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The Reef March-April 2021 Better your New stages are Pandanus golf game available now! paradise We asked a pro golf Our latest homes are being With room for all your coach to share his top snapped up quickly. Don’t miss toys, this is one stellar tips for your game out on the best sites! home design
Diary notes
Make a note on your calendar
of these upcoming events and
special dates:
News
March 8: International
Women’s Day
briefs
March 17: St Patrick’s Day
April 2-5: Easter long
Read all about it! weekend
April 2-18: Queensland State
Palm Lake Group’s Autumn 2021 School holidays
edition company magazine is April 25: Anzac Day
on the streets now and filled
with all things Palm Lake Resort
You’re invited and Palm Lake Care. If you
to join us! haven’t received a hard copy
in your mailbox, you can also Seniors Expo:
Live your Life!
Pictured above: Our resort’s chip-and-putt green is a great way to read it online at our website
Bargara and Hawaii have palmlakeresort.com.au/news
practise your short game. Read Pages 6-7 for more golf tips. more in common than
you think. Palm tree-lined A must attend event for the
esplanades, tropical seniors of Bundaberg and
coastal weather, an equally beyond, this is the place
Welcome as warm and welcoming
community – in fact, the Get social
to meet all kinds of service
providers and likeminded
Contact us two locations even share
almost identical latitudes. Follow Palm Lake Resort on
seniors under one roof.
Browse through stalls held by
Hello everyone, and welcome to 2021. What a great year we are having
Come and explore our site Facebook (@palmlakeresort) government organisations,
so far, with great events, exciting updates and lots of deposits on our
and our plans for Palm Lake and also on Instagram (@ community service providers
brand new sites. A lot has happened since we last spoke. Christmas has Call us and we will book
Resort Bargara’s exciting palm_lake_resort) to see and businesses – there will
been, January was a busy month, borders have opened and closed, then you in for a tour of our
expansion at our next resort what’s happening right even be a free morning tea. It’s
open and closed again. We also enjoyed our first Open Day for 2021 – a amazing display homes
event, and see why over- across our dozens of Palm on March 23, 9am-1pm at the
garden lunch with 40 visitors. We feasted on a lovely meal, washed down and world-class facilities!
50s are flocking to live a Lake Group locations. Bundaberg Convention Centre.
with champers and beer, and had an enlightening question time, followed holiday-everyday lifestyle
by a tour of our fantastic facilities. It was a great day, and everyone Freecall: 1800 501 119 with us. Enjoy a tropical
certainly enjoyed themselves. cocktail and some delicious
Email: salesbargara@
street food before we take
palmlake.com.au
We are very excited that we will soon have access to our very own GP you on a resort tour, with
Find us at: facility inspections along
who will be available for the convenience of all Palm Lake Resort Bargara
39 Wearing Road, the way. A holiday every
residents. He will be based at the adjacent Palm Lake Care Bargara aged
Bargara QLD day? Yes please!
caring community and appointments will be necessary. Keep an eye out
for further information, which will be sent out to all residents soon. Visit: palmlakeresort. When: Thursday, April 29
com.au
Time: 11am-2.30pm
Our latest sites, Stages 10 to 14, are moving along nicely and our new Get social: Follow
Where: Under the marquee
Sales Centre is nearly complete. These are certainly exciting times! us on Facebook (@
in the new section of our
We have had lots of expressions of interest and implore anyone who is palmlakeresort) and also
expanding resort.
interested to get in touch now – we would hate for you to miss out on your on Instagram
favourite design and site. Simply give us a call to arrange an appointment (@palm_lake_resort). RSVP essential:
and tour. Email salesbargara@
palmlake.com.au or
freecall us on 1800 501 119.
