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A publication by HalcyondaysHALCYON

FEBRUARY 2012

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Healthy NewsThe latest on the Hope Island Health Precinct.

Split Level StunnerTake a look at Halcyon Landing’s unique new ‘Marcoola’.

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Halcyon JoeyHalcyon Home Owner helps save abandoned Eastern Grey joey.

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A publication by HalcyondaysHALCYON

AUGUST 2012

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Super fast, super smartHalcyon Landing connects to NBN years ahead of surrounding suburbs!

New medical hub opens

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Halcyon Waters home owners cross the road to good health.

Live the dream

Three new display homes open for inspection. Be among the first to step inside the new display homes. Come along to the Open Day and take a look at the ultimate in over 50’s living. See pages 2–3

Lifestyle S E R I E S Open Day25 August

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Epic fund raising effortInspirational home owner cycles 900km for charity.

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The 8-Star energy efficient Lifestyle Series

homes feature modern stone columns

and porticos, stunning timber doors

and sophisticated, contemporary colour

combinations. Inside, high quality European

kitchens boast a freestanding workbench

with elegant pendant lighting, Miele

appliances and extra storage. The homes

offer a seamless integration of both indoor

and outdoor living. Framed by small feature

walls, the generous outdoor living space

features a magnificent built in BBQ finished

in matching kitchen stone.

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Special preview 25 August

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With just 19 Lifestyle Series homes

ever to be constructed, and five

already spoken for, only a select

few home owners will be able to

enjoy the natural views and local

wildlife from the privacy of their very

own backyard. So hop to it, these

remaining homes simply won’t last

forever!

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You are invited to join in the celebrations

when Halcyon Waters officially unveils

three stunning new Lifestyle Series display

homes at a special Open Day on Saturday

25 August from 11am-2pm. These homes

represent the ultimate in over 50’s alfresco

living, so take a look through, and see why

Halcyon are saying that the Lifestyle Series

homes are simply the best.

RSVP - Monday 13 August

Lifestyle S E R I E S

Open Day - 25 August

A BBQ lunch will be cooked on a

freestanding replica of one of the custom

BBQ settings that come standard with every

Lifestyle Series home; so drop by for a taste

of the good life. Bring along your friends and

family, there will be live entertainment and

dancing in the street with Latin Dancers and

popular Latino band, Mambises. Free coffee

and ice cream are also available.

Be among the first to see the new display homes

Hop to it

The Lifestyle Series is the final release of

homes that will ever be built at Halcyon

Waters. The modern, freestanding homes

have been designed for year round alfresco

living and are enhanced by a natural

backdrop of kangaroos and birdlife.

Halcyon Waters Project Director Marie

Cone is justifiably proud of this final release.

“The homes are our very best yet, offering prospective home owners the complete package, combining architectural flair with functional, sustainable building applications.”

Buyers will benefit from $50,000 worth of

extras and savings on these never to be

repeated, premium North facing sites. High

quality architecture coupled with low cost

energy efficient living means more money

Indoor, outdoor… it’s all about the lifestyle

back in home owner’s pockets, a trend that

is being welcomed by today’s astute over

50s and retirees.

Perfectly oriented to make the most of

Queensland’s climate and ideally located on

a Northern perimeter site, it’s just a short

stroll to the Leisure Club with its tempting

array of activities and facilities. Featuring

nine different floor plans, the Lifestyle Series

embraces the principles that Halcyon have

already established in the award winning

community. Principles like connectivity,

privacy and style, space and individuality

make this series the ultimate in over 50’s

living.

Marie Cone - Project Director

Lauren Threlfall

1800 626 488 / sales@halcyondays.com.au

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“I was very impressed with the quality of service offered to me, the way all of the doctors and specialists worked quickly together, and above all the total professionalism of all concerned who worked towards the best health outcomes for me.”

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Good health is just across the road

Lengthy trips into town to see health

professionals are just another worry that

home owners at Halcyon Waters can cross

off their list with the opening of the Mater

Health Centre, Hope Island. Just a short

stroll across the road, the Mater Health

Centre is the Gold Coast’s first multi-

disciplinary medical centre and home to a

comprehensive range of health services.

Specialist suites, allied health services,

radiology/medical imaging, the Mater

Pharmacy and Mater Pathology Collection

Centre are just some of the services offered

along with general practitioners

(QMedical), dental practitioners, podiatry

and physiotherapy practices.

Already home owners like Carol Samuel are

making the most of the close proximity and

the quality of care on offer at the centre.

After returning from a recent overseas

trip, Carol found out first hand the value

of having the Mater Health Centre at her

doorstep. Initially she required the services

of a dentist who then had to refer her to

a specialist to treat complications to the

initial complaint. She was then referred to

another specialist, a cardiologist, in order to

ensure that the long-term infection had not

damaged her heart.

“Thanks to these professionals I have

recovered completely with no ill effects.”

said Carol.

