The New Addition To Elements: Introducing the ‘New and Improved’ Bush Garden
At Elements, there is no shortage of space to sit and soak up the serenity. Our bush garden is no exception. The bush garden is a small outdoor space within the village where residents can have BBQ’s, enjoy a cuppa’ or catch up with their neighbours. The idea for the bush garden originated with […]
The Spice of Life: Good Food, Amazing Company
Nothing spices up the lives of our residents quite like a fragrant, flavour-filled spread that packs a serious punch! This month’s Dinner was no exception as our residents were treated to an authentic Moroccan feast and a total sensory sensation prepared by an award-winning Chef. At Elements, our themed monthly dinners are the most […]
Double Digits: Elements Turns Ten!
This September marks a decade since Managing Director and visionary, Ms Chiou See Anderson, officially opened the doors of Elements Retirement Living at Springwood. What a journey it has been, with Elements setting a new standard for Retirement Living across South East Queensland. Nestled amidst the scenic Daisy Hill Forest, the Elements village has grown […]
Dawn of Chinese New Year the perfect reason to party
It’s no secret we love a celebration at Elements Retirement Living. Christmas and Easter, Australia Day and Melbourne Cup, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day – give us a special occasion and our residents will be sure to come together to mark it. Having done just that only a few weeks ago on New Year’s Eve, […]
Top 11 Reasons You’ll Love Calling Elements Retirement Living Home
When the time comes to consider the place you want to call home as you enter the Third Age of life, it’s imperative that you also consider the life you want to lead. If terms such as social, active, secure, comfortable and community spring to mind, so too should three other words – Elements Retirement […]
Tech Savvy Seniors
As part of a Logan City Council program, free technology training sessions have been underway at Elements to encourage new or additional IT skills for interested Happy Living community members. The first session, in July, covered the basics of internet security and taught residents how to avoid internet fraud, spam and malware. The second, which […]
Life in our Village
Craft and Chat Celebrations Craft and Chat celebrated its fifth birthday on September 17th. For half a decade, this group of ‘crafty’ ladies have spent their Tuesday mornings in the company of tea, coffee, cake, wool, thread, charitable goals, a great sense of humour and, of course, each other. Over the years, Craft and Chat […]
Our Indian Dinner
Last month, Elements residents, family and friends were treated to a taste of India at the monthly themed monthly dinner cooked by star chefs, Pozz and Matt. After hearing the entertaining, star-studded and culinary life story of our guest speaker Manju Mehu, Elements guests were given the option of a mild chicken tikka masala or […]
Conversation with Seniors – Mick De Brenni
In the third week of August Australia celebrated National Seniors’ Week with various country-wide events geared around third age communities, their rights, lifestyles and life choices. As ever, Elements joined in with this national conversation hosting a morning tea with Mick De Brenni, Minister for Sport, Housing and Public Works. Mick didn’t come alone; he […]
Workshop Activities
One of the workshop’s first-ever members, Charles Rice, started an Elements craze some years ago which is still going strong. Making handcrafted timber pens was a fun and simple way to let ‘unhandy’ men and women (and handy ones, too) get in touch with their creative side. Charles’ timber pens took off immediately. Ever since, […]
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