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your time. this is PALM LAKE RESORT AUTUMN 2020 Good things come in twos Palm Lake Resort Caloundra Cay’s newest luxury two-storey home designs are the perfect downsizer when you still need space. And they even come with an internal lift. Get your daily dose of greens and iron! Palm Lake Resort supports a wide range of golfing pursuits, from resort courses and golf simulators to the recent Isuzu Queensland Open. Now, our new homeowners can play Pelican Waters Golf Club for FREE until 2028! Conditions apply.
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 CONTENTS WELCOME 20 WHAT A FANTASTIC start to the year we’ve had here Another big project that we will undertake in at the Palm Lake Group. I was lucky to enjoy the autumn is the Palm Lake Resort Beachmere Isuzu Queensland Open golf tournament at Pelican Bay eight-rink championship undercover lawn Waters Golf Club in recent weeks. There was a great bowls green. The steel work will commence as vibe around the golf club that weekend - it was this magazine goes to press and we aim to be quite the community event. There was also a proud celebrating the official opening of this highly moment for Palm Lake Group Managing Director anticipated resort facility late in June. While on the Scott Elliott and I to be at the presentation of subject of Beachmere Bay, our highly skilled golf Anthony Quayle’s first ever professional win at our course maintenance professionals from Pelican company’s golf course. The young Queenslander 10 24 was humble in his accomplishment and we look forward to watching his career progress. Speaking to many of the golf professionals at the Queensland Open, they were unanimous in their praise of our “They were Pelican Waters Golf Course. It was immaculately presented and we must give credit to the team who unanimous in their praise worked tirelessly to get the course looking sharp of our Pelican Waters 04 Bringing the swing 21 Suburb spotlight: Forster for the event - even in torrential rain in the days 08 Resort updates 22 Style meets quality, leading up to tee off. The positive response to the event (and Pelican Waters Golf Club on the whole) Golf Course.” in Palm Lake Resort kitchens bodes well for our redevelopment of the precinct. In 11 News in brief exciting and timely news, most of the main council 12 Benefits of buying off the plan 26 Feed a crowd in 30 minutes 07 approvals for this project have now been received and we will accelerate the project, starting with Waters Golf Club have been spending time here, 13 Beachmere Bay’s white hot event 28 Gut feelings a renovation of the clubhouse and driving range. working on this resort’s own nine-hole golf Watch this space. course. We are lucky to have this calibre of 14 Spark joy in a downsized home 30 Golf does you good golfing know-how within the Palm Lake Group In other great company news around approvals, all and Beachmere Bay’s course will surely attract 16 Wallpaper: Hot or not? 31 Our communities give back the critical approvals for Palm Lake Resort Forster many sporting enthusiasts whose retirement have now also been received and we have engaged dream is easy-access golf. 17 Au naturel looks for your abode 32 An exciting year for Care our civils contractor for the project. Earthworks will start on this site in earnest in April and, alongside Rounding out my company update, we are on the 18 Preparing your home for sale 34 Palm Lake Group property Pelican Waters, these will be some of the most final countdown to the opening of our fifth and portfolio comprehensive earthworks we’ve done in any sixth aged caring communities in Beachmere and 20 Our resort events are always one project in the history of the Palm Lake Group. Toowoomba respectively. Beachmere will welcome memorable! 35 Our locations, all mapped out While it’s always hard to predict the weather (and its first residents in June and we can’t wait to show its impact on construction site schedules), we you around this opulent, absolute waterfront anticipate having houses to sell at this location at community that is truly breaking the mould when it the start of 2021. With around 1000 people already comes to aged care. Editorial Belle PR: Belinda Glindemann, Anastasia White Design Raspberry Creative: Vanessa Russell on our Palm Lake Resort Forster contact list, it’s one Palm Lake Group Southport Central Tower 3, Level 4, 9 Lawson St, Southport QLD 4215 Postal address PO Box 10479, Enjoy the read. This is your time. project that I know will move quickly. To keep up to Southport BC QLD 4215 Phone 13 PALM LAKE (13 7256) Email info@palmlakeresort.com.au Founder/Director Walter Elliott date with progress on the site and be first to hear of Managing Director Scott Elliott CEO Manuel Lang ©Palm Lake Group 2020. All rights reserved. Circulation: 6000 copies. our stage releases, make sure you contact our Sales Centre on 1800 756 740 to add your contact details Manuel Lang No part of this free magazine may be reproduced without the written permission of the copyright holder. This magazine is intended to give general information only. All liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of, or for any omissions in the information given, is expressly disclaimed. to that list. CEO, Palm Lake Group Please note: Some images contained within are artist impressions only and are subject to change without notice. 2 3
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 BRINGING THE SWING For more and more Palm Lake THE PALM LAKE RESORT brand is synonymous with luxury It was just the third time in the tournament’s 95- year history that it was played on the Sunshine In another milestone, Sarah Wilson became only over-50s community lifestyle resorts. But, did you know our the second female in the 95-year history of the Resort residents, golf makes family-owned company was also responsible for last month Coast and golf enthusiasts of the region definitely Queensland Open to tee up against the men - an their world go around. Whether bringing the 2020 Isuzu Queensland Open golf tournament celebrated the return of the event. It offered a especially sweet moment on her “home track”. back to the Sunshine Coast for the first time in 30 years? few other notable milestones. Anthony Quayle, an ex-champion player, a lifelong 24, fought off brilliant South Australian amateur “It’ll be interesting to test my game amongst the fanatic, or a weekend hack, there are Palm Lake Group took ownership of Pelican Waters Golf Jack Thompson at the first hole of a sudden-death other men but I’m super grateful for the opportunity Club back in November 2018. The Greg Norman-designed playoff to give the young Queensland golfer his first to compete and see how good I can go,” Sarah many various benefits associated course is one of Australia’s premier courses which made it professional win – made all the more special being said, in the lead-up to the event. “I’ll give it a good with the game - which is why Palm the perfect addition to the Palm Lake Group portfolio of 35 on Anthony’s home soil. nudge.” exclusive over-50s residential communities up and down Lake Group is putting more focus on Australia’s east coast. Part of the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour “I’m really pumped at the moment,” Anthony told The 19-year-old amateur ended up in tied 64th this popular sporting pastime. of Australasia, the $137,500 Queensland Open was played Golf Australia, straight after his win. “It hasn’t sunk position among the field of 132 players. from February 20-23 at Pelican Waters Golf Club. in yet. But it feels incredible!” >> Continued on Page 6 4 5
