{"id":5683,"date":"2026-10-29T00:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T00:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2026-10-29T00:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T00:18:05","slug":"retirement-living-friendships-should-not-stop-at-the-front-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/retirement-living-friendships-should-not-stop-at-the-front-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"Retirement living friendships should not stop at the front gate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5683\" class=\"elementor elementor-5683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68c709a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68c709a\" 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-1f08404\" data-id=\"1f08404\" 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-240a057 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"240a057\" 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>W<strong>hen choosing retirement living or a land lease<\/strong> community, you would be mad not to know what is possible outside the gates.<\/p><p>Moving into seniors living can open the door to new friendships, shared activities and a more social lifestyle. But those connections should not stop at the gates.<\/p><p>That&#8217;s the thinking behind a partnership between AVID Property Group&#8217;s Vantage Bloomdale land lease community at Diggers Rest, 28km northwest of Melbourne&#8217;s CBD, and one of the region&#8217;s best-known sporting and social clubs.<\/p><p>Vantage Bloomdale has renewed its partnership with Club Sunbury, giving residents more opportunities to meet people, enjoy activities and become involved in the wider community.<\/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-af54b45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af54b45\" 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-94bf900\" data-id=\"94bf900\" 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-7784171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7784171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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