Teman Communities

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Spring | 2021

Love is in the air 

It is amazing to think that more than half of 

2021 is behind us and we’re heading into 

spring. I’d firstly like to say a huge thank 

you to everyone that reached out to me and 

the Teman team about our first issue of this 

magazine, to tell us how much you appreciate 

it. Thanks for taking the time and we’re taking 

on your suggestions to grow the magazine with 

each issue. 

Just after the printing of our first issue back 

in May, we held our first Teman Open Day at 

Lakeside by Teman in Ravenswood WA. It was 

such a fun day, opening up the village to the 

wider community, residents and their family. 

Approximately 400 people attended the event 

throughout the day. It was a fun filled day 

for the whole family. We had a petting zoo, 

vintage cars, sausage sizzle, ice-cream truck, 

coffee van, tennis, putt putt golf, lawn bowls, 

disk bowls, woodwork group, coffee club café, 

craft group, and so much more. Curtin FM 

broadcasted live, and it was wonderful hearing 

all the residents being interviewed. (You can 

listen to these on our Facebook page too). It 

truly was a magical day, and I can’t wait to do 

more. A huge thank you to everyone involved, 

especially all the residents who helped out. You 

all made the day as special as it was. 

Glenn and Kristina 

Love is in the air at Teman with two weddings 

taking place at separate communities. We 

held our first wedding at Beacham by Teman in 

Gladstone QLD. Held in the community centre 

between Glenn Murray and Kristina Ashley, 

who met for the first time at the community 

centre 18 months ago while playing bingo. Like 

with most relationships Glenn and Kristina 

were good friends first, then they fell in love. 

After discovering they were inseparable, they 

knew they needed to tie the knot. A massive 

congratulations Glenn and Kristina. 

a specialist midwife. Christine has enjoyed living 

at Lakeside by Teman since 2001 and has been 

involved with many village activities over the 

years. Congratulations Rory and Christine. 

I hope you enjoy the Spring Issue. 

Jamie 

Managing Director 

Teman Communities 

Throughout June, all of our Teman Communities 

held Biggest Morning Teas to raise money for 

the Cancer Council. I am so proud to say, that 

across all our Teman Communities, residents 

collectively raised $8,341. This is a huge effort. 

Congratulations everyone. 

Rory and Christine 

Our second Teman Communities wedding was 

between Rory and Christine from Lakeside by 

Teman in Ravenswood WA, who tied the knot on 

Sunday July 11. A small gathering of family and 

friends, some stretching back over 50 years, 

was held in the community centre. Rory and 

Christine met at U3A (University of Third Age) 

in Mandurah in 2015. Where they have both 

served on that Committee, been President, 

and are also on the State Committee. Rory 

immigrated from South Africa in 1981, and 

Christine from England in 1969. Rory was a 

Town and Coastal Planner, and Christine was 

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Staying social and active 

Did someone say bowls? 

There are many different activities across all our Teman Communities that encourage residents to 

be active and social. One that is popular in many villages is Bowls. But as we’ve learnt, there are 

many different forms of Bowls – Lawn Bowls, Disk Bowls, and Carpet Bowls. We chatted to a few 

residents to find out the difference between them. 

Lawn Bowls 

Fiona Watson | The Rise by Teman 

At The Rise by Teman we are lucky enough to 

have a lovely 3 rink, all weather, synthetic, lawn 

bowling rink where we can play lawn bowls 

at any time. To help organise everything we 

formed a Social Bowling Group, but we are 

firstly there to provide friendship, exercise, 

companionship, camaraderie, challenges, and 

enjoyment for the residents. The calendar is 

always full with games being played on four 

mornings and three evenings. We are lucky 

enough to have lights to make evening bowling 

possible. 

Games are played with lots of chatter and 

banter. Teams of 2, 3, or 4, are selected each 

time by the drawing of pop-sticks indicating 

one’s team, position, and rink. The aim of 

the game is to get one’s bowl as close to the 

jack (the white ball) as possible, but each 

bowl has a bias which sets it to curve in a 

certain direction. A bowl sent off on the wrong 

bias leads to lots of banter and laughter. 

The Ridgewood Wind is one of our greatest 

competitors. It causes amazing challenges. 

