Village Life in QLD

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• RVA wins Andrew Giles as CEO

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  The RVA has achieved another major coup in attracting Andrew Giles to the role of CEO of the RVA.  He is well-known as the very popular General Manager and State Director of MacroPlan, one of the most recognized economic and town planning advisory gr more...

• Retirement Village Resident Interview: Dennis Olsen OAM. MiD. Tantula Rise

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  Dennis Olsen OAM. MiD. of Tantula Rise "Our greatest pleasure is being able to go to the beach every day." more...

• Retirement Village Resident Interview: Les Armstrong at Living Choice

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  "Take note - residents are part of the industry too." President of the Association of Residents of Queensland Retirement Villages (ARQRV) Les Armstrong shot to notoriety earlier this year after he was quoted in The Sunday Mail. more...

• Village Manager Interview: Helen Denmar at Fassifern Aged Care Services, Bo

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  Helen: "Country villages are different to the city. I work in aged care because I am able to make a difference to the quality of people's lives and it is immensely rewarding. It is a great lifestyle and our residents are wonderful" more...

• Retirement Village Resident Interview: Joan McCrystal at Samford Grove

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  "We didn't think of a retirement village, but our perception was wrong." more...

• Retirement Village Resident Interview: Jill Wilson at Aveo Clayfield

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  Jill: "I still carry on my independent activities. With my accounting work, I have retained about four clients which I can easily do here." "I wish my friends would bite the bullet and do the same thing" more...

• Retirement Village Resident Interview: David Stephenson Village Life Wynnum

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  "I am happy to be old. I am comfortable now." more...

• Resident Interview: Barbara and Tom Goynich at The Terraces, Forest Lake

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  Tom: "I turned 70 and I thought to myself, ‘I don't want to do this anymore,' meaning the house and the obligations you let yourself get caught up in. My older sister is over 80, and she said ‘go and do things, anything, while you can.' more...

• Retirement Village Resident Interview: Glen & Connie Samuels, Tall Trees

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  "This is not a retirement village - it's a resort!" Tall Trees has become quite famous thanks to the promotional support of Lady Flo Bjelke Peterson. It's an innovative village community that offers independent living plus continuing care. more...

• Queensland: The Pioneer Village State

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  Queensland loves village communities of all kinds, 400 villages now operate around the state, compared with 1,750 across Australia. more...

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