Forresters Beach Retirement Village

19/11/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞

📢10am Manager’s Meeting

🚗 Driving Miss Daisy
• Presentation on day trips & social outings
• Something yummy to enjoy for morning tea

💙 Home Care
• Emma Wilkins is here to say hello

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 . . .
📊 Budgets & Biscuits
• After the meeting, Julie will present the quarterly figures

Have a great day 🌸

18/11/2025

Don’t miss out! The Lakehouse is abuzz with our Annual Christmas Market Stall. Home-made gifts, plants, fruit cakes, crafts, woodwork and a fabulous raffle come on down. It’s on right now!!!!

18/11/2025

🥁 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥…

👂 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 – 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲
Don’t forget to book your spot with Paul from Hearing Australia for a free hearing check.
📞 Call Paul: 0459 935 523
📍 The Fishbowl, The Lakehouse
🕣 8:30am – 2:30pm

🎄 𝐒𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐤 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬!
Craft ✂️ • Sewing 🧵 • Village Workshop 🔧
From 9am in The Lakehouse — cakes, handmade gifts, decorations, food, plants and more. A chance to splash your cash and pick up something festive! 🎁🌿

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 and a special guest from Viking Cruises
for afternoon tea + travel inspiration.
Ahoy matey! ⚓☕
📍 From 2pm in The Lakehouse

☕ 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 – 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐚 (𝟏𝟎𝐚𝐦)
Join us in The Lakehouse at 10am for the Manager’s Morning Tea featuring a presentation from Driving Miss Daisy 🚗💙
Followed immediately by Budgets & Biscuits 🍪📊

17/11/2025

🎉 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞!”
These gorgeous shots were taken by Brock (Steven Smith Contracting) on his lunch break — a proud black swan family with fluffy cygnets. Thanks, Brock! 🙌🦢🪶

🎂 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧, 𝐑𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐝𝐚, 𝐖𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐲 & 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧 — 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬! 🥳🎈

☕ 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐟é — 𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 + 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬
🐟 Shallow-fried Basa fillet with home-made tartare & fresh crispy salad (GF available)
🥗 Chicken Ranch Salad — house-made snitty, lettuce, tomato, red onion, bacon pieces, cheese & ranch (GF available)
🥪 The Garden Stack Toastie — avocado, eggplant, tomato, caramelised onion, pesto, spinach & cheese on rustic bread (GF available)
📞 Pre-order: 4384 0816

𝐌𝐎𝐍: 🛒 Shopping: Erina | 🎱 Bingo | 🀄 Mah-Jongg | ⚫Bowls

𝐓𝐔𝐄: 💧 Aquarobics | 🧍‍♂️ Coastal Mobile Chiro | 👯 Ladies Morning Tea Club | 💃 Line Dancing | 🌿 Garden Working Bee | ♣️🃏 Cards & Games

𝐖𝐄𝐃: 👂 Hearing Australia | 🛒 Shopping: Bateau Bay Square | ✂️🎄 Craft Christmas Sale | 💪⚖️ Strength & Balance | 🛳️ Viking Cruise Presentation

𝐓𝐇𝐔: 🧘 Yoga | ☕ Manager’s Morning Tea (Final for 2025) → 🍪 Budgets & Biscuits | ⛵ Model Boat Club | 🀄 Mah-Jongg | 💃🕺 Ballroom & Latin Dance

𝐅𝐑𝐈: 🧘‍♀️ Meditation | 🛒 Shopping: Bateau Bay Square, Tuggerah Home Co, Station & Westfields | 🕺 Zumba | 🍹 Happy Hour

𝐒𝐀𝐓: ⚫Bowls

🗓️ 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬
👒 Thu 27 Nov — Ladies Lunch (The Lakehouse) & Trivia
🎼 Wed 3 Dec — Henry Kendall Concert (The Lakehouse)
🎶 Wed 17 Dec, from 6:30pm — Christmas Carols (The Lakehouse)

💙 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭?
👩‍⚕️ Emma Wilkins (RetireAustralia Clinical Case Manager) is available Wednesdays & Thursdays.
📞 0437 044 893 — call to make an appointment.

For any enquiries, call Reception 4384 0895.
Have a fab week, everyone! 🌞

11/11/2025

✨Emily and Elissa are back at the Lakesdie Cafe✨
Wednesday 12th – Friday 14th November

🍳 Bacon & Egg Muffin — $10
🍞 Raisin Toast with Butter — $7
🥪 Mixed Sandwiches — $10
🥗 Chicken Caesar Salad with Crusty Croutons (GF available) — $18
🍔 Beef Burger — $18 or ‘with the lot’ — $20
🌯 Wraps (fresh or toasted) – check the daily board for fillings — $16
🌮 Nachos with all the toppings (GF) — $18
🥔 Baked Potato with bacon, sour cream & spring onion (GF) — $15
🧀 Open Melts – see daily board — $14
🥑 Avocado Smash on toasted sourdough w/ cherry tomatoes, soft goats cheese & dukkah (GF available) — $18 ➕ Add egg — $2
🐟 Shallow Fried Basa with homemade tartare & fresh salad (GF available) — $20
🌽 Corn Fritter Wrap/Bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, sour cream & sweet chilli (GF available) — $18

All meals are homemade with fresh ingredients and pre-ordering is recommended so you don’t miss out 🍽️ They also have a range of frozen meals available ❄️

🕘 Opening Hours: 9.00am – 1.30pm weekdays
💳 Cash or card accepted
📞 To order: Call 4384 0816 during café hours
Eat in or Takeaway 🌿

10/11/2025

Today, we pause to remember and honour the brave men and women who served, and continue to serve, our country. Their courage, sacrifice, and dedication have secured the freedoms we cherish every day.

