A lifestyle that ticks all the boxes

When Lynda and John Klavins came up from Sydney for their regular visit to family and friends in Queensland this year, little did they suspect that they’d be returning with a new home.

The couple, who lived for 31 years in Lane Cove, now call Living Gems Caboolture Riverfront home, thanks to their son-in-law.

“Our family live in Caboolture and we have friends who live in another over-50s community in Cooroy,” said Lynda. “We could see how much they were enjoying the lifestyle and I said to John that it would be nice if we could find somewhere like that for ourselves.”

As it happened, the Klavins’ son-in-law was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and a regular visitor to Living Gems Caboolture Riverfront.

He made an appointment with sales manager Glenys Lowry.

For Lynda, it was love at first sight.

“Living Gems ticked all the boxes,” she said. “Glenys showed us the home that we ended up buying and it was perfect. We could have moved in then and there.”

After returning to Sydney to put their home on the market and to downsize, the couple moved into their new home just before Christmas.

“Most of all, the resort has everything we hoped for because we’re both quite active,” added Lynda. “I love trying something new and from everything I’ve seen there is so much to do – like dancing – as well as a few things that we haven’t done in years such as ten-pin bowling which I know we’ll enjoy with our great granddaughter.”

The Klavins have a daughter, two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Lynda says that living nearby now means much more precious time together.

“The fact we’ll be so close to family is just icing on the cake,” she said. “John and I still drive, so the idea of being able to meet our eldest great granddaughter from school is something that will give us great pleasure.”

Just as important is being part of an active community.

“We’ve lived in the same home for 31 years and things don’t stay the same. It gets more built up and the community changes over that time – which is to be expected, of course,” said Lynda.

“But now John and I are looking forward to spending more time with people in our own age group and sharing our gifts, as well as enjoying all sorts of activities and entertainment that are all just around the corner from our new home.”

Lynda is a retired hairdresser and was impressed when she first saw the resort’s salon.

“It looked lovely in there and when we opened the door to take a look and heard lots of laughter and saw smiling faces, I knew this would be a good place,” she said.

Being close to nature is something else which greatly appeals to Lynda, and to her delight, their home overlooks the greenspace that leads to the Caboolture River.

“The resort gardens are lovely as well and we’re really looking forward to making it our own,” she said.

“We’re so excited to make Living Gems Caboolture Riverfront our home. This resort certainly has ‘all the ticks’.”