We will be sending out invites to our Hawaiian Open Day in April very Pictured above: Our recent Garden Party was a fabulous event showcasing our
soon, and it’s sure to be a great lunch with all the bells and whistles. If you brilliant resort and tropical location. Why would you want to live elsewhere?!
are after information about Palm Lake Resort Bargara, this will be the day
This newsletter is intended
to ask all of your questions and get the answers. Make sure you watch
to give general information
your mailbox or computer for your invitation!
only. All liability arising Get the picture, at our art gallery
directly or indirectly
Stay safe and well, from the use of, or for View the portraits selected for the National Photographic Portrait Prize in an unmissable exhibition, which
any error or omission in is on now at the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery. Each piece was selected from a national field of entries,
Sandy Martin the information given, is reflecting the very best that contemporary Australian portrait photographers have to offer. It’s on every
Palm Lake Resort Bargara Sales Manager expressly disclaimed. day from 9.30am until 5pm and ends March 28.
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Pandanus
paradise
ONE OF THE LARGEST HOME DESIGNS The master suite – your private paradise – offers
ON OFFER AT PALM LAKE RESORT easy access to both the indoor living area and the
outdoor alfresco space, and features your own
BARGARA, THE PANDANUS IS PROOF THAT,
ensuite and walk-in wardrobe. Both bathrooms are
SOMETIMES, SIZE DOES MATTER.
adorned with luxurious finishes, and each bedroom
fitted with a built-in wardrobe. The Pandanus design
also comes equipped with a full laundry, plus ample
Comprised in its 221.31 square-metre floorplan are linen and broom closets to ensure there is a place for
two bedrooms plus a versatile study area (perfect everything. There’s storage aplenty.
for hosting visiting grandchildren or travelling
friends), modern bathrooms and laundry spaces and But perhaps the largest jewel in the Pandanus’s
a spacious indoor kitchen/dining/living space, ideal crown is the four-car garage, which can easily
for entertaining. house your RV or caravan with room to spare.
Appealing to the adventurous spirits of many Palm
An L-shaped kitchen and large island make your Lake Resort Bargara residents, the Pandanus was
open-plan living area feel truly expansive, and designed with travellers in mind. Don’t forget about
entertainers will relish how seamlessly they can float Palm Lake Resort Bargara’s on-site caravan washing
from cooking up a storm in the kitchen to eating bay, either, which will keep your vehicle looking its
around the dining table, to enjoying a nightcap on best. And, like all Palm Lake Resort homes, you can
the couch after a delicious meal. If the weather calls easily lock up your Pandanus home and head off
for it, why not take your soiree outside and enjoy when adventure calls, knowing that your home is
your large alfresco living space? With Pandanus, the being lovingly watched and cared for by our Palm
choice is completely yours. Lake Resort Bargara team.
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Play a
round
AS FAR AS OVER-50S’ SPORTS GO,
GOLF IS GREAT. THERE’S ALL THAT
WALKING IN THE FRESH AIR AND
SUNSHINE TO KEEP BODIES ACTIVE AND
Pictured above: Bargara Golf Club offers million-dollar views. It overlooks
HEALTHY. THERE’S THE SOCIAL ASPECT
the Pacific Ocean while also being located close to the centre of town. This
TO KEEP OUR MENTAL WELLBEING ON 18-hole course boasts a proud history that dates back to 1924.
TRACK. THE ONLY DOWNFALL IS THAT
PESKY LITTLE WHITE BALL…
Across the Palm Lake Group, our resorts offer in helping others improve their game, rather than GRANT’S PRO TIPS
residents many ways to play and perfect their golf improving his own.
game because we know how much golf means “If you take a look at all the best golfers, one of the
to many of them. Depending on which Palm Lake “I found myself doing a lot of coaching and most common things you’ll notice is that they start
Resort you call home, you might enjoy an actual discovered that I loved helping people so, their golf swings from a very balanced athletic
on-site resort course, a golf simulator room (with when I was around 20, I finished my coaching position,” says Grant.