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 “We were very excited to partner with Golf Australia and bring a major event of this calibre back to the Sunshine Coast after three decades, both for the benefit of the game and for the benefit of our local community.” SCOTT ELLIOTT, Pictured, Pelican Waters Golf Club is proudly PALM LAKE GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR owned and operated by the Palm Lake Group. >> Continued from Page 5 We love golf Palm Lake Group Managing Director Scott Elliott says the Golf is a significant feature among the various Palm Queensland Open was a boon for the Sunshine Coast. Lake Resort lifestyle communities. The sport has been acknowledged for keeping residents physically active and “We were very excited to partner with Golf Australia healthy, their minds alert and, importantly, their social and bring a major event of this calibre back to the calendars full. Sunshine Coast after three decades, both for the benefit of the game and for the benefit of our local community,” From our newest resort locations and their state-of- Scott says. the-art golf simulator rooms, residents and their guests can tee off on 19 different courses from all over the land. The designers have intelligently integrated this Exciting times ahead world, and still make it home in time for lunch. Or maybe amazing natural landscape and translated it to a simply Palm Lake Group CEO Manuel Lang says the company’s you want to live alongside the ‘real thing’? As well as exhilarating golfing terrain. A Greg-Norman designed golf purchase of Pelican Waters Golf Club and associated a golf simulator room, Palm Lake Resort Beachmere course with superior greens, undercover driving range, development land (including an approved residential Bay offers its very own nine-hole golf course that practice putting and chipping greens and a well-stocked precinct) secured the future of the establishment. meanders between wildlife-filled waterways in a green golf shop, it’s not surprising that Pelican Waters ranks Agreements in place with Sunshine Coast Council belt immediately adjacent to the resort. There’s also a among the best in the country – it has been voted No. 25 will deliver more than 33 hectares of rehabilitated separate four-hole course alongside adjacent Palm Lake in the Top 100 Public Access Golf Courses (thanks to Golf conservation land to the local community and secure a Resort Beachmere Sands which is further helping the Australia Magazine 2019) as well as No. 1 golf course on reconfigured golf course with a sports and recreation local Palm Lake Resort residents get their daily dose of the Sunshine Coast. zoning in perpetuity. greens - and iron! Other Palm Lake Resort addresses offer mini-golf-style, chip-and-putt greens (which are also a In celebration of the successful Isuzu Queensland Open, “Our redevelopment of the Club and the Greg Norman- magnet for visiting family members and grandchildren!) Palm Lake Group is offering new homeowners the chance designed golf course will exceed all expectations as well as golf enthusiast social groups. to play Pelican Waters Golf Club FREE until 2028! This FREE of quality and finish,” he says. According to Manuel, membership offer applies to any new home purchased earthworks alone for the redevelopment of this site will Play Pelican Waters Golf Course for FREE between April 1 and September 30, 2020, at Palm Lake make it “one of the most significant projects” of any in until 2028 - with your new home! Resorts Beachmere Bay, Caloundra Cay, Cooroy-Noosa or the Palm Lake Group’s 40-year history. He confirmed that Located just one hour north of Brisbane in the stunning Toowoomba. For T&Cs of this impressive offer, freecall work will begin on the renovation of the clubhouse and surrounds of Caloundra’s Golden Beach, Pelican Waters the Sales Centre of your chosen Palm Lake Resort. Their driving range shortly. Golf Club is bounded by lush bushland and scenic creek contact details are on Page 34. 6 7
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 Toowoomba Bargara Palm Lake Resort has been supporting the artistic pursuits At Palm Lake Resort Bargara, the news on everyone’s of our creative homeowners for years, so it is only natural lips is our exciting resort extension. The purchase of an that we’d support the artistic talents of other artists via additional parcel of land adjacent to Palm Lake Resort RESORT UPDATES the upcoming annual Toowoomba Grammar School Art Bargara, fronting Rifle Range Road, settled in late 2019 and Show on March 28-29. Palm Lake Resort is the diamond plans are well underway for the expansion of our current sponsor of the event, which will feature the work of more resort. The additional area provides Palm Lake Resort with than 250 artists from right across Australia. Attendees the opportunity to develop more than 100 new homes, will enjoy more than 800 art pieces on display (and for many of which will offer the coveted RV garage design to Palm Lake Group has been developing over-50s lifestyle communities across sale, priced from $40). In the lead up to the show, you can support the community of travelling adventure seekers Australia’s east coast for more than four decades and still, every year seems to be follow a special Art Trail which will see featured art pieces who seem to flock to this location. With a warm and sunny, filled with more and more exciting progress… hanging in prominent locations around town, including the holiday-everyday climate not unlike Hawaii, Bargara is Palm Lake Resort Toowoomba Sales Centre! Drop into the a popular base for over-50s looking for that seachange centre to enjoy the art and grab a coffee while you’re there. lifestyle in Queensland. As well as all the new homes, this extension will house an additional country club and Caloundra Cay Four shiny new Mercedes Benz buses will be spotted on the tropical resort-style pool, giving all Palm Lake Resort streets of Toowoomba as of this month, bearing distinctive Bargara residents access to three exclusive country clubs Palm Lake Resort branding as they ferry our residents across the entire resort – more than any other Palm Lake It seems good news comes in twos at our newest and Caloundra Cay’s resident population is increasing at lightning around town on a daily bus route. The buses will take Resort address across Australia’s east coast. Palm Lake most exclusive and distinctive Palm Lake Resort address. speed which means we’ve been able to extend the resort resort passengers