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Hervey Bay. FEB-MAR 2021
Mini guitar brings max joy.
THERE’S A SMALL INSTRUMENT BRINGING BIG outgrowing the Craft Room. The group gets together
JOY TO AN EVER-INCREASING NUMBER OF PALM every first and third Saturday morning for about three
hours. Col says some of the members’ wives come
LAKE RESORT HERVEY BAY RESIDENTS. HAVE
along as well, just to sing.
YOU CAUGHT THE BUG YET?
“Most people have played before but some people have
Back in 2016, three resident music enthusiasts gathered never played or sang or performed in their life before
in the resort Craft Room one day to see if there would and they just love it,” Col says. “We call ourselves
be interest in coming together regularly to learn to play the ‘PLUMS’ aka. the ‘Palm Lake Ukulele Musical
the ukulele. Col Miller was one of those few people. Strummers’. ”
Now, five years on, Col is really making musical waves
with this small, yet mightly, instrument.
The ukulele playing group has swelled to 16 members >> Continued on Page 5
and they have moved into the main Clubhouse after
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The Zonta Club of Check out our brand new
Hervey Bay will host an gardeners’ buggy! It has
International Women’s been fitted out with custom-
Day Breakfast on March made racking and trays for
8 (6.30am) at the Hervey all the gardeners’ needs. The
Bay Boat Club (Buccaneer GET SOCIAL great thing about this rig is
Drive). Guest speaker is that all the new racks were
Eleanor Carey whose talk Follow Palm Lake Resort on generously made by some of
is titled “Embracing the Facebook (@palmlakeresort) our very skilled residents. It’s
unknown through 62 days and also on Instagram a project that proves, once
Welcome. at sea”. She will be followed
by Tanya O’Shea who will
present a ‘Mindset Matters’
(@palm_lake_resort) to see
what’s happening right
across our 25 Palm Lake
again, how well our wonderful
residents work together with
the management team here at
workshop on ‘Leading Group locations. Hervey Bay. We thank them all!
with purpose during times
Hello to you all! Let’s start by saying goodbye to 2020! It Palm Lake Resort Hervey Bay but our time is almost
of uncertainty’. Send an
was a year that will leave a lot of memories for everyone, up. We will thoroughly miss this beautiful resort and
email to herveybay@
for a lot of different reasons - one that we won’t forget the wonderful people who reside here. We’ve had
zontadistrict22.org for info.
for a very long time. Shaking off the 2020 blues, we’ve lots of fun along the way! We will not be going too
once again had an amazing time here at Palm Lake Resort far (just up the road to Bargara!) but wish all of you WHAT’S ON, NEAR AND FAR
Hervey Bay over the past few months. We’ve had end-of- happiness, love and laughter.
year presentations for all our activity groups, Christmas
We have always said that it is the residents who • February 14: Valentine’s Day
lunch and dinner, as well as our New Year’s Eve party EVER TRIED
create the true ‘atmosphere’ of a Palm Lake Resort –
where we all welcomed 2021 with open arms and hope for • February 19-21: Get your dancing shoes ready as Agnes Blues,
that feeling of always being welcomed and of being DRAGON BOATING?
a better year. Roots and Rock Festival takes over the Town of 1770. Visit
‘home’. That could not be truer for Hervey Bay – you
We have definitely started the New Year with gusto. All are truly blessed to be part of an amazing community agnesbluesandroots.com.au
Did you know that every
our activities are back to normal with aqua aerobics and art here. • March 8: International Women’s Day.
Sunday, Hervey Bay Dragon
classes twice a week (both with ever-increasing numbers).
Farewell for now, Boat Club Inc. hosts a free • March 17: St Patrick’s Day.
Cumbia and circuit classes are also back with the addition
Wayne & Aileen ‘Come and Try’ day at Hervey
of a new gym instructor for the Thursday morning session. • March 21: Melinda Schneider will bring her “A Farewell To Doris
Resort caretakers Bay Boat Club? Just send
Denise Drover comes to us with a wealth of experience Day” tour to Hervey Bay RSL at 7.30pm. Visit www.dorisday.com.au
the team a message through
in quite a few different areas of gym instruction including for details and to buy tickets.
their Facebook page to let
Pilates, yoga etc. From all the comments we’ve heard, she
them know you’re coming so
seems to be a real hit with our residents! Denise joins our
they can save you a seat and
team of qualified instructors including Amy, Jen and, of
CONTACT US balance the boat! Bring a hat,
course, our talented art teacher, Robyn.
water bottle, sun-safe shirt
Everyone seems to be bursting at the seams to get to as and water shoes or thongs.
