A time for new beginnings
TO W N S V I L L E
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QUEENSLAND
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AUSTRALIA
Welcome to Carlyle Gardens It takes a very special place for you to feel like you’re coming home as soon as you arrive. Perhaps it’s the irreplaceable location that affords you convenient, everyday living. Perhaps it’s that the things you love most are just outside your door. Perhaps it’s that the spaciousness makes it feel like living your best life rather than compromising. Or maybe it’s that the smiling faces and genuine warmth of this community can be seen and felt. Welcome home.
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Amidst the blue skies and North Queensland sea breezes of Townsville, Carlyle Gardens is a resort-style community that offers an entirely new way to retire. In a location that marries genuine smalltown warmth with big city facilities, this independent living community offers spacious, affordable homes surrounded by unparalleled facilities. Carlyle Gardens simply has no comparison. Less compromise. More you.
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Not too big. Not too small. Just the perfect place.
The Strand
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Located in between the Coral Sea, Wet Tropics and the Outback, it’s easy to see why Townsville is the gateway to North Queensland.
The natural features that create an incredible destination for visitors, are just the cherry on top for residents who have found their home in the endless Summer of this city. A fine balance between metropolitan buzz and good old-fashioned, small town hospitality is required to create lifestyle perfection. A balance you’ll find in Townsville. Enjoy festivals, a passionate local food and restaurant culture and sporting
spectacles on show within a short distance of your front door. Have confidence that all the professional and medical services of a modern city are at your fingertips. With the best of city living taken care of, it’s the unique sense of community that will make you truly feel the difference that Townsville offers your lifestyle. There is a friendliness, a familiarity and a sense of care in every interaction. There is a warmth in knowing you don’t
just live here, but are a part of this unique place. Townsville has a domestic airport and easy road access to world-class tourist and travel destinations in the North Queensland region. As a part of the Carlyle Gardens community, your only real travel decision is what feels better – the freedom to lock up and explore with total peace of mind, or the feeling of coming home.
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Close to everything D ESTINATION SNAP SHOT Direct Domestic Flights
Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin, Toowoomba, Mackay, Cairns, Mount Isa, Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Richmond, Hughenden, Winton and Longreach.
Weather
More than 300 days of sunshine each year
Annual Events Include
Magnetic Island Race Week Australian Festival of Chamber Music Groovin the Moo Palm Creek Folk Festival Burdekin Readers and Writers Festival Australian Italian Festival Burdekin Water Festival Ingham Maraka Festival
Natural Attractions
Great Barrier Reef, Magnetic Island, Orpheus Island, Hinchinbrook Island, Palm Island, Pelorus Island, Wallaman Falls, Castle Hill. 11 National Parks, 4 Botanic Gardens, Reef HQ Great Barrier Reef Aquarium, fishing, watersports and camping
Arts and Culture
Galleries and studios Townsville Civic Theatre Burdekin Theatre Drive-in Cinemas
Strand Park
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Darwin 2.75hrs
Cairns 4.25hrs
The Strand
Townsville Mount Isa 2hrs Tropics Golf Course Willows Shopping Centre Reading Cinemas Riverway Arts Centre
Carlyle Gardens Townsville
North Queensland Stadium
Townsville Hospital
Mackay 4.5hrs
Toowoomba 2hrs
Brisbane 2hrs Sydney 3hrs Melbourne 4hrs
DI STANC E S AN D T I M I N G S Carlyle Medical Centre
On-site
Willows Shopping Centre
4 minutes drive
Tropics Golf Club
5 minutes drive
Riverway Arts Centre
7 minutes drive
Townsville Hospital
10 minutes drive
North Queensland Stadium
24 minutes drive
Townsville CBD
25 minutes drive
The Strand
26 minutes drive
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Willows Shopping Centre
The Strand
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Townsville Riverwalk
Location, location, location Location is critical to the ease and practicality of everyday living. Carlyle Gardens is situated in the suburb of Condon. The leafy sanctuary of the village offers a quiet haven within minutes of key services and everyday amenities that make life stress-free.
World class cultural entertainment is within 2.5 kilometres thanks to the Riverway Arts Centre. Your golf swing will improve with the rolling fairways of the Tropics Golf Club.
While unparalleled village facilities ensure that practical necessities and celebrated dining experiences are within walking distance, you’ll find everything that Townsville has to offer within reach.
Or change up your walking routine with a stroll along the foreshore where you can take in views of Magnetic Island before cooling off in the rock pool or dining at one of The Strand’s many restaurants.
One of Townsville’s most comprehensive shopping precincts, Willows Shopping Centre, is a quick four-minute drive away and accessible on the Carlyle Gardens village bus.
Accessibility to practical services and all the things you love to do cannot be underestimated in building a lifestyle that is free of stress and just plain easy.
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True community is not just seen but felt
Community gardens
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It takes a special place to allow you to feel part of something bigger as soon as you move in.
Carlyle Gardens offers a sense of community that is genuine. This is achieved through a combination of a well designed village, world class facilities, a dynamic activities calendar and the active participation of village residents. Whether you dive into the community in a big way or just choose your favourite things, the sense that everyone looks after each other is why this place feels like home.
Friends on every street and onsite village staff make Carlyle Gardens a community where safety provides not just peace of mind but freedom. Residents routinely enjoy walks at night or in the early morning, feel comfortable to allow their grandchildren to play and explore and know that if they jump in the caravan their home will be waiting for them just as they left it.