on shopping trips and more. Daily trips Group is working with residents to finalise their preferred Caloundra Cay’s three-bedroom, two-storey homes have activities calendar to include extra events, movie screenings run from 12 noon to 2pm which is such a convenience (and inclusions for this facility which may include, among other been a unique addition to the Palm Lake Group’s collection and more. They’ve recently started a ukulele group, tenpin great social fun!) for our homeowners. things, a tenpin bowling alley, billiards room, bar, outdoor of designs, where ground-level homes have, in the past, bowling group and added an art workshop giving residents fire pit and more. Construction of new homes will begin been the norm. Recently, however, these spacious and an introduction to watercolour, acrylics and sketching. It’s In another announcement that will benefit the homeowners later this year but, in the meantime, for those interested luxurious two-storey designs have had an exciting upgrade facilitated by resident Delwynne, who studied art at Eastern of Palm Lake Resort and the greater Toowoomba area, in this development, Palm Lake Resort’s ‘Priority Purchase – an internal lift now comes as standard. These luxury Washington University and was a director of the San Diego Darling Downs Health has grand plans to redevelop Offer’ exists. If you purchase a home in the existing Palm new home designs fuse opulence, sophistication and that Watercolour Society. She has judged art competitions and Toowoomba Hospital. The new additional campus will Lake Resort Bargara with a view to later buying in the new trademark Caribbean vibe that Caloundra Cay has become previously taught in the USA, at the Watercolour Society of be “strikingly beautiful” with multi-disciplinary health extension, you will enjoy significant benefits which are best known for and the addition of a lift is a convenient cherry Brisbane and in her own watercolour school. There is such a services, located north of the CBD, adjacent to the second explained by our local Sales Team, so feel free to contact on top – not to mention a pretty cool conversation piece! depth of talent at this resort already and it’s only growing! range crossing. them to find out more. The local Sales Team will unveil some brand new ‘doubly delightful’ two-storey display homes at a vibrant Caribbean CONTACT US CONTACT US CONTACT US Street Party like no other. The streets of Caloundra Cay will literally come alive with the sights, sounds and tastes of 96 Village Way, Little Mountain QLD 4551 97-161 Hogg St, Cranley QLD 4350 39 Wearing Road, Bargara QLD 4670 the Caribbean for the event on April 29. Make sure you keep Ð salescaloundra@palmlake.com.au Ð salestoowoomba@palmlake.com.au Ð salesbargara@palmlake.com.au the date free and freecall the Sales Centre to confirm your Ñ Freecall 1800 556 677 Ñ Freecall 1800 280 129 Ñ Freecall 1800 501 119 name is on the invitation list. >> Continued on Page 10 8 9
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 NEWS IN BRIEF Our company supports families in 35 residential communities across Australia’s east coast. In fact, 11,000 people call Palm Lake Group home so there’s always loads going on... Cooroy-Noosa Beachmere Bay Street party set to stop traffic The streets of Palm Lake Resort Caloundra Cay will shine Play Pelican Waters Golf Club FREE As news of Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa’s coveted There’s real excitement in the air at Beachmere Bay right now community lifestyle spreads, Stage 5 sales have been (and it’s not just the invigorating Moreton Bay seabreeze!). with the sights, sounds and tastes of the Caribbean until 2028, with your new home on April 29 in celebration of our brand new two-storey progressing fast. Boundary homes in this stage are hot During autumn, there will be an exclusive release of just 15 abodes! These luxury new home designs fuse opulence, property with their leafy bush outlook and private, north- premium waterfront homesites within Stage 1a. This stage will sophistication and that trademark Caribbean vibe that Pictured above, Pelican Waters Golf Club was designed facing orientation. However, there are still a few of these feature 31 homes in total and offers a mix of all nine designs Caloundra Cay has become known for. With the unveiling by Greg Norman, voted No. 1 golf course on the Sunshine great spots remaining for those who act quickest. Beyond available right across the greater resort (ranging in size from of these doubly delightful homes comes a Caribbean Coast and is proudly owned and operated by the Palm Stage 5, the final stage of the resort is underway and our 185-245sqm). However, it will be just an exclusive 15 of these street party like no other. Circle April 29 in your diary and Lake Group, which means our local homeowners score local Sales Centre is looking forward to marketing those 31 homes that will enjoy direct canal access and the relaxed save the date! To make sure you’re on our event invitation the benefits. From April 1 until September 30, 2020, list, send an email to salescaloundra@palmlake.com.au anyone who purchases a new home at Palm Lake Resorts last homes in the second half of 2020. ambience that organically emanates from a position as grand or freecall us on 1800 556 677. Caloundra Cay, Beachmere Bay, Cooroy-Noosa or as this. Anyone interested in this premium and unique release Toowoomba will get to play Pelican Waters Golf Club FREE As this magazine goes to press, work continues on the of canal homes is urged to contact the Beachmere Bay Sales until 2028! The Sales Centres in these four locations will resort’s exciting new recreation room. It’s a facility that Centre now to put their name on the list to be among the first be able to give you all the information you need, as T&Cs has been born out of necessity. A freestanding building to know when Stage 1a becomes available. apply. See Page 34 for contact details. situated next to the Bowls Club, the room will house a studio for our resort’s enthusiastic yoga and tai chi In the meantime, if you haven’t already visited Beachmere devotees as well as doubling as a location for our resident Bay to learn more about life at Palm Lake Resort, there will be Forster fires up rock band’s weekly jam session (not at the same time, we a decadent ‘Oh so Hamptons’ Beach House event on March 24. may add!). We love to inspire and encourage our residents Following this event, in early June, there will also be a huge Things are really hotting up at our Palm Lake Resort in their personal interests and facilities like this add to community market-style open day. This large-scale, family- Forster construction site! Earthworks will start on the their lifestyle. We look forward to (literally) ‘hearing’ more friendly event will see the greater Beachmere community site in earnest in April. If your over-50s dream is an on the Rec Room - especially on band days! and local business owners descend on Beachmere Bay. With elegant waterfront home, this opulent mid-north coast market stalls, food trucks, performing school