world-class technology taking participants to the apprenticeship and focused on that full-time,” says
best international courses from the comfort of their Grant. Since then, Grant has coached at a number Grant (pictured right) likes to look at the set-up
own resort), chip-and-putt greens or even mini golf of golf clubs on the Sunshine Coast, and even co- position from the ground up. Looking from a front-
for the whole family to enjoy. The greater Palm Lake founded a golf academy at Twin Waters. He spent on position, starting from the feet, you’ll notice the
Group also owns and operates Pelican Waters Golf years coaching the Queensland junior team in a stance is roughly shoulder width apart and that both
Club – a Greg Norman-designed course that has full-time role with Golf Queensland and, as if all feet are slightly flared out. This allows your knees
been rated the best public-access course on the of that hasn’t kept him busy enough, travels the and hips to be positioned properly, which will help
Sunshine Coast. In fact, this stellar course is hosting world coaching professional players on their tours. you move correctly throughout the swing. Next, you Next, we should see a tilt forward from the pelvis
Golf Australia’s premier Queensland Open from That was, of course, until COVID hit. Now, Grant is will notice there is slightly more pressure towards the with the upper body – from here, you can see how
March 11-14? enjoying his full-time role coaching members and front leg in the lower half – roughly 55 per cent for the arms can hang nice and relaxed. Grant sees a
guests (including Palm Lake Resort residents) at the left leg and 45 per cent for the right leg. This is lot of players who have their arms far too straight,
While golf has proven to be a favourite pastime for Pelican Waters Golf Club, and continues coaching to help balance out the top half of your body, which causing too much tension in the arms at address.
many a Palm Lake Resort resident, perfecting your professional players locally and online, too. will be slightly angled away from the target. This
technique can be a long game. Lucky we can call on also allows your hands to be placed on the club in the “One of the keys I look for is great balance, and I look
the expertise of world-class golf coach and Head “My passion is to help people better their technique correct position. Now let’s take a look from a ‘down at three points in the body to check this,” says Grant.
of Coaching at Pelican Waters Golf Club, Grant and fall in love with the game even more, no matter the line’ view. Starting from the knee flex, we can see
Field. Grant has been “golf obsessed” since age 12, their skill level,” says Grant. “There are so many great an unlocking or slight flex of the knees. “Imagine a straight line down from under your armpit,
when he took up the sport as a bonding activity with aspects to this sport – mental and physical health, the past the front of the knees and into the laces of your
his father. After deciding to train as a professional social benefits and more – so I’m really passionate “One of the things I see a lot is either far too much flex shoes. When I see this, I know that a player has great
player at 17, Grant soon realised that his passion lay about improving golf for Palm Lake Resort residents.” or almost straight legs at address,” says Grant. balance and is ready to go.”
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A cause
close to
their hearts
COVID HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING FOR
EVERYONE, BUT EVENT-BASED CHARITIES
LIKE RELAY FOR LIFE HAVE FELT ITS IMPACT
MORE THAN MOST. THANKFULLY, A TEAM
OF PALM LAKE RESORT RESIDENTS WERE
DETERMINED NOT TO GIVE UP.
For the Cancer Council, Relay for Life is one of their Young at Heart fundraiser saw residents donate their
most important yearly fundraisers – the global unwanted belongings to a garage sale, followed by a
campaign sees over 5000 events take place in more resort barbecue – this event alone raised almost $5000.
than 20 countries, and relies on community groups
rallying together to raise the funds and awareness “Last year actually became quite a success,” says Ron.
needed to fight cancer. At least, until COVID hit. “The Cancer Council has suffered a lot through COVID,
because people are cautious to leave their homes and
As people were made to stay inside and communities many have less money to give. Our success last year
were forced apart, Relay for Life faced a major hurdle: proves there is always more that we can do.”
how could they run an event that’s all about bringing
people together, from a distance? With thanks to Looking ahead to the 2021 Relay for Life, while Ron is
live streaming technology and the creativity of their sure it won’t match the $21,000 they have raised some
many community groups – including Palm Lake Resort years, he has faith in the generosity of his fellow Palm
Bargara’s own Young at Heart team – the 2020 Relay Lake Resort Bargara residents.
for Life went ahead, albeit virtually. Even better, the
members of Young at Heart were still able to raise “When we first started the Young at Heart team at Palm
Inter-resort bowls
around $11,000 for the charity, despite not being about Lake Resort Bargara around 10 years ago, we raised
to host any of their usual fundraising events. around $1500,” says Ron. “Since then, we’ve raised
almost $100,000 for the Cancer Council in total and
tournament is a go!
