GemLife’s 500th residents reach new heights

When Shane and Robyn Bell freed themselves from a life of time-consuming home upkeep, taking up a low maintenance, lock-up and go lifestyle at GemLife Bribie Island, they never anticipated the adventure awaiting them. Little did they know that they were GemLife’s 500th residents, and to celebrate the milestone, GemLife surprised them with a hot-air
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What exactly is a land lease community?

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The GemLife model Have you ever heard the term land lease community and wondered exactly what it means, or wondered what makes GemLife’s over-50s lifestyle resorts different from a retirement village? GemLife over-50s lifestyle resorts operate as land lease communities (LLCs), also known as residential parks, a model that provides an innovative and sustainable way
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GemLife generosity

How our communities dug deep to help those in need Over the past year, GemLife staff and residents have come together to show their generous spirits, taking part in a number of fundraising initiatives for various causes across Australia and raising thousands of dollars for not-for-profit organisations. From bake sales, barbecues, and knitting pouches for
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January 2021 Director’s Message

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2021 has arrived and the year ahead promises to be another action-packed one for GemLife with new resorts coming on line and several exciting launches and special events in the works. 2020 was a huge year for GemLife with four new resorts added to our growing number of locations and construction powering ahead at sites
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Get your grill on

Nothing announces the arrival of summer and the holiday season quite like the tradition of the great Aussie barbie – it’s an iconic national pastime that brings people together over sausages, steaks and salads. From customised barbecue pavilions to poolside and country club alfresco barbies, all GemLife resorts feature barbecue areas for residents to perfect
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Best bar none

Cheers to the holiday season Bars are places to relax, socialise, meet friends old and new, and, according to Australian research, improve your life because regulars at pubs or bars have broader friendship and support networks and identify more closely with their communities. At each GemLife resort, the country club bars, which are run by
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December 2020 Director’s Message

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Another year has flown by and it is hard to believe we are already in the first month of summer with Christmas just around the corner. 2020 has been a huge year for GemLife with four new resorts added to our growing number of locations and construction powering ahead at sites around Australia. Despite the
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Chain reaction

Referrals reward friends’ recommendations Nothing beats word-of-mouth recommendations from friends and family when it comes to making decisions on everything from trying a new restaurant or joining an exercise class to purchasing the latest smartphone or buying a home in an over-50s lifestyle resort. In fact, many homeowners’ decisions to move into a GemLife resort
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New video series captures the authentic GemLife experience

New video series captures the authentic GemLife experience
To showcase the authentic GemLife experience, a new video series launched last month, ‘GemLife – The Good Life’. With so many interesting people living at our resorts, GemLife – The Good Life sets out to capture lively and diverse stories about our residents on video. From the adventurous, active and creative to new or lifelong
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November 2020 Director’s Message

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With summer around the corner, things are heating up at GemLife. This month we celebrate some of the fantastic outdoor facilities at our resorts. Our front cover, featuring residents at GemLife Maroochy Quays’ new Summer House says it all – bring on the sunshine! It’s been an extremely busy month at GemLife, with construction powering
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