students, live oasis will be the location for you. One- and two-storey Speaking about our wonderful resident population, there’s music, roving entertainment and more, it’ll provide a great home designs are planned for Forster, complete with all a dedicated group who are developing a very profitable opportunity for visitors to tour our resort grounds and look the luxury (and standard) Palm Lake Resort bells and recycling program, turning our resort’s empty bottles and through Palm Lake Care Beachmere, which will be newly open whistles. Freecall 1800 756 740. cans into cash which is then being turned into useable items at this time. Local families will be encouraged to bring a picnic such as a community trailer, and more. We love the energy rug, take in the entertainment and enjoy a taste of what our this group brings to the program and we are equally grateful beautiful local Beachmere community has to offer. Stay tuned to see these kinds of sustainable practises embraced. for more details as we get closer to the event. Opulent, absolute waterfront - this is Palm Lake Care Beachmere Palm Lake Care Beachmere construction is on time with building works scheduled to finish late in April. CONTACT US CONTACT US 5 May will be a busy month with finishing touches and the arrival of furnishings and equipment, before 19 Trading Post Rd, Cooroy QLD 4563 218 Bishop Rd, Beachmere QLD 4510 admissions begin in early June. Applications have just opened at this Hamptons-inspired aged caring Ð salescooroy@palmlake.com.au Ð salesbeachmere@palmlake.com.au community as we know the 102 private suites will be in demand. To arrange a private tour or enquire about respite or permanent care, freecall 1800 246 677 or email caresolutions@palmlake.com.au Ñ Freecall 1800 885 851 Ñ Freecall 1800 338 382 10 11
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 MAKING YOUR around the grounds WHITE HOT HOUSE A HOME It might have been the middle of summer, but all was uber cool at Beachmere Bay’s recent Summer White Party. Much summer fun was had, all in true seaside holiday style with live entertainment, a delicious complimentary lunch as well as inspiring Putting personal touches on a newly-acquired house is what makes that house a home. And when buying off the plan at tours of the display homes at this coveted Hamptons-style resort. Palm Lake Resort, we’ll help you do just that! ARE YOU ON OUR LIST? INSPECTING YOUR FUTURE home in two dimensions, Be the first to find printed in black and white on large-scale paper, may be a out when new stages are less-traditional way of buying real estate. However, if you released. Sign up to our are willing to buy off the plan (as is an option at all of our contact list via your local newest Palm Lake Resort locations), the benefits can be Sales Centre. game changers. It’s important to remember that all the newest Palm Lake Resort developments offer multiple display homes for in- terested buyers to walk through. These fully furnished and inspiring abodes come in an ever-changing array of designs and help our buyers get the answers to any questions they may have about their potential off-the-plan purchase. According to Palm Lake Resort Caloundra Cay Sales Manag- er Alysia Nechvoglod, buying a Palm Lake Resort home off the plan means the homeowner can put bespoke finishes on their home - as long as they do so before the home’s slab goes down. “They can choose all their preferred internal paint colours, benchtops and cabinetry,” Alysia says. “They can also upgrade their ceiling fans, floor tiles or even choose timber flooring.” While external colours are not able to be changed, Alysia “Buying off the plan means you have the opportunity to says Palm Lake Resort’s construction team is also flexible work the timing to your advantage. Once you know when with other minor variations. your new Palm Lake Resort home will be complete, you’ve “Maybe the homeowner wants extra power points or a got more freedom to plan the best time of year to sell power point in a different location – we can help them with your existing home, to prepare your home for sale and that if the home is bought early enough,” she says. then to settle the sale of your existing home so you can move straight into your newly completed Palm Lake Resort “While Palm Lake Resort’s standard colour ranges are home,” Jen says. “Buying off the plan gives you peace of wonderful neutral palettes developed by our highly ex- mind, with the ease of moving from one home to another perienced consulting interior designer, when we give our without the need to rent in between. off-the-plan buyers the opportunity to choose their own internal colours, for example, it makes theirs a much more “And remember that unlike typical buy-off-the-plan devel- personalised home that they can instantly connect with. opers who require a sizable deposit and ongoing progress payments, at Palm Lake Resort you can sign up for a home “Buying off the plan at Palm Lake Resort means that a for as little as a $1000 deposit.” homeowner can create the home they really want.” You can buy off-the-plan homes at Palm Lake Resorts Palm Lake Resort Regional Sales Manager Jen Nichols says Caloundra Cay, Beachmere Bay, Cooroy-Noosa, Toowoom- beyond the physical changes a homeowner can make when ba and Bargara. To find out what opportunities await in buying off the plan, the other big benefit comes with plan- your preferred location, contact that Sales Centre. Contact ning the actual move itself. details can be found on Page 34 of this magazine. 12 13
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 Ask your children... If they could keep just one item of yours, what would it be? You don’t have to give it to them now – or do so, SPARK JOY IN if you are happy to let it go. “It’s a beautiful conversation to have with your children and their answers might surprise you,” says Australia’s first certified KonMari consultant (and DOWNSIZING master) Gemma Quinn. “It will be the obscure things – a cake tin, or a clock that has always been on your night- stand – that you wouldn’t otherwise realise they have a connection to.” When organisation extraordinaire Marie Kondo shot to global stardom, so too did her ‘KonMari’ method of tidying. But how can the ‘Japanese art of decluttering and organising’ help you downsize? IT GOES WITHOUT saying that our needs change as we age. A big part of KonMari is keeping the things that Whether it’s your backyard pool or your pool table, there ‘spark joy’. And while this may seem easy to apply are some things that you are willing to give up now that to sentimental items, there is some confusion as to you’re a little bit older. Your family home is no different. how more practical items – like, say, a spatula – can But downsizing comes with its own set of challenges. How spark the same kind of joy. do you condense a lifetime of memories into a much small- er space? Enter, the KonMari method. Outlined in Marie “Pick up any object, and I can guide you to find joy in Kondo’s 2014 book, ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,’ it,” says Gemma. “You