Village Life in NSW

This section covers all things related to living in a retirement community in New South Wales.

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• Retirement Village Resident Interview: Rodney and Jacque Cole The Arbour

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  "Nobody likes uncertainty. Here I feel very confident." more...

• Retirement Village Resident Interview: Joan Gould Waratah Highlands, Bargo

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  "My little dog Muffy tripped me up with his lead while I wasfeeding the chooks. I was knocked out and lay their unconsciousfor about 30 minutes." more...

• Escaping to the South Coast and Southern Highlands

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  Sydneysiders are increasingly heading south for their retirement escape. Drawn by big blue skies, green pastured hills rolling down to the sea, and beautiful gardens and national parks. more...

• Travelling North - Sydneysiders Discover the Central Coast

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  With 35 villages of all shapes and sizes, from the tip of Lake Macquarie in the North to Umina in the South, the Central Coast presents the largest concentration of retirement communities in Australia. more...

• Retirement Village Resident Interview: Mary Bidmead at Wamberal Gardens

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  Mary: "Our daughter met an Australian while travelling here as a young girl and we visited from the UK three times. When babies started arriving, we decided to move here permanently." more...

• Village Manager Interview: Carolyn Taylor, Bellevue Gardens, Port Macquarie

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  Village operations are the responsibility of the village manager. It's a demanding role; they oversee the business side of the village alongside the wellbeing of residents. more...

• Village Manager Interview: Viv Allanson at Maroba Terrace, Waratah

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  Viv: "We are a local not-for-profit facility. We commenced in 1954, thanks to a small group of members of the Islington Baptist Church who would spend weekends taking elderly ladies from a small local hospital to church and social outings. more...

• Village Manager Interview: Christine Grafitti at Lourdes Retirement Village

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  The day-to-day operations of a village are the responsibility of the village manager. It's a demanding role, overseeing the business side of the village alongside the wellbeing of the residents. We asked Christine Grafitti to tell us about her role. more...

• Retirement Village Resident Interview: Penny & John Gawthorn, Greenleaf

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  Penny: "There are 70s and there are 70s. John had retired 12 years before. Our house was 30-years-old and was starting to need real work. As John says, he had been mowing lawns for 50 years and needed a break." "Now we have a new house, no lawns, more...

• Retirement Village Resident Interview: Lyn Eastwood, Aveo Lindfield Gardens

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  "The bushfires for me were one of the deciding factors. We had four, and I always worried when my husband David had to get on the roof and clean the gutters every two months. We had a sloping site and the garden was getting to be a problem." more...

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