Our backyard doesn't stop at the fence.

Have a look around.

From the bowls green and the pool (heated at No. 100) to the gym and workshop, there’s plenty here to enjoy without leaving the grounds.

Meet Neville and Margaret.

One got a dog he didn't want. The other bought a scooter she didn't want. Here's what happened next.

Neville's story | 2:14 min

“I'm only popular because I own the dog.”

After his wife passed away, Neville's daughter told him he needed a dog to look after. He said no. She insisted — and he'll tell you it was the best thing she ever did for him.

Now he can't walk Freddie past a house without someone coming out with a treat. Freddie has also worked out that neighbours on mobility scooters will give him a lift.

Margaret's story | 2:25 min

“The younger you go in, the more you can do.”

Margaret bought a scooter she didn't want. So she started a scooter club. Ten years in, the club rides in Hervey Bay's annual convoy — 21 of them — and one year she sewed royal gowns and golden canopies for the "royal coaches".

She moved in earlier than she strictly had to, and she'd tell you that's the point.

What's on at Fraser Shores across both gates.

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

MOST DAYS

Bowls

Two greens to choose from.

WEEKLY

The scooter club

Both villages are always on the move.

WEEKLY

Workshop and gym

Keep busy and stay active.

EVERY WINTER

Whale season

Not ours, but right in your backyard. 

The four numbers.

Two villages means two sets of numbers. No form, no "request a copy". They're just here, whether you ever ring us or not.

Moving in, from

No. 58

$412,000

up to $694,000

No. 100

$423,000

up to $1,037,000

Your ingoing contribution. Ranges shown are across all unit types.

Every week

No. 58

$170.78

No. 100

$195.57

An equal contribution per home covering village operations, council rates and water, building insurance and ongoing maintenance. Each village manages it's own budget.

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 Fraser Shores.

Come and
say hello.

Come by for a cuppa 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 Rachel.

Rachel looks after Fraser Shores and can organise a time to visit, have a look around and chat through any questions.

07 4148 7115

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 Rachel

 

Prefer to organise it first? Rachel 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.

Two. Fraser Shores at 58 Nissen Street and Fraser Shores 2 at 100 Nissen Street are separate retirement villages under Queensland law, side by side in Urraween. They share an operator, contract options, exit fee schedule and a manager, but each has its own Village Comparison Document, weekly charge and residents committee.

Between them there are 441 homes. Your contract is with whichever village your home is in.

Each village sets its own budget each financial year. Right now No. 58 is $170.78 a week and No. 100 is $195.57, flat for every home in each village. Both can rise each year — see the costs section above for how much they've moved recently.

No. Neither village has an on-site or attached residential aged care home. What is close: two hospitals on Nissen Street. St Stephen's is part of the UnitingCare family, like BlueCare — that doesn't mean priority treatment, it just means it's nearby.

BlueCare home care can be delivered in your home in either village, and you're free to choose any approved provider. If you later need residential aged care, that's a separate move and contract, and no village can hold or guarantee a place.

Yes, with the operator's approval first. Ask Neville how that works out.

Yes — both villages have caravan and RV parking, and every home has its own garage or carport.

Building started at No. 58 in 1994 and at No. 100 in 2004, so homes vary in age across and within the two villages. Worth seeing more than one when you visit. Each unit is reinstated or fully renovated prior to you moving in. Book a tour to find out what is currently available.

There's a Peace of Mind Guarantee. Leave within three months of your lease starting and your ingoing contribution is refunded with no exit fee. You still pay the village charges for the time you were there and some legal and reinstatement costs.

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.

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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