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Assets & the Age Pension: A guide for over 50s
Retirement and the Age Pension are two topics that go hand-in-hand and that’s no surprise considering that Australia has 4.2 million re...
New year, new passions – Exploring hobbies and adventures without a deadline
THE START OF A NEW YEAR IS MORE THAN JUST A DATE IN THE CALENDAR – IT’S A TIME FOR RENEWAL, REINVENTION, AND REDISCOVERY. IT’S AN OPPOR...
6 helpful pieces of retirement advice
You are reaching retirement age. Time is going quickly, and you have some important decisions to make about the years that lie ahead.
...
How to Plan for Travel in Retirement
After years of working hard and doing things for other people, retirement beckons as the stage in life where you can finally do more of...
How to plan for retirement: Your comprehensive guide
Just as you plan for all the big things in life like starting a family, moving house, or saving for a holiday, planning for your retire...
Is $1 million enough to retire at 55?
Remember the days when $1 million seemed like an enormous amount of money? After all, that made you a millionaire!
Today, $1 millio...
How much should I save for retirement?
When you’re in the throes of your working life, saving for retirement can often take a back seat – especially when other milestones suc...
7 tips for making friends in retirement
Remember how easy it was to make friends when you were a kid?
Life seemed to be simpler then – all it took was finding someone aro...
5 reasons why saving for retirement is important
Saving for retirement isn’t optional – it's a ‘must’ if you want freedom and control in your non-working years.
After all, you’re no...
Friends and neighbours
GOLD COAST TRIO READY FOR A LIFESTYLE LEVEL-UP.
THE NEW GEMLIFE GOLD COAST OVER-50S LIFESTYLE RESORT IS BRINGING TOGETHER FRIENDS AND ...
Let’s get physical
Survey puts walking in top spot
NEARLY 70 PERCENT OF GEMLIFE HOMEOWNERS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE IN A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, WITH WALKING COM...
An experience to remember – Grandparent’s Day Award winners tell
DELIGHTED WINNERS OF THE 2022 GEMLIFE GRANDPARENTS’ DAY AWARDS HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM ENJOYING THEIR INDIVIDUAL PRIZES SHARED WITH...
Take it or leave it
FIGURING OUT HOW TO DECORATE AND FURNISH YOUR HOME WHEN DOWNSIZING CAN BE BOTH EXCITING AND DAUNTING.
Deciding what furniture to tak...
No matter how you slice it, it’s for a good cause – GemLife Biggest Morning Tea Slice Drive fundraiser
GEMLIFE MAKES FUNDRAISING FOR CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST MORNING TEA EASY THIS YEAR WITH SOME DELICIOUS SWEET SLICES TO TEMPT Y...
Declutter without regret – Donate to your local charities
GIVE YOUR PRELOVED ITEMS A NEW LEASE OF LIFE BY DONATING THEM TO WORTHY ORGANISATIONS NEAR YOU.
Local charities are always looking f...
GemLife’s Biggest Morning Tea is back!
AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST MORNING TEA RETURNS THIS MAY TO HELP RAISE VITAL FUNDS FOR CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA.
Last year GemLife raised mo...
Preparing for the big shift – How to organise your downsizing move
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ONCE OBSERVED THAT EVERY MINUTE SPENT ORGANISING IS AN HOUR EARNED, SO WE HAVE SOME GREAT ORGANISING TIPS THAT WILL H...
Living Proof – What’s on in episode eight!
LIVING PROOF IS BACK WITH A WHOLE NEW EPISODE OF INSPIRING AND INFORMATIVE LIFESTYLE CONTENT FOR AND ABOUT OUR HOMEOWNERS.
Episode e...
Snap happy – GemLife photo competition
TO CELEBRATE THE POPULARITY OF OUR EXPLORE BY GEMLIFE MOTORHOMES, GEMLIFE IS INVITING HOMEOWNERS TO ENTER THE GEMLIFE 2024 `THE ADVENTU...
Moving pictures – Bring memories and not piles of albums
DIGITISING OLD PICTURES AND RESTORING COLOUR TO FADED PHOTOGRAPHY IS A GREAT WAY TO GIVE NEW LIFE TO TREASURED MEMORIES.
Photography...
What’s the right fit for you? What you need to know about lifestyle resorts vs retirement villages
SO, YOU’RE SEMI-RETIRED OR CONSIDERING FULL RETIREMENT, AND ARE BEGINNING TO DELIBERATE ON WHAT THE BEST CHOICE WILL BE FOR THIS TRANSI...
New head office for the GemLife team
THE GEMLIFE TEAM WILL MOVE TO A BRAND-NEW NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AT HELENSVALE ON THE GOLD COAST NEXT MONTH.
The new head office at M...
Join the family fun and games this Easter!
GEMLIFE IS HOSTING TWO FAMILY FUN DAYS – ONE AT MAROOCHY QUAYS AND THE OTHER AT HIGHFIELDS – EXCLUSIVELY FOR HOMEOWNERS!
Get ready f...
Driving forward – Explore induction alleviates pre-trip jitters
BOB AND DI MURPHY ADMIT THAT WHEN THEY DECIDED TO CELEBRATE THEIR 44TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY BY TAKING A THREE-DAY ADVENTURE TO THE GOLD ...
Hidden Gems – Struck by lightning
AS THE STAR OF AUSTRALIA’S OPAL MINING INDUSTRY, AND HOME TO THE RARE, HIGHLY VALUABLE, AND ELUSIVE BLACK OPAL, LIGHTNING RIDGE HAS STR...
