Category: Springwood

Elements and the Biggest Morning Tea

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 […]

Community Centre Fashion Parade

On a Sunday afternoon (and ending much later that Sunday evening), Elements held a designer fashion show in the community centre where residents, family and friends could bid on each item. Bidding wars were particularly fierce and furious, and extremely funny, too. Proceeds for this charity event were collected to support Farmers in Crisis. With […]

Travel at Elements – Elements goes to Japan

Each year, a large contingent of the Elements community takes a trip. This year, that trip was to Japan. As take-off was a little delayed, Chiou See (already in Japan) organised a meal so the residents could quickly recuperate post-flight. A couple of sakes and no-one could remember if there had been a delay or […]

Culinary Delights at Elements

The inspiration for the May Dinner at Elements was Bella Italia. With Milanese and Genovese mains and a successful attempt as a dessert deconstruction, there was a distinct absence of empty plates (and glasses) at the end of the evening! Entertainment was provided by Dr. Leyton Miller who communicated the importance of discussions relating to […]

Elements Snakes

Living so close to the bush and the Daisy Hill Conservation Park, Elements residents are very used to sharing their stunning complex with a wide variety of eight, six, four or two legged visitors. It’s the no-legged ones that not every resident appreciates. When a mildly venomous coral snake was spotted under a bush this […]

Maytime at Elements

From Easter celebrations through to Anzac Day commemorations and beyond, it has been a busy time for the residents at Elements Retirement Village. A time for laughter, and a time for contemplation. Before we get started on all the news from the past month, we would like to offer an open invitation to our Xmas […]

Totally Zen – the gentle calm of the Zen garden

While Japanese Zen gardens have graced our planet since the fifth century AD, the earliest recorded Chinese gardens go back another two thousand years. While the huge gardens landscaped by the professional garden designers of the time were designed so that the Imperial family and high-ranking nobility could show off their wealth, the trend also […]

Staying Healthy at Elements

Two health-themed events were held at Elements this month. And with the majority of our residents taking part in one or more of the village’s many fitness sessions – Zumba, aquarobics, Tai Chi, walking, Exercise with Ange, darts (well, you have to walk to the board and back), bowling and chair Yoga – there was […]

Elements Dinners

A few evenings were set aside for chat, entertainment and a slap up meal. Most of these evenings are a permanent fixture in the Elements monthly calendar, with all residents, their friends and family welcome to join. These highly social occasions are held in the community centre (it’s the only place big enough to fit […]

World Bee Day

World Bee Day is on May 20th. This essential pollinator has done much to make the Elements environment rich and diverse. Surrounded by the stunning flora and fauna of Daisy Hill Conservation Park and with every Elements garden carefully stocked and tended by both homeowners and volunteers, everyone who lives here knows how important the […]