{"id":4027,"date":"2025-02-20T08:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=4027"},"modified":"2025-02-20T09:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:46:17","slug":"seachange-resident-graeme-hanby-life-in-a-land-lease-community-means-adventure-friendship-and-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/seachange-resident-graeme-hanby-life-in-a-land-lease-community-means-adventure-friendship-and-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Seachange resident Graeme Hanby: \u201cLife in a land lease community means adventure, friendship, and travel\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4027\" class=\"elementor elementor-4027\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0ad8f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0ad8f9\" 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-a4149b5\" data-id=\"a4149b5\" 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-0c01aac elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c01aac\" 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>G<strong>raeme Hanby and his wife moved into the Seachange Lifestyle Resort in Arundel, on Queensland\u2019s Gold Coast, in September 2015. Since then, they\u2019ve enjoyed a unique community experience that\u2019s all about adventure and friendship.<\/strong><\/p><p>In 2015, Graeme and his wife bought a caravan. As they met other residents with caravans, they formed a small group and began taking trips to local holiday parks. Word spread quickly, and soon, even those without caravans wanted to join in. As a result, the Seachange Arundel Caravan &amp; Cabin Group was born, with Graeme as the coordinator.<\/p><p>Now, 10 years later, the group has grown to 210 Seachange residents. &#8220;We average about 30 bookings every time we travel,&#8221; Graeme said, &#8220;and it\u2019s wonderful to see solo residents joining us as well.&#8221;<\/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-50e6b4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50e6b4b\" 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-01cee6a\" data-id=\"01cee6a\" 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-8f34dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f34dc1\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4029\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4-600x799.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4-110x147.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4-585x779.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4.jpg 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The floods in Ballina in 2022.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f701c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f701c43\" 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\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-77fb006 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77fb006\" 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-3142e60\" data-id=\"3142e60\" 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-056c9ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"056c9ff\" 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>Their first trip was to Mullumbimby, New South Wales, in 2016. Since then, the group has travelled to a variety of spots across Queensland and New South Wales, including Neurum Creek, Brunswick Heads, Evans Head, Lightning Ridge, Yamba, Airlie Beach, and more. They take at least three trips each year to explore new destinations and enjoy the company of fellow residents.<\/p><p>Before each trip, the group meets to plan activities. For 2025, their first trip will be to the Tasman North Star Hastings Point Holiday Park in May. They\u2019ll follow up with another trip to Evans Head in July and a visit to Southwest Rocks in October.<\/p><p>When they\u2019re not travelling, the group enjoys activities like lawn bowls, golf, and games such as disc bowls, finska, tumbling tower, and ladder golf.<\/p><p>Graeme says, &#8220;New residents at Seachange are always welcome to join our group!&#8221; So, if you&#8217;re looking for a vibrant, social community with plenty of adventures, Seachange could be the perfect place for you.<\/p><p>Safe travels to Graeme and the Seachange Arundel Caravan &amp; Cabin Group!<\/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>Graeme Hanby and his wife moved into the Seachange Lifestyle Resort in Arundel, on Queensland\u2019s Gold Coast, in September 2015. 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