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Over 50s living reinvented

GemLife Highfields Country Club takes top honours

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GEMLIFE Highfields over-50s resort’s multimilli­on-dollar country club took top honours at the prestigiou­s Master Builders Queensland Housing and Constructi­on Awards 2019.

The innovative, premium clubhouse forms a lifestyle hub for its Highfields community, offering everything from a heated indoor swimming pool, floodlit tennis court, covered championsh­ip-grade bowling green and ten-pin bowling alley to cinema, library, bar and cafe.

GemLife Highfields country club’s expansive facilities reflect the changing lifestyle needs of over-50s communitie­s, providing everything needed for active and engaged living.

GemLife chief executive officer and director Adrian Puljich said GemLife had reimagined and reinvented over-50s living in recognitio­n of evolving lifestyles.

“We’re redesignin­g and revolution­ising the space and we’re passionate­ly committed to excellence and innovation,” Mr Puljich said.

“Our first-class clubhouses are a central part of this,” he said.

The classicall­y modern building and surroundin­g precinct mirror the idyllic rural charm of its Highfields setting.

The clubhouse’s elegant design successful­ly balances generous proportion­s with a sense of intimacy and warmth, inviting relaxation and engagement.

The country club houses a library, cafe, dining area and bar with cosy, stylishly furnished lounge and seating areas.

It also boasts a wellequipp­ed art and craft studio, music room, hair salon and consultati­on room, in addition to a games room, spa, sauna and much more.

Spanning the rear of the building is a restful alfresco area, peppered with elegant outdoor dining and lounge seating, in addition to barbecue facilities.

Precinct facilities also include a pickleball court, offleash dog run, community garden, barbecue pavilion and more.

The GemLife Highfields Country Club won the Community Service Facilities category in the Master Builders Awards Housing and Constructi­on Awards 2019 for the Western Downs region.

The country club will automatica­lly progress to the State awards , which are to be held in November this year.

GemLife launched in late 2016 and now has six over-50s resorts across Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.

To tour GemLife Highfields call 1800 910 278, and for more informatio­n visit the website at www.gemlife.com.au

 ?? Photo: Lucas Muro ?? WINNING FACILITY: GemLife Highfields country club took out the award for Community Service Facilities at the Master Builders Queensland Housing and Constructi­on Awards for the Western Downs region.
Photo: Lucas Muro WINNING FACILITY: GemLife Highfields country club took out the award for Community Service Facilities at the Master Builders Queensland Housing and Constructi­on Awards for the Western Downs region.

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