A very successful seminar

Seminar attendees mingle with speakers during lunch

Our recent Successful Ageing seminars were a fantastic success and I have uploaded a number of pictures to our Facebook page. We have more planned in the near future so watch our website for more details.

The key to successful ageing

Despite the strange dust storm that blew over south-east Queensland yesterday, more than 30 people came along to the Elements Third Age Living @ Springwood successful ageing seminar.
Hosted at John Paul College, the morning presentation featured an impressive panel of experts from the financial, psychological, social, physical and spiritual fields.

While I host the seminars, they’re not designed to be a sales pitch for my retirement community. These events are designed to bring together like-minded people to discuss a range of topics.

We held a successful ageing lecture earlier this year, also at John Paul College who we share a close partnership with in order to promote a philosophy of life-long learning, and it was a great success. I was excited to see how this second seminar would be received and was delighted with the response.

Attendees commented on the diversity of speakers, one of whom was Vicki Lennox from Emerging Swan Coaching. Vicki is an incredibly passionate woman who aims to inspire people of all ages to escape the mundane routine of ‘merely existing’ and discover one’s purpose and life’s true potential.

I have a similar aim with Elements @ Springwood, in encouraging people to change their views on retirement. It’s not a final stop on the way to the pearly gates – far from it. Retirement can and should be the best times of our lives, where we have time to explore the things that really matter. Vicki’s philosophy is similar to mine and it was fantastic to have her address the seminar.

Other speakers included Annette Lourigan, Gerard Lillis, Josh Pellowe, and Sergio Maresca. To find out about our next successful ageing seminar, visit www.elementsliving.com.au

Meet our pioneers

Within days of our official ground-breaking ceremony last week, Elements Third Age Living @ Springwood recorded its first three sales – all within 24 hours.

To celebrate this momentous occasion we hosted a welcome barbeque lunch for our pioneers on Tuesday and invited Dawn and Quentin, Barbara and Val, and James and Kay to stand on the ground where their future homes will sit.

The Elements @ Springwood team with our 'pioneers'

Our first residents, or the ‘pioneers’ as they’ve become known around the office, had all looked at a number of different senior living communities before they found ours.

The relaxed setting allowed me to chat to each of the future residents about their reasons for choosing Elements @ Springwood over the other communities in south-east Queensland. Despite their vastly different backgrounds, each gave a similar response – no other community offered a truly holistic approach to successful ageing.

Barbara and her husband Val had looked at several other communities, and while each had aspects they liked none offered the complete package. Dawn and Quentin liked that Elements @ Springwood had a welcoming feeling towards families and friends, which is especially important given their daughter lives nearby.

When they came to visit the Elements @ Springwood site, they “knew immediately” that it was the place for them. And that sort of testimonial confirms that we are doing something special here.

In addition to this, Kay and James liked the flexibility that we offer our residents when it comes to the layout and design of villas. And why not – this is their new home!

As you would expect, all three couples were smitten with the natural surrounds, gorgeous scenery and abundance of wildlife. Our community is surrounded by pristine State Forest and has such a peaceful atmosphere.

Elements @ Springwood is a unique community that responds to a critical gap in the retirement living market. To find out why, visit www.elementsliving.com.au or come and visit us at 224 Dennis Road, Springwood.

A new chapter in the Elements story

An exciting milestone was marked on Monday with the official breaking of ground at the future site of Elements Third Age Living @ Springwood, and I am delighted that work is finally underway.

Over 120 guests came along to the morning ceremony, including members of the local seniors’ community and some of our neighbours. Attendees heard from Logan MP John Mickel, who outlined the government’s commitment to the ageing Queensland population, and Springwood MP Barbara Stone who spoke about her involvement with the Elements community.

After the ribbon cutting, a bobcat fired up and cut into the earth where stage one of our community will soon begin rising from the ground. The start of construction marks the beginning of a new chapter in the Elements story.

Getting to this point has been a long and hard road, which included a several-year development application battle that went all the way to the Planning and Environment Court.

Along the way, I have received incredible guidance from a number of people – many of whom have become mentors of sorts. David Keogh is the president of the Wildlife Preservation Society in Logan and has been a supporter of Elements from the early stages. I have often called on him for guidance and he sees the community as a positive addition to the local community.

I have also received immense support from Dr Frank Carrick, a well-respected academic and the mastermind of Queensland’s planning policy on koalas.

This Friday, I am excited to attend the reopening of the Daisy Hill State Forest Koala Centre where Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Kate Jones will acknowledge my donation of a significant portion of land in order to extend wildlife conservation efforts.

Things are moving forward at Elements and I invite you to come and witness the progress for yourself. Our friendly team is just as passionate about successful ageing as I am, and would love to see you.

Our first residents will move in early next year, at which point our pre-retirement community will well-and-truly start taking shape.

I believe Elements will respond to a critical gap in the retirement living market, which is heavily dominated by corporate players, and provide an environment that caters solely to the needs of our residents. Visit www.elementsliving.com.au for more information.

TV advertisement

Our new television ad is complete and will begin airing on Channel Nine in coming weeks. What do you think?