{"id":5416,"date":"2026-06-11T00:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=5416"},"modified":"2026-06-11T00:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:17:55","slug":"mother-and-daughter-move-into-thriving-lifestyle-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/lifestyle\/mother-and-daughter-move-into-thriving-lifestyle-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother and daughter move into thriving lifestyle estate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5416\" class=\"elementor elementor-5416\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-522c5f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"522c5f0\" 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-5d4f1a3\" data-id=\"5d4f1a3\" 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-29dbe55 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29dbe55\" 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>M<strong>other-daughter duo Kerryn and Jodi Quiqley moved into land lease operator Lincoln Place\u2019s Officer Lifestyle Estate, in the suburb of Melbourne.<\/strong><\/p><p>After visiting friends who had already joined the community the pair decided to make the move and quicky fell in love with the community.<\/p><p>Jodi, 51, was initially unsure of how she would fit in as a younger resident, but those concerns quickly disappeared.<\/p><p>\u201cIn our first two weeks, people were checking on us to see how we were settling in and if we needed anything, and that\u2019s something we\u2019ve carried on as well,\u201d Jodi said.<\/p><p>\u201cWe\u2019ll check on our neighbours, have a coffee and a chat or give them a hand with chores if they need. It\u2019s a lovely community and we all look out for each other.\u201d<\/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-b30d87d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b30d87d\" 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-f10dc59\" data-id=\"f10dc59\" 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-9634ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9634ec6\" 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=\"601\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture6.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture6-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture6-585x386.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\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-c2e1819 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2e1819\" 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-0da3a0f\" data-id=\"0da3a0f\" 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-69d62dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d62dd\" 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>The pair are commonly referred to as the \u2018unofficial welcoming committee\u2019, helping new residents enjoy everything the estate has to offer, from bingo nights at the on-site clubhouse to a cup of coffee and a chat on the front lawn.<\/p><p>\u201cWe\u2019ll sometimes have new people knocking on our door and introducing themselves, saying that their friends or neighbours suggested they meet us, and we\u2019re always happy to see them,\u201d Kerryn said.<\/p><p>\u201cIt can be really overwhelming when you move into a community, especially if you\u2019re moving alone or if you\u2019re older and have lived in the same place for a long time, so we just try and make them feel as welcome as possible and help them with anything they need.<\/p><p>\u201cWe aren\u2019t in each other\u2019s pockets all the time, we\u2019re able to do our own things and come together when we want. There are so many different activities that if something isn\u2019t for you, there\u2019s something else that you can get involved in.\u201d<\/p><p>Just four homes remain at Lincoln Place\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au\/vic\/se-victoria\/officer-lifestyle-estate-14520\">Officer Lifestyle Estate<\/a>, with more than 95 per cent of homes now sold<\/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-d52fc3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d52fc3e\" 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-3f70882\" data-id=\"3f70882\" 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-926f93a elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"926f93a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/thedcmgroup.createsend1.com\/t\/y-e-fljady-l-v\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Return to Newsletter<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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>Mother-daughter duo Kerryn and Jodi Quiqley moved into land lease operator Lincoln Place\u2019s Officer Lifestyle Estate, in the suburb of Melbourne. 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