for the purpose of construction of a retirement village.

Building commenced for self care accommodation in 1971, and the natural progression to hostel accommodation came to fruition in 1975, with the opening of Coolibah Lodge and major redevelopment took place in 1995 and 2000 with self care plus being commissioned in 2000.

Mandurah Retirement Village is a Private Non-profit Incorporated body registered under the charitable Collections Act, 1946 and is a registered Public Benevolent Institution.