So for the home owners at Halcyon Waters,

whether it’s the doctor, the physio, the

podiatrist, the dentist or just a quick stroll

over to pick up a prescription, long queues

and waits are a distant thing of the past.

Carol Samuel

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John Fitzgerald

Mark Brown

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Being a ‘sporty’ bunch, Halcyon Waters

home owners will be pleased to know that

Physiotherapists John Fitzgerald and Mark

Brown and the team at Active Rehabilitation

Physiotherapy have opened a new practice

just across the road at the recently opened

Mater Health Centre.

Bringing years of experience and

post graduate qualifications in Sports

Physiotherapy, John was the physio for

the Brisbane Broncos, Queensland State

of Origin team and the Queensland

Firebirds while Mark was the Director of

Physiotherapy at the Sydney 2000 Olympic

and Paralympic Games, the Athens 2004

and Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. But

you don’t have to be an elite international

athlete to benefit from the Active

Rehabilitation approach to physiotherapy

and the vast range of services that are on

offer. “An active exercise-based approach to

treatment is of benefit to all people and has

been scientifically demonstrated to produce

generally superior outcomes,” said John who

established the company 25 years ago.

Services at the practice are comprehensive

and include everything from post-operative

rehabilitation, musculoskeletal and

neurological physiotherapy to core stability,

pilates, acupuncture and chronic disease

management. Siona Hardy also joins the

team with professional skills in the treatment

of men’s, women’s and children’s continence.

The highly professional team at Active

Rehabilitation Physiotherapy take pride in

delivering excellence in physiotherapy

treatment, rehabilitation, optimisation of

performance, education and customer

service.

For more information or to make an

appointment phone: 5635 4045 or visit

www.activerehab.com.au

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Gary and Sue Spicer

The art of ‘retirement living’Those of you who thought moving into a

‘retirement community’ meant endless days

sitting about, waiting for the next session of

Bingo need to think again! Take Gary and

Sue Spicer for example, the busy couple

have called Halcyon Waters home now

for over three years, and the Hope Island

lifestyle community is a perfect fit for their

busy lifestyles.

Like many of the home owners, the Spicers

pursue a broad range of interests both inside

and outside the Halcyon community. Both

are heavily involved with the University

of the Third Age (U3A), which essentially

delivers online learning via the Internet to

older people and disabled younger people

anywhere in the world. Sue, a former

President now takes classes on family history

and gardening, while Gary has taken over the

reins as President and attends classes on art,

computer and the history of aviation.

Speaking of aviation, Gary is a pilot who

spent 40 years with Air New Zealand,

commencing his career as an engineer before

gaining his Captains Wings. Throughout his

long and distinguished career, Gary captained

everything from Lockhead Electra’s to

B747-400’s, logging millions of miles in the

process. Now ‘retired’, Gary still gets plenty

of ‘air time’, in the ‘Experimental Amateur

Built Aircraft’ that he built himself, flying out

of the Mason Field airfield that is located

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just 10 kilometres from home. He also finds

time to do pilot instruction, training, technical

counselling, runs a course on procedures and

supervises the construction of other amateur

built aircraft.

When she is not travelling or working with

the U3A, Sue likes the relaxed, tranquil

ambience at Halcyon Waters. “My favourite

place is down by the lake at Celebration

Park. I love the wildlife that gathers there, the

kangaroos and the variety of birdlife, it’s a

very peaceful, serene area,” she said.

Sue also enjoys the facilities on offer at

the ‘Leisure Club’, using the pool for some

afternoon exercise. Gary plays indoor bowls,

is a member of the Striders Club and usually

spends one day a week in the Shed, using

the range of power tools and equipment on

various projects he is working on.

Now that mowing the lawn is a thing of

the past, Gary has more time for another

great passion that began 35 years ago doing

technical drawings while he was studying

as an engineer. Although Halcyon Waters

has its own Art Studio, tucked away in a

corner of his garage is Gary’s studio where

he paints in acrylic on canvas, producing

works that he exhibits and that hang in a

few reception areas around Australia. “I

turned off the switch for 35 years then I

went to drawing class, starting out with

pastels and watercolours before using acrylics

and developing my own style and thought

process”, said Gary.

The Spicers are self confessed travellers,

particularly Sue who admits to inheriting

her love of the wanderlust from her father.

In fact Gary often jokes that Sue has now

clocked up more kilometres in the air than

he has.

For Gary and Sue the fork in the road came

after returning home to overgrown lawns

and a long list of home maintenance chores

after an extended overseas trip. “I remember

thinking, there must be an easier way in life”,

Gary recalled. After considering living in a

high rise apartment, Sue suggested taking

a look at Halcyon Waters and the rest is

history. Asked about their new lifestyle, the

Spicers advice is clear and simple. Make the

move earlier rather than later so you can

free up time to do the things that enrich

your life while you still can.

Below are some examples of Gary’s artwork.

