What's in a Name?
With the new footbridge in place, residents once again suggested a meaningful name be selected in keeping with that chosen for the community leisure centre’s main auditorium – the Moongalba Room. The...
View ArticleFun living in a Retirement Village
I can hear it now, “fun” and “retirement village” don’t work in a sentence together. Why? Because retirement villages are full of old people, right? I believe “old” is a state of mind as much as it is...
View ArticleFrom the GM's Desk
What have we really built at Renaissance Victoria Point?Many hours of hard work go into planning a retirement village, especially one that caters for nearly 500 people and extends over 50 acres....
View ArticleA New Beginning to a New Year
As our calendars tick over to the last month of the year, we reflect on the year gone by and look forward to what the new year holds. It’s a particularly special time as we farewell some key staff...
View ArticleOpportunities Can Disappear...
The last twelve months at Renaissance Victoria Point have been truly transformative. Many brand new villa styles have been added to our collection and released with the final stages of construction....
View ArticleIt’s Fun Living in a Retirement Village and Healthy Too!
Perception is everything….. or is it?The popular perception of what life is like in a retirement village is sometimes far from reality. “Don’t you need to be old to live there?”, “I don’t want to lose...
View ArticleThe Winter Veggie Patch
It might be Winter but at Renaissance it is also a busy time in the community vegetable garden with residents tending their own little plot of garden creating an abundance of produce to enjoy during...
View ArticleAged Care Buzzwords… Help, I Need a Translator!
It seems like the world of aged care and retirement living is currently overflowing with buzzwords or confusing jargon such as ‘Continuum of Care’, ‘Aging in Place’, ‘Integrated Housing’,...
View ArticleIt's a dog's life living in a retirement village!
The growing belief that pets are not just good, but good for you, may make pet ownership more appealing to retirees. When selecting a retirement village, a key factor for many pet owners is if the...
View ArticleBenefits of Staying Active During Winter
Exercise classes for Residents at Renaissance are hugely popular, thanks to accredited Exercise Physiologist Matthew Parrish who comes once a week to help residents with fitness and mobility. We asked...
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