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RETIREMENT LIVING
LIFESTYLE SHOW UNCOVERS HIDDEN GEMS
A NEW lifestyle show for over 50s showcases how life gets better with age, covering topics such as health, travel, fashion and technology.
Living Proof is designed to celebrate and educate, with entertaining, inspiring, and informative content.
Retirees George Oliver and Judy Fuller, homeowners at GemLife resorts on the Sunshine Coast, appear in the first episode, alongside experienced presenters Leigh Muirhead and Michael Croaker.
The cast also includes dietitian Carly Barlow, fashion consultant Tasha Homan, travel host Graham Moore and technology guru Stephen Fenech who appear in each episode to give expert advice.
In the first 25-minute episode, Mr Oliver works with the dietitian to address his health goals, which include fitting into his suit for his son’s upcoming wedding.
“I’ve had a suit in my cupboard for a few years and amazingly it shrunk,” he joked. “Using the tools Carly gave me, I’ve managed to lose my middle spread, despite missing the gym during winter.
“There are a lot of health-conscious people at this stage of life because we’ve all been touched by some sort of medical drama – personally or through friends or family.
“Even though you’re aware, it helps to FROM her beginnings on a cattle property in rural Queensland to owning hair salons in Gladstone and living in China, Vietnam, India and Saudi Arabia, Sandy Shield has had an interesting life.
She took the plunge and decided to write and self-publish her memoir, Here I Go Again, as way of chronicling her travels, many of them following her husband of 42 years, former BHP engineer Tony, on his many overseas postings.
“In the many hours I spent recording my story, I still kept needing to push aside the ‘people won’t be interested’ thoughts,” Sandy says.
“Hopefully the ‘of course they will’ thoughts won the day and my story is an interesting one and I actually enjoyed its therapeutic value.”
In the couple’s (pictured) latest chapter, they are preparing a move to Stockland’s B by Halcyon in Buderim, a far more relaxed lifestyle than some of their previous locations.
“Considering the quite different life I
SINCE 1970, Suncare has been ensuring that for residents of central and south-east Queensland, getting older doesn’t have to mean moving into residential aged care.
Dedicated Suncarers specialise in the delivery of in-home services for older Australians.
From everyday services such as housekeeping and meal preparation, to a lift to the shops or a garden tidy-up, the Suncare team knows how to optimise funding and options for their clients.
Services include housekeeping, home
get a reminder and a bit of a shake-up. I hope people can take something from my experience on the show and improve their own health.”
The first episode also features a makeover and wardrobe update for GemLife Maroochy Quays homeowner Judy Fuller, who said the experience had changed her attitude towards dressing.
“I wouldn’t have had the confidence to wear bright things before the show, but I do now. And with the beautiful climate here on the Coast and the wonderful lifestyle at GemLife, I feel fabulous,” she said.
Living Proof is created by GemLife, developers of premium over-50s lifestyle resorts, giving residents a chance to star in their own show.
GemLife CEO Adrian Puljich said the company had engaged some of the country’s leading experts to provide up-to-date, tailored content in an informative and entertaining format.
“We have wonderful communities at GemLife and we hope Living Proof conveys a sense of that,” he said.
“We’re thrilled with the quality of the production and excited to share it with people Australia-wide.” To watch, visit gemlife.com.au/ livingproof have led, I still consider myself very lucky that a young engineer named Tony walked into my salon for a haircut,” she says in her book.
“A more caring, kind, understanding, generous, (a little quiet) husband I could not wish for.”
A LITTLE HELP MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE
and garden maintenance and transport to ensure that extra support is available – and it always comes with a smile and a chat.
Suncare support worker Carrey goes home every day knowing she has made a real difference in the lives of those in her care.
Before becoming a Suncarer, Carrey knew she wanted a job that was fulfilling and gave her a sense of purpose.
“I met a couple of people who worked for Suncare and they seemed to love their jobs, and they were also really happy, outgoing people. I knew immediately that’s what I wanted to do,” she said Carrey.
“I am proud to be a Suncarer and when I go home, I feel like I have really made a difference.”
As a growing organisation, Suncare is recruiting volunteers and employees for a range of roles that help older Australians fulfil their wish to remain living independently at home. Visit suncare.org.au or call 1800 786 227.
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