There is a large group of golfers who conquer the fairways together each week, groups of friends who travel as one, new hobby groups popping up and even charity and fundraising groups that make a real impact. Carlyle Gardens offers freedom, security and a community that you can be proud of.
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Spacious modern living in a resort-style setting
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“I always wanted a brick home and now I have a palace.” Betty, Village Resident
For so many people considering retirement, they find themselves having to make the decision to downsize their home and compromise on living the lifestyle that they’ve always wanted. Carlyle Gardens’ spacious, affordable homes are designed for not only modern living but with the freedom to choose the design that best fits the way you want to live. A variety of floor plans are available in two and three-bedroom independent homes that offer openness and privacy surrounded by the security and lifestyle benefits of Carlyle Gardens’ premier resort facilities. Modern cool palettes welcome light into open plan living and entertainment spaces, relaxing bedrooms and modern kitchens and bathrooms finished with premium fittings.
F E AT U R E S + Spacious bedrooms and living areas + Large modern kitchens with ample storage + Air-conditioning in the master bedroom and living area + Ceiling fans throughout + 24-hour emergency call system + Security screens throughout the home + Pets are welcome upon application
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Unparalleled facilities and resort-style living
Carlyle Gardens bowling green
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Carlyle Gardens’ exceptional facilities make world class resort-style living your new normal. Join friends in the licensed restaurant and bar, with one of the most well-regarded menus in Townsville. Or create your own barbecue get-together around the swimming pool. The felt of the billiard tables awaits and the bowling greens beckon. Art and craft rooms are spaces of creation and conversation while the well-stocked library provides solitude. The hobby workshop offers a complete range of machinery and tools and the ever-present promise of a chin-wag with mates.
While many enjoy walking and cycling around the estate, the gymnasium is well-equipped for any workout in airconditioned comfort. The residents’ ever-changing social calendar offers the opportunity to stay connected, try new things and enjoy what you love. With everything from concerts in Carlyle Garden’s auditorium, dancing, exercise and yoga classes to gardening and other hobby groups, Carlyle Gardens takes resort style living to the next level.
FACI L I T I E S + Licensed restaurant and bar + Large swimming pool with barbecue facilities + Well-equipped gymnasium + 500 seat auditorium for concerts and events + Beautifully maintained bowling green + Hobby workshop + Arts and craft rooms + Billiard tables + Library + Caravan and boat storage + Onsite medical centre + Village bus + Hairdresser + Conference/games room + Communal garden
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Carlyle Gardens, a hub of activity. Enjoy the best years of your life at your own pace.
Carlyle Gardens Village Square
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“Our health improved because of the weather and lifestyle.� Wendy and Sandy, Village Residents
A monthly schedule of community activities allows you to enjoy the company of others as much as you desire. Highly motivated and well organised residents arrange functions and social activities such as community barbecues, outdoor bowls, line dancing, yoga, arts and crafts, pool and billiards, movie days and more.
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Townsville Riverway
The little things
that mean a lot Carlyle Gardens takes a very practical approach to ensuring the little necessities of everyday life are taken care of, so you have more time to simply enjoy the things you love best.
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From the simplest household tasks, to assistance with more arduous home maintenance, the stress of ‘keeping house’ is taken away. Street beautification programs provide for regular street cleaning and ensure all lawns across the neighbourhood are mowed for you.
Carlyle Gardens offers residents access to a range of Blue Care Help at Home care services from transportation around town to allied health services. Allied health services include the opportunity to have podiatry and physiotherapy treatments performed in the comfort and convenience of your own home or close by. All services are designed to enhance your lifestyle and maintain freedom and independence. Carlyle Gardens is owned and operated by Blue Care, one of Queensland’s leading and trusted care providers with more than 65 years experience - giving you the confidence and security of knowing you’re in safe hands. Blue Care is proud to be part of UnitingCare Queensland. Finally, every home is equipped with an emergency call system that provides immediate contact with a dedicated response team.
Carlyle Gardens offers security, freedom and more time to enjoy life: + Dedicated maintenance team + Street cleaning service + Lawn mowing service + 24-hour emergency call system Blue Care Help at Home services include: + House cleaning available + Transportation services available + At home allied health services available
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Making the move together
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“We’ve been all over the world and Carlyle Gardens is just the best.” Kay and Laurie, Village Residents
Carlyle Gardens has assisted all of our residents in turning the decision-making and moving process from anxious to exciting. Everyone’s experience is unique. You have questions. We have answers. Allow one of our experienced team members to assist you through the entire process, from understanding the right time to move, to clearly laying out costs and even talking you through selling your existing home. Here’s what we can help with: + Explaining the costs of retirement village living + Identifying the right time to move + Finding the right real estate agent to sell your existing home + Coordinating the timing of your sale and purchase of your new home + Choosing the right Carlyle Gardens home to suit your needs + Personalised tour of homes, facilities and meeting with existing residents + Step by step assistance with process of purchase We recommend seeking independent legal and financial advice prior to entering into a contract. Not everybody that moves into a retirement village is retired. No one person’s journey is the same as another. Contact us today and feel confident in approaching this decision with total clarity and support at every step.
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“Don’t leave it too late before you move.� Konrad & Margot, Village Residents
The information contained in this brochure is for guidance purposes only. All information is provided in good faith and is believed to be accurate; however prospective purchasers should not rely on this information and should make their own enquiries. All artist impressions, images and photographs are for presentation purposes and are indicative.
Resort-style living in stunning, modern homes
60 Beck Drive North, Condon QLD 4815 Call 07 4755 6900 CarlyleGardens.com.au/Townsville