Online: palmlakeresort.com.au
many social events and activities as they can after spending Be at 197 Buccaneer Drive,
the majority of the year last year on the quiet. A lot of our Street address: 25-67isPialba-Burrum
This newsletter intended Urangan, at 6.30am to be on
residents have also decided to see Australia again. We wish Heads Rd,to Eli Waters QLD
give general info 4655
only. water at 7am (simply walk
our travelling residents the best time away - enjoy it and All liability
Phone: 1800 455 arising
307 directly or indirectly from through the big gates next
the use of, or for any error or omission in the
make sure you return to us safely. Sales Office 10am
hours:given, to 2pm,disclaimed.
Monday to the Hervey Bay Boat Club
information is expressly
In conclusion for this edition, Wayne and I would like to say to Friday, by appointment and look for the sign).
it has been an absolute privilege to have been Caretakers at
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Weekly activities.
Here’s
>> Continued from Page 1.
“I have songs with backing music which we play and
sing to,” Col explains. “We have about 300 songs to
choose from - songs like Singin’ the Blues, You are
the
MONDAY
My Sunshine, Baby Blue, Sailor, Morning Town Ride 8am Lawn bowls (social teams)
- and the list goes on.” 8.30am Walking aerobics
On top of their resort group, these ukulele-playing 10am Lawn bowls
residents are also members of a greater Hervey Bay 1pm Yoga. Also Sewing
deal.
ukulele group called “HUMPS”, which boasts more 2.30pm Tai chi/Qigong
than 200 members. Col says it can be an easy and 7pm Carpet bowls
inexpensive musical hobby to get into, with beginner TUESDAY
ukuleles starting at just $30.
7am Circuit class with gym instructor, Amy
“Everyone in our resort group owns their own 7.30am Tennis
ukulele - some start with a cheap one and then get a 8am Walking aerobics
more expensive one. They vary in price up to $1000.” 8am Lawn Bowls (social pairs)
FROM GIN TO GO FISH, SOLITAIRE TO 8.30am Cumbia
Col says interest in the resort group is growing at a
SNAP, CARD GAMES PROVIDE MORE 9.30am Art class
rate of knots.
10.30am Water aerobics
THAN JUST ENDLESS FUN – THEY CAN
“A lady who wanted to learn the ukulele came 12noon Lunch
ALSO OFFER PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES
around home and I showed her how to play basic 1.30pm Mah-jong
FOR YOU TO DEVELOP A RANGE OF chords. Now she is playing like a professional. Her 6.15pm Lawn bowls (nominated pairs)
IMPORTANT SKILLS. husband now has one and she is teaching him, so I 7pm Line dancing
guess we will have another member this year!”
WEDNESDAY
Right across our network of Palm Lake Resorts, The PLUMS performed in the resort Clubhouse at 8.30am Walking aerobics
stretching from here in Queensland to our Victorian a function in 2019 but 2020 saw their performance 9.30am Tai chi/Qigong
counterparts, there are residents coming together schedule culled right back due to COVID-19. 10am Homeowners’ Committee meeting
every day to play card games. Card games are a 11.30am Laughter yoga with Lin
“We still get together twice a month in our
brilliant way to connect with likeminded neighbours heavily on short-term memory skills but have also been 1pm Social craft
Clubhouse, as long as we put into place the correct
within resorts, but also to connect with family shown to improve long-term memory and other cognitive 3pm Lawn bowls
social distancing protocols,” Col says.
members of all age groups. From playing Snap with functions, too. 3pm Health and strengthening/Qigong/Tai chi
the smallest members of your family, to 500 (for To find out more about the ukulele and/or to join the 5pm Night tennis
example) with your tweens and teens, to Poker with Problem solving PLUMS, contact Col direct (Villa 73).
THURSDAY
your own generation, card games never go out of Whether your chosen card game primarily involves luck,
fashion. And the big bonus? A deck of card is such a skill or a mix of both, there are always opportunities to 7am Gym instruction, with resident John Clough
convenient and portable pastime that doesn’t require improve your problem-solving abilities. Most card games 7.30am Tennis
a screen or a charger cable. Winning! Beyond the require you to learn rules and tweak the strategies 8am Lawn bowls (Scroungers)
fun, here are some of the other reasons why you needed to win, helping you develop your problem- 8.30am Walking aerobics
might like to take up card games in 2021: solving skills. This, in turn, will help you better overcome 9.30am Card making
challenges and stress not just while working through the 12noon Art class
Social and communication skills card game, but in your day-to-day life. 1.30pm Bingo
Card games require observation and conversations 5.30pm Dinner
– they provide us with the opportunity to interact Fine motor skills FRIDAY
with other players and understand their emotions, Maintaining your fine motor skills is key, and card games
6.30am Golf (tee-off)
as well as giving us chances to be honest and are a great way to do exactly that! Much like writing,
8am Lawn bowls (social teams)
clear communicators. Some card games require painting and even playing musical instruments, holding
8.15am Circuit class, gym instruction with Jen
teamwork to succeed, while others require less cards work to strengthen your smaller hand and finger
8am Yoga
focus and provide more opportunities to chat with muscles, while dealing and sorting them requires you
9.30am Water aerobics. Also golf forum
other players. to use your thumb, index and middle finger. Meanwhile,
3pm Lawn Bowls (social teams)
learning to shuffle cards (or practicing your skills)
5pm Happy Hour (BYO drinks and snacks)
Memory develops the bilateral coordination of your hands and
It goes without saying that flipping cards to match improves control across the palms. SATURDAY
two of the same colour, shape or pattern can be 8.30am Walking aerobics
a great way for you to improve or maintain your Looking for a regular card game here at 9.30am Ukulele
recognition and memorisation skills, but ‘Memory’ Palm Lake Resort Hervey Bay? Our resident card 1pm Lawn Bowls (social triples/pairs)
isn’t the only card game that improves our ability to players meet every Sunday at 1pm for a game or two,
recall information – simply learning and repeating including Texas Hold’Em. Feel free to stop by - they’d SUNDAY
the rules for a card game can help! Card games rely sure welcome you to join in the card-playing fun. 1pm Cards - incl. Texas Hold’Em
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Can-do
Sue.
