{"id":3369,"date":"2024-07-18T10:15:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T10:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3369"},"modified":"2024-07-18T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T10:18:00","slug":"ten-pin-bowling-is-in-every-gemlife-land-lease-resort-and-that-is-far-from-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/ten-pin-bowling-is-in-every-gemlife-land-lease-resort-and-that-is-far-from-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten-pin bowling is in every GemLife land lease resort and that is far from all"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3369\" class=\"elementor elementor-3369\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc72364 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc72364\" 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-87999ce\" data-id=\"87999ce\" 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-104b089 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"104b089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" 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>T<strong>he marketing gurus of retirement living know the clubhouse, or even clubhouses in some resorts, are the first thing that grabs interested people&#8217;s attention.<\/strong><\/p><p>There is also word of mouth.<\/p><p>Tricia Ferguson, who lives at GemLife Highlands in the town in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, has been friends with Irene Henley for eight years when they both were members of the Redlands National Trust. As former senior nurses, they had a lot in common.<\/p><p>\u201cInstead of meeting at a coffee shop each month, we thought why not try out all of the wonderful facilities at Tricia\u2019s resort such as indoor bowls, swimming in the heated indoor pool and the outdoor pool, or playing billiards,\u201d Irene said.<\/p><p>\u201cI didn\u2019t think an over-50s resort would be for me, but when I went to the GemLife Highfields open day to learn more about where Tricia had purchased, I was completely sold, and it wasn\u2019t long before my husband Stephen was too!<\/p><p>\u201cWe walked around Highfields and met the most wonderful residents, who were the best advocates for GemLife, and that was it!\u201d<\/p><p>With an interest in the environment, Irene and Stephen, who are both retired mental health nurses, put their names down for a home at GemLife Moreton Bay immediately after hearing about the new build. The move from Toowoomba next year will place them closer to their sons and daughters-in-law Mark and Carina, and Darren and Desliem as well as their five grandchildren.<\/p><p>\u201cGemLife Moreton Bay had me at the words \u2018koala corridor\u2019,\u201d Irene grinned.<\/p><p>\u201cMoving to Gemlife is not retirement \u2013 it\u2019s a lifestyle \u2013 and it has everything I\u2019ve ever wanted.<\/p><p>&#8220;We will never be bored, because everything is there. I didn\u2019t even realise these places existed!&#8221;<\/p><p>Irene can\u2019t wait to get the kayak out on the big lake when she moves into her new home at GemLife Moreton Bay next year, as well as exploring all the walking paths and trails with the couple\u2019s standard poodle, Vervarda.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are already making friends with fellow contract holders from the Moreton Bay resort, with regular catch ups and we\u2019ve already met our neighbours.<\/p><p>\u201cI teach Reiki so when I move in there\u2019s already a few people who\u2019d like to learn.\u201d<\/p><p>Irene is the State President of the public speaking association Forum, and is currently coordinating a speaking convention, featuring five guest speakers for 7 September 2024, in Cleveland. 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