may ‘just’ see a frying pan, but the KonMari method has been celebrated the world over by if it heats quickly, stops your mixture from sticking people who say it really did change their life. It’s less about to it and gives you the fluffiest, tastiest pancakes, then “When you let go of something with gratitude and un- decluttering and more about keeping what makes you truly that fry pan enables you to live your best life.” “A big part of KonMari is derstanding, it’s liberating,” says Gemma. “Be truthful to happy. Approach it with the view that everything in your yourself and consider what really sparks joy – free from house is going except for the things that spark real joy - Now, use that fry pan as a gauge to compare your other keeping the things that ‘spark obligation or someone else’s expectation.” and you will be amazed at the results. fry pans. You will quickly notice how few spark true joy – joy’. And while this may seem and how few you actually use when you cook. And if you easy to apply to sentimental Let go of the tools that don’t help you, and the things that “A common misconception is that KonMari will make you a don’t use them when you cook, why give them space in won’t help you live your best life. Use the good china – or, minimalist, but that is not necessarily true,” says Gemma your home? items, there is some confusion if you don’t like doing the washing up, use crockery you can Quinn, Australia’s first certified KonMari consultant. “As as to how more practical items put into the dishwasher. long as something makes you happy, you can have it – just The humble fry pan is, of course, just one of many – like, say, a spatula – can spark make sure you celebrate and enjoy it.” things you can apply the KonMari method to. The KonMari “Tidying up in this way is a big deal,” says Gemma. “It can method recommends tidying by category, not location. It the same kind of joy”. be life-changing and liberating if you want it to be, but you One of only two master KonMari consultants in Australia, stipulates that you should begin with clothes, then books, can’t do it without being honest with yourself.” Gemma frequently travels between her current base in papers, kimono (ie. miscellaneous items) and, finally, senti- Melbourne and her hometown of Brisbane sharing her mental items. Most of us know that we have too much stuff, but it can knowledge. As Gemma explains, the KonMari method dresses. Consider which socks are your very favourite be incredibly emotional trying to part with things that asserts that tidying up is the tool to help you live your best “The idea is to develop your sensitivity to what ‘sparks joy’ socks to wear – maybe they feel good in your shoes when have decades of personal memories attached to them. It’s life. As such, your first step is to imagine exactly what your as you go through the process,” explains Gemma. you play tennis, or are discreet enough to wear with your important to remember that KonMari is there to help you ‘best life’ might look like. favourite shiny shoes? Find your three favourite things in choose the very best bits of your life to take with you into Go around the house and collect every paper, for example. each category and use them to discern whether the other the future – it’s helping you put several suitcases of emo- “Look at it from a macro level first – maybe you want to This will allow you to see them all in the same place at the items spark the same joy.” tional baggage into one easy-to-carry duffel bag. cruise through the rest of your life?” says Gemma. “Then, same time. This, Gemma says, will help you weigh up what’s take it to the micro level – does ‘cruising’ mean drinking important to you – like with the fry pan, seeing similar The goal of the KonMari method is to free your life of “Going into retirement is so exciting; you get to do all of tea from your favourite cup every morning, or going to see items together will help you decide which one sparks joy. clutter and obligation, to enable you to do the things you those things you’ve always wanted to do, whether it’s knit, a couple of movies every week? From here, you can begin truly want to do. That may mean discarding that unfinished cook or play golf,” says Gemma. “But so many people don’t to implement the small changes that will help you achieve “Go from easiest to hardest in each category,” says Gemma. knitting project that has been hanging over your head, or know what it is that brings them real, true joy, and the goal your ultimate goal.” “Socks, for example, may be easier to tidy up than your saying goodbye to a relationship that has caused you grief. of the KonMari method is to find that out.” 14 15
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 INSPIRED wallpaper... AU NATUREL Our display homes will inspire you to what your HOT, Palm Lake Resort home (and lifestyle!) could look like. Book a tour today! Earth tones, natural fibres and organic OR NOT? textures – bringing the outdoors in has never been so chic. Go ‘au naturel’ this autumn with these homewares picks for your abode. 1. It can make or break a room, but with so much to consider, is wallpaper worth the effort? 2. Palm Lake Group interior designer Eleanor Davis says… Yes. 3. FOR MOST OF US, wallpaper is something reserved for the glossy pages of interior design magazines – seemingly too difficult for any mere mortal to execute. But according to interior design extraordinaire Eleanor Davis (who is 4. responsible for styling all the newest Palm Lake Resort country clubs and display homes as well as the amazing Palm Lake Care aged caring communities), it doesn’t have to be that way. Wallpaper can, and should, be used to add a touch of elegance to any home. “A lot of people shy away from wallpaper, but it creates such a timeless ambience,” says Eleanor. But Eleanor doesn’t just advocate for any wallpaper – she says it’s a case of the darker and moodier, the better. “I love dark wallpaper, especially when it has a linen look,” Eleanor explains. “If you have a light-coloured sofa and a dark wall, it’s magical.” For the unconvinced, try one small wall or section at a time. Whether it’s the end of a hallway, one side of a bath- 5. room or even behind your bed, it won’t take long to fall in love with wallpaper’s ability to transform your space. Pictured, Palm Lake Resort Caloundra Cay’s Diamant display home. “When it comes to styling your wallpaper, pair the décor back and keep the furniture light and simple to create contrast,” says Eleanor. “It’s a waste to not put anything against your wallpaper, so consider an eye-catching mirror or a large artwork if nothing else.” “I personally But most importantly, have fun experimenting! There are a number of removable wallpapers on the market now – don’t think a house is the 6. 7. 8. check out The Wall Sticker Company or LuxeWalls online – so there’s less pressure to get it right on the first try. same without wallpaper. Consider where you will put your wallpaper, which colours you have to work with and say hello to your new, maga- For me it’s always ‘hot’.” STOCKISTS: 1. GlobeWest Avery palm bedhead, $845, www.globewest.com.au 2. Haus stone dish set, $32.95, www.beaconlighting.com.au 3. GlobeWest Marina dome ceiling pendant, $520, www.globewest.com.au 4. Schots Home zine-worthy home. ELEANOR DAVIS Emporium small rustic mirror, $329, www.schots.com.au 5. The Design Edit Finn sideboard, $1439, www.thedesignedit.com.au “I personally don’t think a house is the same without wall- PALM LAKE GROUP INTERIOR DESIGNER 6. Oz Design Furniture Adare ceramic vase, $89.95, www.ozdesignfurniture.com.au 7. Satara rattan ice bucket, $84, paper,” says Eleanor. “For me, it’s always hot!” www.satara.com.au 8. Oz Design Furniture Maya cabinet (right of image, in background), $1199, www.ozdesignfurniture.com.au 16 17