A SELF-PROCLAIMED JACK OF ALL TRADES,
SUE BAUMANN HAS TRIED HER HAND AT
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. BUT RESIDENTS
OF PALM LAKE RESORT HERVEY BAY WILL
ALL AGREE THAT IT’S DOING GOOD FOR
OTHERS – WHETHER IT’S PLANNING A PARTY
OR KNITTING A SCARF – THAT SUE REALLY
Pictured left and above: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! On January 26, EXCELS AT.
we celebrated this great nation we call home. There were plenty of
flags-a-flying and fun among friends.
Born in Switzerland but raised here in Australia, Sue’s But perhaps Sue’s biggest Christmas party
life has been anything but ordinary. She was a farmer accomplishment was being able to knit more than 100
Around the grounds.
for 10 years, a caretaker, worked in kitchens and as a scarves, each measuring 1.2m in length, for each guest
waitress both here and in Switzerland, and has been as a party favour. Anyone who didn’t want to take theirs
heavily involved in volunteering – all while raising her home could simply donate it to the Country Women’s
three children. Association by popping it in Santa’s sleigh (which
Sue fashioned out of an old vacuum cleaner box, of
“I’ve done all sorts of things,” Sue says. “I’ll always put
course!).
my hand up and give it a go.”
“I’ve always been involved in fundraising and donating,
This ‘can-do’ attitude has seen Sue take on the party-
for a number of different places both here and in
planning reins from former Palm Lake Resort Hervey
Switzerland, but I’ve always had a soft spot for the
Bay residents Marg and Owen, who were responsible
CWA,” says Sue. “They do such important work, and
for coordinating events around the resort for a number
they really know what they’re doing. If there’s ever an
of years. They’re big shoes to fill, Sue admits, but she
opportunity to give back, I’ll take it.”
says she’s keen to have a crack.
Both Sue and her son, Hans, who has a disability and
“I did the Australia Day party last year and knew I
lives with her at Palm Lake Resort Hervey Bay, relish
would like to do it again this year because I already
being able to do things for others. Sue recently planned
Pictured: Our bowlers always have had some good ideas for it,” she says. “When no one
the resort’s Australia Day celebrations, and although
a blast catching up on the green. volunteered to put on the resort Christmas party, I
Sometimes there’s even a match she had set the bar high with her White Christmas
figured I might as well do that one, too.”
played! event, she once again outdid herself.
But taking on an event of that scale was no mean
“We cut 120 kangaroos out of watermelon, which we
feat. While Sue has been perfectly capable cooking
used to decorate straws to put in old milk bottles – just
for as many as 80 people in the past – leaning on her
like the ones we drank from when we were growing
experiences in hospitality and running camps over
up – that we filled with fruits and lime juice,” says Sue.
the years – she knew she would need help from the
“The day was about going back in time, so we played
resort chef, Kamal, for a party of this scale. Together,
all of our favourite schoolyard games like hopscotch,
they put on a feast of Christmas favourites, which
hoops and skipping ropes.”
complemented the cosy atmosphere Sue wanted to
create for the White Christmas-themed event. Her hard work and creativity garnered a standing
ovation at the event, but Sue insists that each and
“I see inspiration everywhere, and I love any
every party is a true team effort.
opportunity to turn unwanted bits and bobs into
beautiful decorations,” she says. “I found the perfect “I wouldn’t be able to do any of it without help from the
black and white card to make my little penguins at other residents here at Palm Lake Resort Hervey Bay,”
Target, which would have otherwise been thrown out. says Sue. “It’s beautiful, the people who come in and
I also made Christmas trees out of the magazines you help on the day – they come up with their own ideas,
find at Woolworths, plus lots of stars and glittery white and a lot of work goes into making the events really
pieces to make it feel like a true White Christmas.” special. They’re all such wonderful people here.”
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