Category: Retirement

After 20 years in their beloved family home in Capalaba, southeast Queensland, Maggie and Mike Abrams made the emotional decision to “rightsize.” “We loved our home, but with health challenges and the upkeep, it just became too much,” Maggie said. “Our weekends were spent at…

Over-50s land lease operator Vantage is taking a paws-itive approach to resident wellbeing – by making it easier for residents to bring their furry (or feathered) companions with them. As more evidence piles up showing pets improve mental health, reduce loneliness and even lower the…

New research has confirmed what many of us feel – that things start to change around age 50. Scientists have found that the human body’s ageing process accelerates during this period, with major shifts occurring between the ages of 45 and 55. The study, led…

Residents and staff of Murraylands Retirement Village in Murray Bridge, SA, are putting their best foot forward for a good cause – joining the Walk a Mile in My Boots challenge to raise money for South Australians doing it tough. The annual event, run by…

When Del Furlonger moved into Aveo’s The Domain Country Club on the Gold Coast 37 years ago, she thought she might be too young. “I thought I’d be bored – but that was far from the case,” she laughs. Instead, she built a life full…

Worried about how you’ll get care in a retirement village – or how your loved ones will? You’re not alone. As of March 2025, nearly 88,000 older Australians were waiting for the level of Home Care they’ve already been approved for. But a promising new…

The retirement village on the banks of the Murray River has marked a major milestone, celebrating 25 years since the first homes and community clubhouse were completed.  What began as a stage of just 45 lots has grown into a thriving village of 243 homes,…

Fantastic community connections are being built by ingenious land lease community and retirement living operators. Vantage Bloomdale, AVID Property Group’s first Victorian land lease neighbourhood, has announced a partnership with Club Sunbury, a lawn bowls club. “Our facility is unique in Victoria. We’re always looking…

Australians over the age of 45 and at risk of osteoporotic fracture are needed to be part of a study to test the implementation of a revolutionary exercise program to strengthen and improve bone health. Brisbane-based Griffith University‘s STOP FRACTURE! study is testing the implementation…

Before she passed away in 1985, Isobel ‘Molly’ Browne was constantly approached to sell farmland in Highfields, a town in Toowoomba, Queensland, on which she lived. However, the former schoolteacher and devoted local Baptist church member was steadfast that her family property be used for…