Our backyard doesn't stop at the fence.

Have a look around.

From the café and the pool to the nature walk, there's plenty here to enjoy without leaving the grounds.

Meet Helen.

She looked at a few villages and decided they weren't her scene. Then her grandson said, "Look at one more, Granny."

Helen's story | 2:25 min

“It was the best decision I could have made.”

Helen and her husband retired to Bathurst to chase gold. She got bored of prospecting, picked up a paintbrush instead, and has since been hung twice in the Moran Portrait Prize — unusual, she'll tell you, for a hobby artist.

Her grandson used to make deliveries here, which is how she came to take one last look. Since moving in, she and a couple of friends started a monthly happy hour. Everyone brings their own prosecco.

Some days she paints. Some days she wants company, and it's there. That's about the best description of a village we've heard.

There's something on most weeks here.

This is what residents tell us about. What's below is illustrative; the actual program comes from the village and it's residents.

MONTHLY

Happy hour

Started by residents. Bring your own prosecco.

WEEKLY

The shopping bus

Groceries sorted without the car.

MONTHLY

The mystery tour

It really is a mystery. Could be the beach, could be an RSL.

MOST DAYS

Pool, bowls and the gym

Then a coffee at the café. 

The four numbers.

No form to complete, no "request a copy". They're just here, whether you ever ring us or not.

Moving in

from $607,000

The ingoing contribution ranges from $607,000 for a 1 bedroom home up to $975,000 for a 3 bedroom.

Every week

$239.74

An equal contribution per home covering village operations, council rates and water, building insurance and ongoing maintenance.

Moving out fee

32%

Builds at roughly 7% a year and stops entirely at year five. It's the cost of the whole arrangement, paid at the end rather than upfront.

What comes back

~68%

Your ingoing contribution less the departure fee, after five years. Illustrative only — your contract and your years decide the real figure.

One thing worth saying plainly: You buy into a village here, you don't rent.

You'll see the word lease in our contracts, and it's fair enough to read that as renting — it isn't. A lease here means you pay an ingoing contribution once, the home is yours for as long as you want it, and most of that money comes back when you leave. No weekly rent, no landlord deciding whether you can stay.

Which does mean it isn't the right fit for everyone, and we'd rather you knew now than after a phone call. If renting is what you're after, here's where to start looking instead — a different part of the housing system, with people who do it far better than we would.

A few homes to get you started.

Take a look at a few of the homes you’ll find at Azure Blue Redcliffe.

Come and
say hello.

Come by for a cuppa at the café and a look around. We’ll organise a time that suits, introduce you to the village and answer any questions you have along the way.

Say hello to Mark.

Mark looks after Azure Blue Carina and can organise a time to visit, show you a few apartments and chat through any questions. If you're coming by bus, it stops right out the front.

07 3155 2129

Plan a visit

 

Choose a day that suits and come in for a look around, a cuppa and a chat with the team.

Bring whoever you like

 

Your daughter, a friend, the one who asks the awkward questions. Everyone gets the same information — no side conversations, no surprises.

Or ring Mark

 

Prefer to organise it first? Mark can arrange a time to visit and make sure someone is ready to welcome you.

Ready when you're ready

Things people actually ask.

The ones that come up on the phone most often, answered here so you don't have to ring and ask.

Yes — pets are welcome with prior approval. Have a chat with the village team before you move in so everything can be sorted.

Absolutely. Let the village office know when someone's staying overnight, and be home while they're here. Anything longer than 14 nights in a row, 60 nights across a year, or more than four guests at once needs a quick OK first.

If you're moving in on your own, you need to be at least 65. For couples, one person must be 65 or over and the other at least 60.

No. Every apartment has its own car park in the secure resident parking, and there's parking for visitors.

Yes. Every apartment is connected to an emergency help system monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and it's included in the weekly charge.

Usually, yes. Have a chat with the village manager or sales team first so any changes meet the right standards. Worth knowing: changes you make are generally yours to put back when you leave.

Yes. BlueCare Carina Aged Care Facility is on the same site. Living in the village doesn't reserve you a place, though. You'd need an aged care assessment like anyone else, aged care sits under different laws from the village, and a move across may mean a new contract and an exit fee on your apartment.

Yes. BlueCare home care can come to your apartment, from a hand with the cleaning through to nursing and personal care. You're free to choose a different provider if you'd rather.

There is a Peace of Mind Guarantee. If you decide to leave within three months of your lease starting, your ingoing contribution is refunded and the exit fee is waived. You’ll still need to cover the usual village charges for the time you were there, along with any applicable costs.

Every apartment has a step-free shower and a toilet that works with a wheelchair. Lift or level access and wider doorways vary between apartments, so ask Mark about the specific one you're looking at.
Questions about retirement villages generally?

How villages work, what the contract types mean, how exit fees are calculated, what a Village Comparison Document is — all explained properly, and none of it specific to us.

Not yet? That's completely fine.

Most people arrive about three years later than they meant to. There's no hurry from us — have a read, keep the numbers, and come back when something changes. Nothing on this page disappears behind a form in the meantime.

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