Fantastic community connections are being built by ingenious land lease community and retirement living operators.

Vantage Bloomdale, AVID Property Group’s first Victorian land lease neighbourhood, has announced a partnership with Club Sunbury, a lawn bowls club.

“Our facility is unique in Victoria. We’re always looking to align with organisations that share our core values and mission,” Club Sunbury CEO Di Fisher said. “We’re excited to partner with Vantage Bloomdale to create lasting and meaningful memories and connections for our respective members.”

Celebrating its 63rd year in business in 2025, Club Sunbury has 3,800 active members and an additional 3,000 guests each week. The Club is a meeting point and place of leisure, friendship, and connection for community members.

AVID General Manager Land Lease Communities Manuel Lang said connectivity goes beyond bonding over shared spaces within the neighbourhood.

“Creating opportunities for our residents to form truly meaningful friendships and relationships is at the heart of our mission,” he said. “Through this new partnership with Club Sunbury, we hope those in our neighbourhood and the wider community can come together over friendly lawn bowls competition and meet people they mightn’t otherwise have crossed paths with.”

As part of the partnership, Vantage Bloomdale residents will be able to take full advantage of the Club’s facilities for social events and participate in annual initiatives,

Club Sunbury will also donate 10 Social Memberships for Vantage Bloomdale staff and offer exclusive food and drink discounts for residents.

As Vantage Bloomdale continues construction on their community facilities, including a movie theatre, private dining spaces and more, the importance of fostering a connected community has become clear.

Set on 11.8 hectares, Vantage Bloomdale is a new land lease community in Diggers Rest, Victoria. The new Vantage community will neighbour the existing Bloomdale community and over the next five years will deliver more than 300 homes for approximately 600 residents.

AVID has officially started construction on the community and is expecting to see the completion of community amenities by December 2025.