Living Proof series to premiere on Nine Network this month
GEMLIFE’S LIFESTYLE SERIES LIVING PROOF IS SET TO GO LIVE AUSTRALIA-WIDE ON THE NINE NETWORK’S FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION NETWORK.
The f...
Sustainable living in style – GemLife Moreton Bay launching soon
AN ECOLOGICAL PARADISE NESTLED IN A SPRAWLING 149.41 HA EXPANSE OF TRANQUIL BUSHLAND BURSTING WITH NATIVE BIRDLIFE, THE NEW OVER-50S LI...
Gold Coast development recognised for environmental sustainability
ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE UNDERPINS GEMLIFE’S FLAGSHIP DEVELOPMENT ON THE GOLD COAST WITH THE OVER-50S LIFESTYLE RESORT ACHIEVING CERTIF...
Love on the silver screen – Top ten romantic movies for Valentine’s Day
RELIVE A ROMANTIC NIGHT WHERE YOU HELD HANDS WITH YOUR BELOVED AND STOLE A KISS IN A DARKENED CINEMA.
With more than a century of gr...
Living Proof – What’s on in episode seven!
LIVING PROOF BY GEMLIFE IS BACK WITH A WHOLE NEW EPISODE OF INSPIRING AND INFORMATIVE LIFESTYLE CONTENT FOR AND ABOUT OUR HOMEOWNERS.
...
Lover’s lamb loins
FOOD IS THE WAY TO A PERSON’S HEART. THIS VALENTINE’S DAY, TURN UP THE ROMANCE AND TREAT YOUR SWEETHEART TO AN EXQUISITE HOMEMADE MEAL....
Goin’ to the chapel
Love blossoms each year on Valentine’s Day. Celebrated on 14 February, it’s a time when lovers express their affection with greetings a...
Surprise your sweetheart – Romantic and affordable ideas for Valentine’s Day
VALENTINE’S DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND WITH A LITTLE BIT OF IMAGINATION AND A HEART FULL OF LOVE, YOU CAN SURPRISE YOUR SWEETHEA...
Make a date with an app – Fifty, flirty and thriving
ONLINE DATING IS A $185 MILLION INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA. WITH MORE AND MORE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FINDING LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THROUGH DATING...
Single and ready to mingle? Timely advice for daters
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO CONSIDER LOVE AND ROMANCE, ACCORDING TO ELISABETH SHAW, CEO OF RELATIONSHIPS AUSTRALIA.
However, there are th...
If in doubt, paddle out! Pacific Paradise crew rev up for Noosa Festival of Surfing
WITH THE NOOSA FESTIVAL OF SURFING HITTING LOCAL SHORES NEXT MONTH, GEMLIFE PACIFIC PARADISE RESORT MANAGER AND AVID SURFER, TIM MOORE,...
Love is in the air – Author reveals the passion between the pages
USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELIZABETH ELLEN CARTER UNCOVERS THE HISTORY OF ROMANCE FICTION AND WHY SHE LOVES WRITING IT.
Romance fi...
Luxury on wheels – Birthday to remember with Explore by GemLife
A CAMPING HOLIDAY IN AN EXPLORE BY GEMLIFE MOTORHOME AT SPRING CREEK, NEAR ALLORA, SOUTH OF TOOWOOMBA, PROVED THE IDEAL WAY TO CELEBRAT...
Picture perfect
THE SEARCH FOR GEMLIFE’S BEST PHOTOS FROM ACROSS ALL RESORTS TO BE FEATURED IN THE GEMLIFE 2023 `A WHOLE NEW LIFE’ CALENDAR HAS COME TO...
What is social anxiety?
ANXIETY IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON AND DEBILITATING CONDITIONS, WITH SOCIAL PHOBIA BEING A LEADING CAUSE OF ANXIETY FOR MANY.
Everyo...
Cheatsheet
Elements CheatsheetTo find out more about the GemLife Gold Coast Emerald Collection go to GemLife.com.au/emeraldcollection or call 1800...
Active living and every day adventures
Energetic and adventurous, with an inexhaustible lust for life, GemLife Highfields resident Jean Rothery has been living life to the fu...
GemLife’s new boutique resort to launch in Tweed Heads
GemLife’s exclusive, boutique over-50s lifestyle resort, GemLife Tweed Waters, is coming soon to popular coastal hot-spot Tweed Heads!
...
Downsized Country Living – A Perfect Fit For ‘Voice of the Ekka’
After more than 50 years living on farmland and acreage, well-known Australian Show Announcer and 'Voice of the Ekka', Angus Lane OAM, ...
Europe calling – Freedom to travel is just the ticket
FREEDOM TO TRAVEL WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT HOME SECURITY OR MAINTENANCE IS A TOP PERK OF LIVING AT GEMLIFE BRIBIE ISLAND’S GATED,...
Managing Retirement Expenditures
Many people will retire with decent sums of money in the bank. Although while these numbers can sometimes seem huge, and can make you f...
Planning Financially for Retirement
Retirement can be a scary and uncertain period for anyone, especially if you aren’t financially prepared. A lack of financial preparati...
Dolphin Spotting at Bribie Island
Bribie Island is famous not just for its beaches, but also for the creatures you can see there.
In addition to dugongs and turtles (an...
Play a Friendly Game of Cards Near Highfields
As anyone living at GemLife Highfields knows, opportunities to form friendships with likeminded neighbours abound.
But did you know th...
Fancy a Day on the Water at Bribie Island?
Bribie Island is a well-known lifestyle location – and for good reason.
Beautiful beaches and pristine waters within easy distance of ...