8 bowls from each team make up an end, 

with the closest bowls to the jack, scoring for 

their team. Many residents had never played 

before coming into the village but there are 

also enough experienced players who no longer 

want to play too seriously, to help with teaching 

or coaching. We play mostly 12 ends in one 

game and then retire for refreshments in the 

club house. We are the biggest social group in 

the village with approximately 60 members. We 

all make a monthly contribution to the group to 

cover the cost of food for teas and lunches. So 

we can all enjoy the game of Lawn Bowls, out 

in the fresh air, exercising and socialising with 

our friends in our beautiful village. 

Disc Bowls 

Bob Southern | Lakeside by Teman 

We love Disc Bowls here at Lakeside by Teman 

and it is played in a lighthearted manner every 

Saturday morning. Although a team would like 

to win, the meet is full of laughter and frivolity. 

There are no prizes, just some cake and 

coffee for everyone to enjoy in the activities 

area immediately after. It is traditionally a 

caravaners game and is enjoyed by many 

residents as there is limited exertion required 

when playing. 

A typical disc bowl court is nine metres in 

length and two and a half metres wide. Usually, 

a game consists of two teams, three players 

form a team and player is given two discs. 

Players must throw the disc from behind the 

base line court. A team which causes the kitty 

to be knocked out loses that end and three 

points awarded to the opposing team. Discs 

are thrown first from one end (and scored) then 

alternating ends (and scored). The team to 

score ten points wins the game. 

Carpet Bowls 

Jody Couttie | Fitzroy by Teman 

The residents play indoor bowls on a 

Wednesday morning. Indoor bowls caters for 

all levels of bowls and for the beginners, there 

are always many residents who are willing 

to teach the basics. Our bowls mornings are 

designed to enjoy each other’s company and 

include novelty games. Novelty games is when 

we play for the treats on the green (Lollies, 

Chocolates). The more serious players can put 

their skills to the test also. Many residents 

are members of the outdoor bowls clubs in 

Rockhampton. Rules, what rules? Rules 

change to cater for the players. The bowls 

are bright yellow and orange. The teams are 

yellow verse orange. Every session is followed 

with a scrumptious morning tea which cost 

$1.00 for a great morning out. Where else 

would you play bowls than inside the Fitzroy by 

Teman community centre! 

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3 myths about home care 

There are many myths when it comes to home care, so we decided to sit down with our good 

friends at myHomecare and dive deep into the top 3 myths. 

1 | Funding 

The government pays for everything. 

Dependent on your income and assets, you 

may need to undertake an income assessment 

to establish if you will need to supplement 

your approved government funding for home 

care. This is not a provider charge however our 

Care Team can guide you through the steps 

you need to take. It is important to complete 

this early in the process of accessing care to 

ensure you don’t have large payments to make 

after your care begins. 

2 | The wait for packages is too long and I 

require assistance now. I have no options. 

You just might have some options. While 

there can be a wait for Home Care Packages 

– a call to the myHomecare team can make 

sure that you are on the right path with your 

application – we can even help you register 

with My Aged Care and keep you updated 

throughout the process. We may even have 

some alternate options and funding programs 

available to support you dependent upon 

your requirements. There are many home 

care funding options we can offer including 

Home Care Packages, Commonwealth 

Home Support, Transitional Care and Short- 

Term Restorative Care programs. 

3 | I will lose my independence 

The goal of working with you is to ensure 

that you are happiest, safest and the most 

independent you can be at home. Any 

support and services from myHomecare 

is designed collaboratively with you. We 

develop your individual care plan with 

a dedicated Care Manager. From your 

first meeting, your Care Manager will 

spend time getting to know you and your 

family, your situation and your needs. 

By understanding you and building a 

relationship of trust, we will make sure we 

get a plan that is right for you, and when 

things change, we will always be there to 

adjust your services as needed. 

Don’t forget you can find more helpful tips and information about 

home care at: www.teman.com.au/myhomecare 

Lets talk money 

What is Superannuation and Why Do You Need It? 

We’ve all heard of superannuation, but what 

exactly is it, how did it come into existence and 

why should you be thinking about it? 

Superannuation is savings put aside 

for retirement 

While the concept has been around for 

centuries, superannuation in its current 

form came into existence in 1991 under 

the Bob Hawke Government, who made it 

mandatory that your employer put money into 

superannuation on your behalf. Back then, 

employers were required to set aside 3% of your 

wage, which increased over the years to the 

current level of 10%. 

When done the right way, your superannuation 

should be enough to cover your whole 

retirement. The benefit to the Federal 

Government of enforcing super contributions 

and offering extra incentives is that if you 

have enough in your superannuation fund, you 

shouldn’t need to rely on the Governmentfunded 

age pension to get you through. 

