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home and not have to worry about planning, we put our name down and from home while Kevin works
maintenance. picked a block we liked and a house in construction and his job can
we liked. Our house was too large take him anywhere in south east
Best of all, it wasn’t too far now for just the two of us. With a big Queensland.”
from Robyn and Kevin, or their house there was lots of maintenance
granddaughter Savannah, husband and cleaning and as we get older, we Former farmers, Ken and Daphne
Lachie, and their fur-baby Digby. want to enjoy life instead of always have settled well into resort life at
Digby used to stay with Robyn during working.” Logan Village. They have made good
the day while his parents worked but friends since being at Amber and
is now a regular daytime visitor with When building began on the second join in regularly with activities in the
Daphne and Ken. stage of Amber and Robyn and Kevin resort.
were called to see if they were still
“We really liked the idea of interested, that’s when they made “We had 40 years in Cooma, and I
community living at Amber for Mum the decision to move. guess we got to the point where we
and Dad, as it meant they could wanted to be closer to our only child
make new friends and have people “We sold in Helensvale and moved and only grandchild,” Daphne said.
around while we worked,” Robyn to be close to Mum and Dad, and
said. Savannah and Lachie, and Kevin’s “Our old house also had many steps
daughter Caitlin who also lived which was not good as we get older.
Robyn said she and Kevin would nearby. Kevin’s other daughter Eliana We are country people who don’t
often toy with the idea of downsizing lives on the Gold Coast, so we are really want the hustle and bustle of
and moving into the community still close to her. the city, but Amber by Living Gems is
when they visited her parents. nice and quiet, and we like being part
“We moved into Amber in January, of the community.”
“Then when the second stage was in and I have the luxury of working

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