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 “Your buyer needs to be able to visualise themselves in the space. ” WHETHER IT’S TOO LARGE, too high-maintenance, or maybe it just PREPARING YOUR doesn’t feel like home anymore, making the decision to sell your house is a big one. As enticing as your next step may be (into a community of likeminded neighbours in a lifestyle resort equipped with world-class facilities, perhaps?!) the sentimental value you attach to your home can HOME FOR SALE cloud the selling process. Thankfully, Palm Lake Group interior designer Eleanor Davis has years of experience making homes look their very best. “When it comes to selling your home, first impressions count,” says El- eanor. “Presentation is key, so ensure your home is looking spectacular So, you’ve made the decision to sell your before allowing inspections to begin.” home. With these tips from Palm Lake Set the standard from the start, Eleanor says, by ensuring the front of your property – including the pavements, garage door and front door ELEANOR DAVIS PALM LAKE GROUP Resort’s resident interior designer, Eleanor area – is clean and clear of any hazards or unsightly distractions. Your INTERIOR DESIGNER buyer wants to know that they are purchasing a home that has been well Davis, you can capitalise on the selling cared for, so deal with any minor maintenance, too. When they cross the process and embark your next adventure threshold into your home, your buyer wants to feel welcomed – a home that feels cold and empty probably won’t bring them back for a second with your best foot forward. inspection. But with that being said, it is also important to declutter and depersonalise, says Eleanor. “Your buyer needs to be able to visualise themselves in the space,” says Eleanor, “which could be hard to do if you have personal trinkets and Heaven scent photographs all over the place.” Go for a simplified palette and use colour in strategic places. While you Looks aren’t everything when may love your bright, mismatched dining chairs or gaudy chaise lounge, it comes to real estate – eccentric furniture or bright feature walls could make it hard for your sometimes, it’s the smells that buyer to visualise themselves in the space. While you don’t need to sell. Fill your home with these spend a small fortune, it is important to purchase pieces that accen- scents to nudge buyers toward tuate your space. Two beautiful lamps in the lounge room and some an offer. carefully chosen cushions and nick knacks will make all the difference. Citrus It’s said to be the most “If you can, go out and buy a nice rug in a neutral colour,” says Eleanor. appealing scent for buyers, and “Try to find a rug that’s around two-by-three metres – put the feet of one field test found that scents your couch on the rug and you should still have plenty of room for a with citrus notes could add tens coffee table.” of thousands of dollars to what a buyer thinks a home is worth. Ensure all your furniture is correctly positioned in each room, moving it away from the walls where possible to make your space look larger. Baked goods From bread to brownies, filling a home with “You’ll notice this trick applied to display homes, and it makes such a the smell of baked goods is difference,” says Eleanor. one of the oldest tricks in the real estate book. Even today, The more space you can create without the house looking empty, the studies have shown that it’s better, so embark on a decluttering mission prior to your first home in- still effective. spection. This will give you a clear space to work with, and also be a big help when it comes time to pack up your things and move out. Subtle scents Sometimes the less distracting the scent, the “The kitchen is one place that can easily become cluttered, so hide your better. Options like pine, cedar appliances where possible,” says Eleanor. “Leave any upmarket oils and or scented herbs are complex wines on a tray on the countertop, add a beautiful plant and a bowl of yet subtle, allowing your buyer fruit and you’re sorted.” to focus on what’s really impor- tant – your home. Pictured, Palm Lake Resort Caloundra Cay’s 18 Martinique display home. 19
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 around the grounds suburb spotlight RESORT LIVING FORSTER, NSW The crown jewel of New South Wales’ mid-north coast, Forster is a seaside escape that was just voted best regional destination in the state in Wotif’s 2019 Aussie Invited guests could Town of the Year Awards. And we’re building a Palm Lake Resort there! not help but fall in love with Palm Lake The waves primary producer of the world famous Sydney Rock Oyster Resort Caloundra Lovers of the ocean will feel right at home at Forster – (Emperor SRO) species and export these incredible morsels Cay when they visited perched on the oceanic inlet of the Coolongolook River, the surrounding beaches and lakes make it the ultimate natural right around the world. on Valentine’s Day playground. Take in the stretches of white and deep blue The wild (pictured right). from just about any direction or head out on the surrounding Wallis Lake is your portal to Forster’s surrounding towns and waterways which are peppered with islands to explore. The islands, including Green Point – which is right on the doorstep There was a sumptuous best place to make the most of the views is Bennetts Head of beautiful Booti Booti National Park – Coomba Bay and lunch in the opulent lookout – perfectly positioned on the rocky outcrop, this spot Whoota. To Forster’s north, Darawank Nature Reserve offers offers sweeping views of the surrounding cliffs, beaches and untouched beaches, calm, clear waters and hiking trails. Hemingway’s the Tasman Sea. Or, head a little further up the road to the Closer by, get lost exploring hidden beaches and pristine Country Club, live lookout at Second Head. It’s here that you’ll have prime view- bushland. McBrides Beach offers rock pools and grassy ing of the Forster Ocean Baths and, across the river, Forster’s campgrounds, while a visit to The Tanks – on Forster’s main entertainment, smiles, twin town of Tuncurry. coastline – isn’t just a natural playground for locals on land; laughs and loads of there are plenty of fish to say hello to if you take the plunge. love (for the display The flavours For the golfers, there are two great courses nearby, run