At 11am we take a moment of silence to reflect on their service.

Lest we forget.

10/11/2025

🎉 This Week at Forresters Beach Retirement Village
📅 10th – 16th November

🎂 Celebrating: John, Judy, Sandra, Joy, Penny, Noel & Judy –
Happy Birthday to you all! 🥳🎈

MONDAY
☕ Café Closed
🛒 Shopping – Erina
🎱 Bingo
🀄 Mah-Jongg
⚫ Lawn Bowls
🤝 Friendship & Carers – BYO Dinner

TUESDAY
☕ Café Closed
💧 Aqua Aerobics
👯 Ladies Morning Tea Club
💃 Line Dancing
🌿 Garden Club Afternoon Tea (BYO cup)
♣️🃏 Cards & Games
🌺 Remembrance Day poppies available at Reception – $3

WEDNESDAY
☕ Café Open
🛒 Shopping – Bateau Bay Square
✂️🧵 Craft & Sewing
💪⚖️ Strength & Balance

THURSDAY
🧘 Yoga
⛵ Model Boat Club
🀄 Mah-Jongg
💃🕺 Ballroom & Latin Dance

FRIDAY
🧘‍♀️ Meditation
🛒 9am Shopping – Bateau Bay Square, Tuggerah Home Co, Station & Westfields
🕺 Zumba
🍹 Happy Hour

SATURDAY
⚫ Lawn Bowls

🗓️ Save the Dates
📅 Wednesday 19th November
👂 Hearing Australia
✂️🧵 Craft, Sewing & Village Workshop Christmas Sale
🛳️ Viking Cruise Presentation

📅 Thursday 20th November
☕ Managers Morning Tea
🤓 Trivia Night

📅 Tuesday 17th December
🎶 Christmas Carols with the Salvos

📅 Tuesday 24th December
🏢 Village Office closes from 2pm

✨ Spotlight on Village Services

💅 Chloe Bush – Beauty Therapist
📞 0401 272 008 (available Tuesdays & Wednesdays)

☕ Lakeside Café with Emily D Coffee
📞 4384 0816

💇‍♀️ Lakeside Hair Salon – Tracy
📞 0466 823 913 (Tues, Wed, Fri)

🧑‍⚕️ Physio – Tricia Stolp
📞 0490 014 413

🦶 Podiatrist – Rocio Parkinson
📞 4333 7773

🏥 Forresters Beach Medical
📞 4317 4000

💊 Forresters Beach Pharmacy
📞 4385 1585

📮 Pharmacy Box – located in The Gate House

💙 RetireAustralia Home Care – Emma Wilkins, Clinical Case Manager
📅 Wednesdays & Thursdays (Consulting Room)
📞 0437 044 893 – call to make an appointment

For any enquiries, please call the Village Office on 4384 0895.
Have a great week everyone 🌞

10/11/2025

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. Purchase a Poppy from Reception and support the work of our local RSL Sub-branch Auxiliary.

03/11/2025

🎉 This Week at the Village | 3rd– 9thNovember 🎉

Monday
🛍️ Shopping – Erina (9:30am)
🎲 BINGO! (10am)
🀄 Mah-jongg (1pm)
🏐 Bowls (2pm)

Tuesday
💆‍♀️ Coastal Mobile Chiro (9am)
💦 No Aqua today
🎩 Melbourne Cup Luncheon (12:30pm)
🌿 Garden Working Bee (4pm)
🃏 Cards & Games (6pm)

Wednesday
🛒 Shopping – Bateau Bay Square (9am)
🧵 Craft & Sewing (9:30am)
🥪 Eat Up Sandwiches (10am)
💪 Strength & Balance (10am)

Thursday
🧘‍♀️ Yoga (10am)
🚤 Model Boat Club (10:30am)
🀄 Mah-jongg (12:30pm)
💃 Ballroom & Latin Dance (1:30pm)

Friday
🧘‍♂️ Meditation (8:30am)
☕ Friday Café closed
🛍️ Shopping – BB Square, Tuggerah Home Co, Station & Westfields (9am)
💃 Zumba (9:30am)
🍷 Happy Hour (4:30pm)

Saturday
🏐 Bowls (9am)

🎂 Happy Birthday to Jan, Marie, Sheena, Barbara, Ruth, Sandra, Di, Rayna, Jim, Karen, Roy & Mary!

