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Positive ageing is a reality says village resident
This LinkedIn post from Gwenda Darling, a member of the Aged Care Council of Elders, should be seen far and wide. “It’s four months today since I moved to Newcastle to live in the Maroba Caring Communities’ Maroba Aged Care,” Gwenda posted. “I am happier…
Pickleball is hot in land lease communities and is more than a sport
Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in Australia with participation rates growing by 42% in the last year alone, according to the sport’s own association. The game is inclusive for all ages, and half of its participants are aged over 56-years At 6.30am…
“They say age is irrelevant” in a land lease community
Chris Edwards signed the contract to move into GemLife Gold Coast at the age of 48. He and his wife Julie moved in four years later, in February 2025, and they are among the growing number of homeowners in Over 50s land lease communities who…
NSW Seniors Festival: Mural at Garden Village more than a painting
The NSW Seniors Festival, which was held last month, celebrated the role and contributions of older adults to their local communities, with various events across the state celebrating the theme Live Life in Colour. The centrepiece of the festivities at Garden Village, the Not For…
Signs it is time to rightsize into an Over 50s community
The Australian Government’s Australian Institute of Family Studies states one in four Australian households is a lone-person household. Women who live alone are, on average, substantially older than men in the same situation. In 2011, 39% of women who lived alone were aged over 70,…
Elderly woman builds her own retirement community
Robyn Yerian was 70 when she looked at her US$401,000 in savings and made a bold decision. She took US$150,000 from her retirement savings and used it to address a problem she saw again and again across the US: many older women were growing older…