by It wasn’t just the stunning water and natural surrounds that the Forster Tuncurry Golf Club. The Forster course is nestled homes!) shared. scored Forster a nod in the Wotif awards – it’s also a hub for just off One Mile Beach with holes 1 to 6 of the front nine delicious food. Traditional Forster flavour is home-grown and positioned on the beach side of the club house, while the hearty, and there are plenty of places to grab a mouth-wa- Tuncurry course is carved out of seaside bush land. tering bite around town. Beach Bums Café, perched right on Forster’s main beach, is the perfect spot for a casual, quality Pre-register today! meal. Bella Bellissimo sees patrons chow down on delicious Palm Lake Resort Forster will be home to elegant one- and The Kitty Kats and pizza or pasta while eating up the lake views through the two-storey waterfront homes, an exclusive country club large windows. Not to mention, you can get your fill on a and other world-class facilities including a bowling alley, their five-piece band number of different cuisines, from Turkish to Chinese and swimming pools, luxury movie theatre, wellness centre and have become firm everything in between. And of course, don’t miss out on an more. To register your interest, freecall 1800 756 740 or email oyster while you’re in town. Wallis Lake Oyster Company is a salesforster@palmlake.com.au crowd favourites across many Palm BIRD’S Lake Resorts. This EYE VIEW time they blew the This is the site on which roof off Toowoomba’s Palm Lake Resort Forster will be located. Earthworks Pinnacle Country Club start on this exciting new (picured left), bringing project in April. their 1940s sassy swingin’ soundtrack to a dance floor full of appreciative guests. 20
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 kitchen nous STYLE MEETS QUALITY When it comes to our newest luxury Palm Lake Resort homes, the kitchen is at their heart. And at the heart of those chic kitchens is an equally as sophisticated appliance brand. THE ITALIANS ARE known the world over as a stylish bunch who manufacture quality products. With origins in the north of Italy, SMEG produces appliances that are stereotypically Italian – and sit perfectly within any modern Palm Lake Resort home’s kitchen. SMEG was founded by Vittorio Bertazzoni from Guastalla, a town near Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, and is today one of the country’s leading home appliance manufacturers. The Bertazzoni family’s entrepreneurial history began way back in the 19th Century. Starting out as blacksmiths, the Bertazzonis soon branched out into building cookers. The very first Bertazzoni kitchens were put on show at the World Expo held in Milan in 1906. By 1948, the SMEG company was formed in an era of economic growth and rapid urbanisation. Radical changes in lifestyles and living patterns, the new concept of the nuclear family, and a huge increase in the number of female professionals were all factors inspiring SMEG to develop ground-breaking technologies and products that would meet the demands of this new society and revolutionise home living. >> Continued on Page 24 Pictured, Palm Lake Resort Beachmere Bay’s Brightwater display home. 22 23
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 THE ENGINE ROOM Palm Lake Resort homes offer an array of premium SMEG appliances as standard. And, we’ll make sure you know how to get the most out of those appliances. You’re welcome. PALM LAKE RESORT kitchens are filled with premium SMEG appliances as standard, including gas/induction >> Continued from Page 23 cooktops (depending on the resort location), 60cm built- in ovens, dishwashers, rangehoods and microwaves with trim kit. Letesha Kirby, spokesperson for SMEG’s exclusive In the second half of the 1950s, SMEG launched Australian distributor, says SMEG is the perfect choice for one of the first gas cookers with an automatic Palm Lake Resort homes for the parallels between the switch-on function, an oven safety valve and two brands, including premium quality, style and sophis- cooking programmer/timer. In 1963, the laundry tication. and dishwasher range was launched and soon “Lifestyle resort homes are some of the last homes that produced a world first in 1970: a 60cm, 14-place people buy so they deserve to be special and feature setting dishwasher. premium products,” Letesha says. SMEG has enjoyed a long-standing relationship SMEG ovens, for example, offer the best cooking results with Australia. It’s a little-known fact that in 1971, via patented “Thermoseal” technology. Ingeniously, these SMEG manufactured the hugely successful range of ovens operate without the constant intake of external dishwashers in Australia under the “Dishlex” brand air. Using physics, SMEG’s unique and energy-efficient name. In 1986, the SMEG brand was introduced to Thermoseal ovens feature precise temperature control, Australia in its own right. even heat distribution and moisture control within the Fast forward to today, and SMEG is run by the oven cavity. third generation of Bertazzoni entrepreneurs, To help Palm Lake Resort residents get the most out of but it still keeps the memory of its beginnings their new SMEG appliances, they are invited to attend the alive in its Italian name: Smalterie Metallurgiche SMEG showroom in Brisbane to enjoy a glass of wine, a Emiliane Guastalla (SMEG) or the “Guastalla Emilia cooked lunch and all the product information they need. Enamel Works”. Where residents can’t get to the showroom, Letesha and SMEG continues to aim to identify with, and her team (including SMEG’s own in-house chef, Jan Woods, reflect, the defining characteristics of Italian pictured above) will bring their demonstration to Palm design, such as inventive elegance, originality and Lake Resort. Either way, residents leave a demonstration product quality. Above, some of our newest Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa with new-found confidence around the operation of their homeowners at their SMEG demonstration recently. kitchen appliances. >> Continued on Page 26 24 25