“Before COVID, we would host barbecues and events have even been recognised as a ‘hero’, as part of Relay
here at Palm Lake Resort Bargara to raise money for Life’s 2021 theme, ‘Heroes’.”
for Relay for Life,” says Ron Myler, Palm Lake Resort
Bargara resident and president of Young at Heart. While their calendar of events is still up in the air,
“Now that we can’t organise big events, we have had Ron says Young at Heart hope to host a few more
to get a bit more creative with our fundraising ideas.” fundraisers – like raffles, morning teas and barbecues – After a very successful inaugural event in taking out the trophy. Joy says this year’s event
before Relay for Life takes place in August. Kingaroy in 2019 (pictured above), Palm Lake will see three days of bowls, with triples teams
And creative they were. The team participated in Resort Bargara resident Joy Williams is pulling playing 17 ends. Of course, there will be loads
Bunnings’ sausage sizzles and hosted their annual “I did a survey among residents a year or two ago together another huge inter-resort bowls of off-rink entertainment and ‘networking
Biggest Morning Tea, which alone raised almost and found that at least 85 per cent of us have either competition – this time, at the Dalby Bowls Club opportunities’ available for all residents to enjoy
$4000, but they quickly realised they would have had cancer ourselves or had a close friend or family from September 7-9, 2021. (whether they attend to compete or not).
to do more. They secured hundreds of unused ‘hope member diagnosed,” says Ron.
bags’ – paper-bag-style lanterns for writing hopeful In 2019, residents from Palm Lake Resorts “Last time we had 84 players, with 100 people
messages on – and went door to door at Palm Lake “As someone who has had various kinds of cancer for Bargara, Beachmere, Cooroy- Noosa, at the dinner, and I am expecting we may have
Resort Bargara, selling each bag for $2. At 6pm on the almost 15 years, I support the Cancer Council because Toowoomba, Hervey Bay, Upper Coomera and even more this year due to the queries I’ve
afternoon of the 2020 Relay for Life, residents walked I have been so fortunate. I want the same for other Eagleby descended upon the peanut farming already been receiving,” Joy says. For more info
the streets of Palm Lake Resort Bargara with their people, so we will keep going with it as long as we town of Kingaroy to compete in the event, with on taking part in the event, contact Joy direct on
lanterns (lit up by electronic candles) in hand. Another can.” the “Riverside Rebels” from Upper Coomera 0409 792 912 or bundabergjoy@gmail.com
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Weekly activities list
A warm
MONDAY
8.45am: Diet Club
9am: Outdoor aqua exercise class, calligraphy,
yoga, Photography Club
hello
12.30pm: Men’s 500 cards, Patchwork, cards
1pm: Knit and Natter (mixed crafts) Group
6.30pm: Line dancing
TUESDAY
7.30am: Men’s bowls
9am: Pottery
Hello to you all and welcome to our first newsletter as 9.15am: Light and Easy exercise class
caretakers of the beautiful Palm Lake Resort Bargara. 11am: Tai chi
We have had a whirlwind of an introduction to this 1pm: Art Group, Rummikub/500
resort with so many activities, functions and events 1.30pm: Cardmaking/scrapbooking, billiards/pool
and have met quite a few of you. If we have not yet 3.30pm: Tennis
had the pleasure of saying hello, please feel free to
phone us and introduce yourselves. In the meantime, WEDNESDAY
here’s a little bit about us... 7.30am: Golf
8am: Pilates
We have come to Palm Lake Resort Bargara after 9am: Line Dancing (advanced)
over 10 months at Palm Lake Resort Hervey Bay, 9.45am: Aqua aerobics
and almost a year at the company’s Beachmere Bay 12.45pm: Mahjong (beginners)
Create the perfect
resort before that. We arrived at Beachmere from 1.15pm: Mixed bowls
our previous role out near Broken Hill, as caretakers 1.30pm: Billiards, bingo (fortnightly), table tennis
of Copi Hollow Lake Caravan Park at Menindee.
