Healthy Eating = Healthy Living
Living a healthy lifestyle which incorporates staying physically active, challenging your brain and fuelling your body with nutritious food is so important – no matter what your age. Renaissance...
View ArticleFour Years Running!
Renaissance Retirement Living are proud to have Wynnum Croquet Club as one of their partnership sponsored sporting clubs. With a club membership of 55 and growing Wynnum Croquet Club are increasingly...
View ArticleColour & blooms galore for Renaissance Fair
A splendour of colourful and gorgeous blooms along with sunshine galore provided the perfect backdrop for the Renaissance Spring Fair on Sunday, 18 October.The support from the local community for this...
View ArticleThe Meaning Behind Moongalba
In 2008, it was decided to name the Renaissance Auditorium the Moongalba Room. The term "Moongalba" has been used probably for centuries by the Quandamooka people of Stradbroke Island. It means...
View ArticleNORFOLK ISLAND – A special place in the Pacific.
Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, 1,412 kilometres directly east of mainland Australia's Evans Head, and about 900...
View ArticleDiner En Rouge charity event
Renaissance Retirement Living proudly sponsored Mayor Karen Williams annual Diner En Rouge charity event held in November. Hosted by Spencer Howson, over 160 Redlanders raised $15,000+ which goes...
View Article48hrs of Non-Stop Christmas!
The past two days have been a whirlwind of Christmas cheer with the Residents Christmas Dinner held on Tuesday and Wednesday, where over 300 residents enjoyed some Christmas spirit. This year marked...
View ArticleHidden Sporting Talents
Latest news from Renaissance sponsored Wynnum Croquet Club has again highlighted the depth of sporting talent hidden among Renaissance residents who take up the challenging activity of Croquet.Wynnum...
View ArticleChristmas Sales Office Hours
Christmas Break - Sales Office Open Times Christmas Day - ClosedBoxing Day - ClosedSunday 27th December - ClosedMonday 28th December - Closed Tuesday 29th December - Open, 10am to 4pmWednesday 30th...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Happy New Year to our Friends of Renaissance! 2016 is set to be a bumper year and we can’t wait to dive right in. So what have we got planned?Our popular monthly Information Days re-commence on Tuesday...
View ArticleHow To Do Your Research Right
Some decisions can be made in a split second. Others take more thought. Occasionally the decision and its impact is so significant that it requires much thought and discussion, research, professional...
View ArticleWeekly Bus Trips
Each week Renaissance residents enjoy the convenience of the Village Bus. Whether it’s to make picking up the weekly groceries easier or to enjoy an interesting day trip with company, the private bus...
View ArticleWhen loved ones age...
WHEN LOVED ONES AGE – What do we do?My wife and I both have parents who live interstate. My wife’s mother lives on her own. Both our parents have enjoyed good health, but are now having some concerns...
View ArticleWho Cares When You Need Care
We want care like we want a tooth pulled but as we grow older, we will inevitably each have an increasing need for some kind of care support. For those who need full support, a residential care...
View ArticleNew Connecting Bridge
It was certainly a sight to behold when a 25 metre steel bridge was trucked into the village in one piece and carefully lowered onto its blocks by a skilled crane operator. The dual carriage footbridge...
View ArticleResident Art Display
Anyone who came to one of our ‘Hidden Talents’ Art & Craft Showcases will know that there are some very artistically talented residents amongst our community. In celebration of this and to...
View ArticleAgeing in place… Family Home vs Village Home
Ageing in place… Family Home vs Village HomeChanges to the Government care scheme are on the way, and consumers will soon need to start making decisions about how they allocate their funding allowance....
View ArticleBirds in our Village - Royal Spoonbill
The Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) is a large white waterbird, averaging 78cm in height, with black, spoon-shaped bill, face, legs and feet. When breeding, it has a distinctive back of head crest,...
View ArticleThe Troll Bridge
As most of our residents know, some weeks ago we have experienced an invasion of Trolls. According to folklore they originate from Scandinavia, so to give them full credit, our visitors were quite...
View ArticleBushland Creek Walkway Official Opening
On one of those recent unseasonably warm July days, residents and friends gathered for the official opening of the spectacular ‘Wirawira Walkway’ – the connecting footbridge that spans the watercourse...
View Article