Category: Springwood

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, […]

Sound Healing

Sound healing uses music and sound to improve physical and emotional health and well-being. Members of our weekly yoga class and others who decided to give this Eastern therapy a go were treated to a session of relaxation with our regular yoga teacher, Tracie. As a trained sound healing practitioner, Tracie brought a room full […]

Travelling Residents

Elements retirement village is a beautiful place to live. Surrounded by lush greenery and not far from the coast, some of our residents are happy to spend the majority of their time as contented locals. However, most of our residents take the opportunity to discover the rest of the world as often as they can. […]

Australian Men’s Health Week

Between June 10th and June 16th Australia hosted Men’s Health Week, coinciding with an awards ceremony held in Brisbane at the start of the week. One of the award nominees happens to be very close to the heart of Elements, as five of its members are our own Happy Living residents: Roy McGregor, John Harris, […]

Not So Easy on Sunday Morning

A close, contented community shares everything: fun, feasts, space and hearts. At Elements, our social gatherings also include an occasional bout of hard work, whether this means a particularly exuberant aquarobics session, a monthly dance evening or simply cleaning out the communal storeroom. On a sunny Sunday morning, Elements residents gathered to lend a hand […]

Christmas in July

Not quite a white Christmas, but at least one that falls during the winter-time. The annual Elements Christmas in July dinner and raffle has always been a popular affair. It’s the ideal opportunity to gather together with community members and everyone’s friends and family to enjoy traditional Christmas fare, games and songs. How the Elements […]

Workshop Induction

Those of you who have browsed the site or visited us will already know about the Elements workshop. Highly valued throughout the village, workshop members have constructed masterpieces and more simple solutions for Elements retirement village complex, as well as for local businesses, public buildings and charities. Every one of our residents is always welcome […]

A Taste of Japan – the Elements July Dinner

August’s dinner has a lot to live up to, as July’s edition has been voted by many as the best so far! This month, Elements Happy Living residents were treated to a celebration of Japanese culture, entertainment and cuisine. As the meal was prepared by Restaurant and Catering Queensland’s lifetime member – Brian Pozzey (Pozz […]

Monthly Dinner

A pre-Brexit British meal of fish pie, beef wellington and that notorious English mystery…. Spotted Dick was on the menu and served up again by the wonderful hospitality students at local Rochedale High School. Dr Val Dennis’ talk about her Cornish ancestors’ arrival at Daisy Hill – the first Europeans to settle there all the […]

June Social

Naturally, an Australia-wide event like the Biggest Morning Tea was another excuse to put out the tablecloths at Elements. In support of Cancer Research, everyone brought along their home-made bakes, favourite teapots and best china for a brilliant social occasion. A very popular event with the grandchildren (we have no idea why) and Elements was […]