The park accommodates 123 residential sites as well THURSDAY
guest bedroom
as a tourist campground and we were in charge of 7.30am: Men’s bowls
managing all residents and guests. It was a busy 8.30am: Women’s bowls
one – we would welcome hordes of travelling tourists 12.30pm: Canasta (hand and foot)
when the weather was great and, in the off-season, 1pm: Tenpin bowling (travel on the resort bus)
locals would descend on the lakeside park to enjoy its 1.30pm: Billiards/pool, Easy exercise class
speedboat racing facilities. We were only supposed 2.30pm: Indoor carpet bowls
cases, third bedrooms adjacent to bathrooms to be at Copi Hollow for one year, but we ended up 7pm: Movie night
IT’S LONG WEEKEND SEASON – THE
for ease of access and convenience, so it’s also staying there for five years – we enjoyed it so much.
SMATTERING OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND,
a good idea to provide fresh bath towels, hand FRIDAY
OF COURSE, THE EASTER BREAK, ARE
towels and a bathmat upon your guests’ arrival. Wayne is a qualified mechanic and auto electrician 7-11am: Milon gym instructor
ALMOST HERE, SO MANY OF OUR PALM A selection of small soaps, lotions and even who loves nothing more than tinkering with cars – 9am: Line dancing, quilting/patchwork (until 4pm)
LAKE RESORT RESIDENTS WILL HAVE toothbrushes and toothpaste won’t go astray especially his pride and joy, HX Holden Monaro. In 9.30am: Table tennis
FAMILY COME TO STAY. HERE’S HOW YOU either, just in case they’ve forgotten the essentials. an earlier life, we owned and operated a service 12.45pm: Mahjong (advanced)
CAN MAKE THEM FEEL WELCOME. In the wardrobe, add a few coat hangers, too. It’s station and adjoining mechanic shop at Forbes in 1pm: Afternoon movie
these small thoughtful touches that will make your New South Wales. We also had a bread-delivery 1.15pm: Mixed bowls
If your guest bedroom will be seeing more action guests feel welcome – a carafe of water, fresh contract to distribute fresh loaves around Orange 1.30pm: Happy Hour, billiards/pool
than usual in the coming months, why not make it flowers and maybe even a sweet treat on their for a decade. While we are proudly from the central 3.30pm: Tennis
luxurious? The first way to do this is to pay close pillows are more good ideas. And why not curate west of New South Wales and have left behind four
attention to the bedding; ensure the sheets, a selection of your favourite books or magazines children and four grandchildren in Orange and SATURDAY
pillowcases and duvets are crisp and fresh, as to show that their enjoyment is your top priority? Canberra, Queensland has definitely grabbed us. 7.30am: Bowls
well as high quality. Add a cosy throw blanket 9am: Singing Group (mixed)
or a couple of decorative cushions, but don’t go A luxurious guest bedroom will indulge all of the We are looking forward to being a part of this 12.30pm: Cards
overboard – an overcrowded bed and room senses, so make sure your guest bedroom not wonderful community and must say thank you to all 1pm: Indoor carpet bowls, bowls (pairs, self-select)
will only make your guests feel uneasy about only looks, but smells inviting. Open the windows those who have already made 1.30pm: Billiards/pool
disturbing things. This rule also applies to the and doors prior to your guests’ arrival to reduce us feel so welcome. 6pm: Movie
bedside table: ask yourself what would be on stuffiness, and add a diffuser or candle – with a
offer in a hotel room and stick to that. On that versatile, fresh scent – for fragrance. For a final Live, laugh and enjoy SUNDAY
same note, have a think about what your visitors touch, use a scented fabric softener to wash every day. 8.30am: Tennis
may need during their stay. Palm Lake Resort towels and bed linen in before your guests arrive. 9.30am: Table tennis
homes are designed with second and, in many They may never want to leave! Aileen & Wayne 10.30am: Bridge
Resort caretakers 1.15pm: Bowls (mixed)
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THE BEST IN OVER-50s LIVING. THIS IS YOUR TIME. Palm Lake Resort Bargara Freecall 1800 501 119 / 39 Wearing Rd, Bargara QLD 4670 palmlakeresort.com.au
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