{"id":2835,"date":"2024-03-14T04:13:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T04:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2024-03-14T04:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T04:17:20","slug":"why-we-decided-to-move-into-a-retirement-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/lifestyle\/why-we-decided-to-move-into-a-retirement-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we decided to move into a retirement village"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2835\" class=\"elementor elementor-2835\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26aff4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26aff4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd24ea6\" data-id=\"fd24ea6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deff8bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"deff8bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201cThe thing about life is that as your kids get older so do you, however, it seems at a much quicker pace,\u201d said Roger Pallant.<\/strong><\/p><p>He had been working 9am to 5pm in Melbourne, with two hours commuting each way in unpredictable weather.<\/p><p>\u201cIt starts to wear you down as you get older. The weekends did not provide relief. Living on four acres, lawns to mow, trees to chainsaw, weeds to pull and don\u2019t forget volleyball practice and birthday parties,\u201d he said.<\/p><p>\u201cMelbourne was the tree change for Julie and I so it was time to find a sea change. My sister lived in Ballina, close to Byron Bay (Far North NSW), and we would visit as often as we could always looking forward to the uncomplicated lifestyle and slow pace, not to mention the glorious weather.<\/p><p>\u201cWe bought a small two-bedroom transportable in an over 50s complex as our \u201choliday home\u201d and base for exploring the area. After a year or so doing research, we stumbled across a showroom in the local shopping centre marketing a Palm Lake Resort Over 55s retirement village in Ballina. It was still under development, and we purchased off the plan and chose our block and style of house. We watched the slab, the frame and the finishing until completion and we moved in June 2016,\u201d he said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2edee0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2edee0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0816abb\" data-id=\"0816abb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b24ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b24ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture6-300x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2838\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture6-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture6-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture6-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture6-600x464.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture6-585x452.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture6.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-955398c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"955398c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fb4a7\" data-id=\"e0fb4a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb2c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adb2c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThere was around 200 people in the village at the time and the new clubhouse had just been opened. The atmosphere was vibrant as new people arrived daily. I worked in the bar which was an excellent way to meet people and be known. I also spent four years on the resident committee during the development period and the challenging times of COVID-19. When the village was complete, and 480 plus people were in residence, the mood of the village changed from constantly changing to a more settled environment.<\/p><p>\u201cThere is so much to do in our village from water aerobics, line dancing, cards, tennis, bowls, and the list goes on. Happy hour on a Friday night can attract over 100 people and every second month our resident band entertains us and the dance floor is quite packed.<\/p><p>\u201cThe social committee organises special events such as Melbourne Cup, New Year&#8217;s Eve, Trivia nights, etc and arrange professional bands\/acts to put on shows. I have run the Trivia nights since 2019 and often get over 120 people attend. These nights allow me to show off my alter ego as Elvis, Village People, Blues Brothers, Pirates, Black and White (Collingwood supporter) and the 70s.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cPlanned bus trips go to shopping centres, golf courses, entertainment shows, and anywhere the residents want to go. Most events\/trips are organised by the residents with minimal input from the management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-788a395 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"788a395\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-997e8f3\" data-id=\"997e8f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b634c11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b634c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture7-300x286.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture7-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture7-1024x977.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture7-768x733.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture7-600x573.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture7-585x558.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture7.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c40f06d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c40f06d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba8af02\" data-id=\"ba8af02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa1fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaa1fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI found my four years on the residents committee very rewarding and fulfilling. Our resident committee\/s play such an important role in village life. They are the conduit between the residents and management in such areas as financial matters, compliance with legislation, maintenance of services and common areas and facilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d586d66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d586d66\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d80fc08\" data-id=\"d80fc08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2a8f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f2a8f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2840\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture8.jpg 554w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture8-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c86ee1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c86ee1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91eea9b\" data-id=\"91eea9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4138d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4138d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cSince stepping down from the resident committee I have joined the Retirement Villages Resident Association (RVRA) and am currently the Secretary. I am enjoying the \u201cbig picture\u201d aspect of the retirement village sector. The RVRA is the only lobby group on behalf of residents, and we speak to the key stakeholders on a regular basis.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Yet another great example of why retirement villages are a winner.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe thing about life is that as your kids get older so do you, however, it seems at a much quicker pace,\u201d said Roger Pallant. He had been working 9am to 5pm in Melbourne, with two hours commuting each way in unpredictable weather. \u201cIt starts&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,18,70],"tags":[97,101,103,83,109,95],"class_list":["post-2835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-lifestyle","category-retirement","tag-explained","tag-health","tag-rental-villages","tag-retirement-villages","tag-the-best-thirty-years","tag-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2835"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2843,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835\/revisions\/2843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}