AU T U MN ED I T I O N 2020 AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 FEED A CROWD 1. Set your SMEG oven to the fan grill function at 220°C and let it heat up to temperature. TOOLS OF THE TRADE IN 30 MINUTES 2. Place your tray of prepared Italian grilled chicken breasts (recipe below) on the top shelf of the oven, right under the grill. Jan’s grilled Thai beef salad Ingredients If you’re entertaining a crowd, your SMEG 3. In a second baking tray, place 8-10 lamb chops, 12 chipolata sausages and five roma 6 good sirloin steaks oven will not let you down. Brisbane-based tomatoes (halved, seasoned with salt and Salad: chef Jan Woods is engaged to demonstrate paper, and drizzled with olive oil). Place this tray directly under the chicken. 2 packets of store-bought leaves (your choice, I used rocket, SMEG appliances to residents of our newest 4. Directly on the floor of the oven, place mesculine and spinach leaves). Palm Lake Resorts and she has come up with a two loaves of store-bought garlic bread 1 large punnet beautiful mixed cherry tomatoes, cut in half (use baking paper under them to save the range of great ideas to make the most of these mess). 2 Lebanese cucumbers, sliced diagonally quality appliances. Use Jan’s Italian grilled 5. Set your timer for 30 minutes and while 1 packet fresh bean sprouts chicken breast recipe as the hero in her clever your oven is doing its magic, use the time ½ bunch spring onions, sliced to prepare a couple of beautiful salads or plan to feed a crowd in 30 minutes… some vegetables as sides. Easy. 1 bunch coriander, cut up (use leaves and stalks) 1 bunch mint, cut up 1 bunch Thai basil, roughly torn 1 large red chilli, cut up (I use seeds too, as I like it spicy!) Dressing: ½ cup sweet chilli sauce Italian grilled chicken breast 1 lime, squeezed 2 tablespoons fish sauce Ingredients 1 clove garlic, crushed 4-6 chicken breasts 1 dessertspoon chopped fresh ginger or ginger paste 3 tablespoons dried oregano 1 dessertspoon coconut sugar 2 tablespoons dried thyme ¼ cup water 3 tablespoons dried basil 2 tablespoons garlic powder Method ½ tablespoon dried chilli flakes For salad: Add all the salad ingredients into a large bowl and Good pinch of sea salt toss gently. 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest (optional) For steak: Fan grill steaks on top shelf of your oven right under 1 tablespoon olive oil your grill at 220°C degrees for approx. 15-20 minutes or until done to your liking. When steak is cooked, leave to rest for 10 Method minutes, before slicing finely into strips. Set your SMEG oven to 220°C fan grill. Line a 20cm For dressing: Add all ingredients to a small bowl or jug and oven tray with baking paper and add a wire rack. mix well. Check for taste. Leave aside in fridge and only dress Spray the rack with oil to prevent food sticking. your salad just before serving. Note: You can also buy a good Place chicken breasts in a large zip-lock bag. Add quality Thai dressing as a time saver. Pictured from top down: 1. SMEG all the above ingredients to the bag, seal, shake espresso coffee machine, various col- and massage until ingredients coat the chicken To serve, add steak to salad ingredients and fold through. Add ours, $499. 2. SMEG 1.7l electric kettle well. Remove chicken from the bag and place it dressing. Do not add all your dressing at once, add half, mix in various colours, $199. 3. SMEG stand on the wire rack/tray. Sit it on the top shelf in through and taste. I also love to add small edible flowers to mixer with wire whisk, aluminium flat the oven, right under the grill. Cook at 220°C for make this salad really pretty - and memorable! beater, dough hook and 1.8L stainless around 23-25 minutes. steel bowl included (optional acces- sories available), $639. All available at Harvey Norman and other retailers. 26 26 27
AU T UMN ED I T I O N 2020 health and wellness GUT FEELINGS Whether it’s indigestion or intuition, your gut can influence your health in more ways than one. Read on to find out why it’s so important to nurture your ‘feeling brain’. ACCORDING TO HIPPOCRATES, the father of Western system is in our gut, it makes sense that improving our medicine, “all disease begins in the gut”. And while his gut health will also help us improve our resistance to sweeping statement may not be entirely true, research illness.” suggests he was certainly onto something. What’s more, erratic behaviour in your mind – like mo- “If you had to choose one core thing to work on, health ments of severe anxiousness and worry, dramatic mood wise, for the rest of your life, it would be your gut swings and brain fog – could indicate erratic behaviour health,” says Jema Lee, nutritional educator and coach. within your gut. “Your gut – along with your liver – is the powerhouse of “The most important thing to understand is that as we your body.” age, our digestion and metabolism shifts,” says Jema. An overwhelming array of diseases can be linked to “We may not want to eat the foods or quantities we used gut health. Autoimmune diseases (think rheumatoid to and may prefer to eat much slower. arthritis, lupus, Crohn’s and other inflammatory bowel “You also want to make sure you’re going to the toilet diseases), any kind of bowel challenge, and even mental as often as you eat. Think of it like keeping rubbish in health concerns can trace back to an unhealthy gut. the kitchen too long – the longer food ferments in your “Your gut health influences your overall health in so stomach, the more it will upset the bacteria and villi.” many ways, from how you think to how often you get In her work, Jema has found that as they get older, a lot sick, and even your skin’s ability to heal from bruising of people move away from dense foods, red meat and and scratches,” says Jema. other ingredients that are hard to digest. So, how can you tell if your gut health is poor? Bloating “Don’t keep eating if you’re full, and try eating slower,” and flatulence – especially if it is a particularly bad says Jema. “As your lifestyle slows down, so too will your odour – are two common indicators, though regular sickness could be a sign that you need to focus on your metabolism.” Top tips for gut health gut health. Jemma’s final words of wisdom? Eat as close to nature as you can, reduce your stress and listen to your body – Invest in a quality probiotic: “You can add natural probiotics into your diet – like kombucha, yoghurt and “Our immunity typically weakens as we age,” says Jema. and, above all, follow your gut. fermented foods – but be aware that there are a variety of probiotic strands and not all of them are going “Considering the fact that 80 per cent of our immune to work for you,” says Jema. “In fact, some may imbalance your gut health further.” Your best bet, Jema says, is to take a high-quality, pharmaceutically manufactured probiotic. Balance your fibre intake: “There are two types of fibre – soluble and insoluble,” says Jema. “Too much of Read all about it the wrong type can make your digestion too slow or too fast.” Finding the right fibre balance is like baking a cake; you wouldn’t only use wet or dry ingredients, would you? The best fibre comes from nature, so eat Kombucha & Co by Felicity Evans, $29.99 Kombucha and other fermented a rainbow of fruits and vegetables and a variety of nuts and grains. Also, avoid packaged foods. drinks are great for gut health, but they’re expensive to buy and you can’t be sure of the quality. But it’s easy to make your own kombucha (kefir, jun, Drink clean water: “Our drinking water contains 34 chemicals and toxins, only one of which can be tasted,” ginger beer, honey mead and more) when you know how. says Jema. Water can be a sneaky source of the toxins that are damaging your gut and stomach lining, so The Probiotic Kitchen by Kelli Foster, $35 Optimum gut health without all consider switching to filtered water if you have persistent gut issues. the supplements: The Probiotic Kitchen takes probiotics beyond pills, and beyond fermenting, into a world of quick, easy and delicious dishes. 28 29
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