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Inspirational home owner Graham Flack has

been in the saddle again, cycling nearly 900

kilometres across Southeast Queensland and

Northern New South Wales in the Bike 4

Burns charity ride. His fourth consecutive

year participating in the event Graham,

a retired ‘firie’, has ridden over 3600km

(not including training rides) and raised

almost $9,000 which directly supports

burns research initiatives at Brisbane’s Royal

Children’s Hospital.

This year Graham joined 49 current and

retired fire fighters for the challenging ride.

“The course signifies that many children

treated for burns at the hospital have to

endure long journeys in order to receive

treatment,” said Graham. To assist his

efforts, a special function held at Halcyon

Waters helped raise an impressive $4,510

including $1,100 in bar-proceeds which

Halcyon proudly donated to Graham’s

cause. “I am very grateful to Halcyon for

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Halcyon home owner’s epic fund raising effort

Qld Fire Service’s Gordon Hemphrey with Graham Flack and Halcyon Waters Community Manager Sue Miller

their donation and support over the past

four years, and to the home owners who

attended on the night and showed their

support,” he said.

Halcyon Joint Managing Director Bevan

Geissmann said the company was happy

to sponsor the initiative. “Graham is an

inspiration to all who know him and his

ongoing commitment to the Bike 4 Burns

ride is evidence of his passion for the cause,”

he said. “Community is the foundation of

the Halcyon brand, so we thought it fitting

to bring our homeowners together in

support of Graham’s ride.”

Halcyon Landing

Great news from the Sunshine Coast

and Halcyon Landing where 30 homes

are under construction and the first

home owners are just about to move in.

‘Early Birds’ have been quick to snap up

some great deals with more than $16.5

million in total sales.

The new Bli Bli community has also been

receiving rave reviews for its affordability,

sustainable living qualities and innovative

design. In another first, Halcyon Landing will

also be connected to the NBN (National

Broadband Network), up to three years

ahead of surrounding suburbs, making it the

first over 50’s community in Queensland to

have access to the super fast data service.

Purchasers have been quick to recognise the

value for money and lifestyle opportunities

on offer with 40 of the 8-Star energy rated

homes already sold in record time.

For more information about the latest

release of homes at Halcyon Landing

contact the Sales Office on 1800 050 050.

Already the project’s initial stage, the Foundation Release, has sold out and the second release of homes, the Heritage Release is now more than 60% sold with record sales totalling $7.2 million in April alone.

Another first for Halcyon

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Halcyon Waters1 Halcyon Way, Hope Island Qld 4212 Freecall 1800 626 488

Halcyon Parks42 Meridan Way, Caloundra Qld 4551 Freecall 1800 007 280

Halcyon Landing2 Bli Bli Road, Bli Bli Qld 4560 Freecall 1800 050 050

• UDIA National Winner – Seniors’ Living

• UDIA Qld Winner – Seniors’ Living

• UDIA Qld Winner – Affordable Housing

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With the Olympic Games completed, the

Halcyon community has been breaking a

few records of its own, fielding a team of

140 home owners and staff to compete in

the recent Gold Coast Marathon. This is

the fourth consecutive year that Halcyon

has entered a team, but it’s the first time

the group has mustered more than 40

competitors. Most entered the 5.7km

challenge, while some opted to have a crack

at the 10km, the half marathon and even the

full 42km marathon!

Spearheaded and inspired by Halcyon

Waters personal trainer Kyleigh Hurle, the

team included six home owners who were

involved in the Halcyon 12-week challenge

that saw participants collectively shed 33kg

over the course of the programme.

For the first time, the team also included

home owners from Halcyon Parks and

future home owners from Halcyon Landing,

who made the trip down to participate.

The Sunshine Coasters were led by Halcyon

Parks Community Manager Kate Clark,

who ran the full marathon. Kate is a liver

transplant recipient who has represented

Australia in athletics at the World Transplant

Games three times.

“Since starting work here, I’ve realised that

growing older is a privilege denied to many,

so I encourage all our home owners to

live their later years to the fullest,” said Ms

Clark. “Running the marathon is my way

of showing the home owners that we can

achieve our fitness goals despite our physical

ailments.”

At the finish line weary limbs were soon

forgotten in the corporate marquee with

fresh fruit, cold water and hamburgers.

Whether it was a personal challenge, having

fun with friends or trying something for the

first time, everyone agreed that it was a

thoroughly rewarding experience.

For the record, in the 5.7km challenge,

Halcyon team members placed first, second

and third in the men’s 70-74 age category.

Astonishingly, out of the 35 competitors

in this category, Halcyon team members

filled ten out of the first eleven places! The

team also placed first in the men’s 60-64

and women’s 65-69 and second in the

men’s 65-69 age groups. Great results were

achieved overall, with a host of personal

bests and personal firsts for many.

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Marathon men and women

The 140 strong Halcyon marathon team