👩‍⚕️ Need Home Care Support?
Emma Wilkins, RA Home Care Clinical Case Manager, is available Wednesdays & Thursdays. 📞 0437 044 893 | ✉️ Emma.Wilkins@retireaustralia.com.au

📅 Save the Dates:
🧵 Wed 19 Nov — Christmas Craft Sale, Viking Cruise Presentation & Hearing Australia
☕ Thu 20 Nov — Manager’s Morning Tea + Budgets & Biscuits
👗 Thu 27 Nov — Ladies Lunch & Trivia Night
🎺 Wed 17 Dec — Christmas Carols with the Salvation Army Band

📸 Lakehouse Display – “Sunrise | Sunset”
A colourful collection from our Photography Group — capturing moments like Red Sky at Night, Fire on the Water, and Evening Glow.
👉 View the full gallery here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/gCr5banGW6YVYVXs7

Please call reception on 4384 0895 with any enquiries. Have a great week.

Shared album · Tap to view!

02/11/2025

☕ This Week at Lakeside Café | 3rd–6th November 🍳
Join Emily and Elissa for another delicious week of homemade favourites at the café before they take a well earned break! 💕

Here’s a taste of what’s on the menu this week:
🥓 Bacon & Egg Muffin – $10
🥗 Chicken Caesar Salad (GF available) – $18
🍔 Beef Burger or with the lot – $18–$20
🥑 Avocado Smash with Cherry Tomatoes, Goats Cheese & Dukkah (GF available) – $18 (+ egg $20)
🌮 Nachos with all the toppings (GF) – $18
🥔 Baked Potato with Bacon, Sour Cream & Spring Onions (GF) – $15
🍞 Open Melts, Wraps & Mixed Sandwiches – check the daily board for fillings!

📅 Open: Monday to Thursday this week, 9am–1:30pm
💳 Cash or card
☎️ Pre order: 4384 0816 during café hours

⚠️ Please note: The café will be closed from Friday 7th to Tuesday 11th November while the team enjoys a short break — reopening Wednesday 12th November.

Come grab your favourites before the break — eat in or takeaway and enjoy the view! 🌸

27/10/2025

🎉 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞
📅 𝐌𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭 – 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐯

🎂 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨: 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧, 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐜𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥, 𝐑𝐚𝐲 & 𝐑𝐚𝐲 🥳🎈

𝐌𝐎𝐍
🚌 Bus to Erina
🎱 Bingo
🀄 Mah-jongg
⚫⚪ Lawn Bowls

𝐓𝐔𝐄
💧 Aqua Aerobics
👯 Ladies Morning Tea
📸 Photography Group
💃 Line Dancing
🌿 Garden Working Bee
🤝 Friendship & Carers
♣️🃏 Cards & Games

𝐖𝐄𝐃
🚌 Bus to Bateau Bay
✂️🧵 Craft & Sewing
💪⚖️ Strength & Balance

𝐓𝐇𝐔
🧘 Yoga
⛵ Model Boat Club
🀄 Mah-jongg
💃🕺 Ballroom & Latin Dance
🤓 Trivia Night

𝐅𝐑𝐈
🗑️ Bulk Rubbish Collection
🧘‍♀️ Meditation
🚌 Bus to Bateau Bay, Tuggerah Home Co, Station & Westfield
🕺 Zumba
🍹 Happy Hour

𝐒𝐀𝐓
⚫⚪ Lawn Bowls on the Green

☕ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐟é
🎉 Emily D Café 2nd Birthday!
🫖 Free tea or coffee + sandwiches
🕚 Thursday 30th, 11:30am–12:30pm

🔥 Then on Friday 31st October… it’s Roast Day!
🍽️ Please pre-order meals if possible.
📞 Call 4384 0816 during café hours.

⚠️ 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫
When driving in the village at night — cars and mobility scooters — please use your lights. We’ve had reports of a couple of near misses. Let’s keep everyone safe 💛

🏷️ 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐔𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
Please wear your name badge 🪪 It helps new residents (and each other) learn names and say hello — residents and staff.

👋 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬
Emma is our Case Manager (Clinical), EN. She’ll be working out of the Consulting Room on Wednesdays and Thursdays, here to support you with your Home Care Package and help navigate services.
📞 0437 044 893
📧 Emma.Wilkins@retireaustralia.com.au

🗓️ 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬
🐎 Tue 4th Nov — Melbourne Cup Luncheon (The Lakehouse)
🎄 Wed 19th Nov — Christmas Craft Sale, Hearing Australia & Viking Cruise Presentation
☕ Thu 20th Nov — Managers Morning Tea
🤓 Thu 27th Nov — Trivia Night

For times and locations, please check the Newsletter or call Reception on 4384 0895. Have a great week everyone 🌞

26/10/2025

Today, we celebrate the incredible grandparents who fill our community with love, wisdom, and joy.

Whether you’re a proud Nan, Pop, Nonna or Grandpa Your stories, strength, and kind hearts are the foundation of generations.

From all of us, thank you for being a part of our community. You are cherished more than words can say.

Happy Grandparents Day!