The biggest issue I see people have with 

superannuation is that they don’t understand 

the difference between what superannuation is 

and what their investments are. People think 

superannuation is made up of shares, property, 

and a mixture of other investments that they 

don’t see or understand, and that someone 

else looks after. In fact, superannuation is 

made up of two distinctly separate things. 

Superannuation as the investment 

structure 

What defines superannuation isn’t just the 

value of the investments within it – whether 

that’s cash, term deposits, or property – but 

rather, superannuation is the vehicle, policies, 

and structure by which your retirement savings 

are established and grown. Incentives from 

discounted tax rates to government cocontributions, 

reduced capital gains tax rates 

and a host of others make up superannuation 

as an investment structure, which is grown 

through investments. 

Investments 

If Superannuation is the bucket, investments 

are the ‘water’, or contents of your fund and 

can include a mixture of cash, term deposits, 

Australian or overseas shares, property etc. 

One or all of these can exist inside your 

superannuation fund, and you still get all the 

same tax incentives. 

My top three tips when it comes to 

superannuation: 

1. Know what you’ve got - check your statement 

(which should be provided annually by your 

super fund) and stay across exactly what 

you’ve got in superannuation. 

2. Check what investments your 

superannuation is made up of - is it mostly 

cash? Or more aggressive investments 

like shares or property? Or somewhere in 

between? The more you understand this, the 

more you’ll be able to make your super work 

well for you. 

3. Understand what incentives you might be 

eligible for - whether that’s salary sacrificing 

extra super contributions through work, 

taking advantage of government cocontributions, 

or making contributions for 

your spouse. 

Financial edge group is a specialist practice helping 

people who are approaching retirement or recently 

retired, to ensure that they have the retirement that 

they truly deserve. 

Martin McGrath 

02 4308 0040 

info@financialedgegroup.com.au 

www.financialedgegroup.com.au 


open day 

May 2021 


Cook’s corner 

Colleen Barrowcliff | The Vines by Teman 

Think you can only bake in an oven? Well think again. Here is one of Colleen’s favourite treats 

to cook in the microwave. She learnt this recipe from Nesca House in Newcastle. When they 

brought a microwave, they received five free lessons on how to cook different foods in the 

microwave. 

Wendy Westerweller | Fitzroy by Teman 

This recipe was found by my sister in an old English Woman’s Weekly Magazine in the late 

60’s, when everyone was going crazy over Apricot Chicken. We all loved it, except my Dad 

who thought it was too exotic – “Who puts fruit in a main meal.” 

This will serve 4 to 6. Great for when friends or family come to visit. 

Lemon Meringue Pie 

Oriental Chicken & Peaches 

Pastry 

125g butter 

1/3 cup sugar 

1 egg yolk 

2 teaspoons water 

2 cups plain flour (sifted) 

3 drops vanilla 

Filling 

½ cup corn flour 

½ cup sugar 

¾ cup water 

1/3 cup lemon juice 

1/3 cup butter 

3 egg yolks 

Grated rind 1 lemon 

Method (Pastry) 

Meringue 

3 egg whites 

½ cup caster sugar 

1. In a mixing bowl, rub butter into sugar and 

flour. 

2. Add vanilla, water, and egg yolk. 

3. Kneed lightly and let rest for 15 minutes. 

4. Rollout pastry and line a 23cm pie plate. 

5. Prick well and cook for 4 minutes in the 

microwave. 

6. Allow to cool. 

Method (Filling) 

1. Combine corn flour, sugar, water, lemon 

juice and butter in a casserole dish and 

cook for 2 minutes in the microwave. 

2. Cook for a further 2 minutes and let cool. 

3. Beat in yolks and lemon rind. 

Method (Meringue) 

1. Beat egg whites while adding sugar 1 

tablespoon at a time until soft peaks form. 

Method (Final Cook) 

1. Place filling in pastry dish and top with 

meringue 

2. Cook for 2-3 minutes in the microwave. 

3. Place under grill to brown. Careful not to burn. 

4. Let cool. 

Ingredients 

1 – 1 ½ kg of divided chicken Maryland piece 

Plain flour for coating chicken pieces (salt and 

pepper to season) 

Olive oil 

1 medium tin champaign mushrooms 

(retain juice) 

1 medium tin of sliced peaches (retain juice 

and mix with champaign mushroom juice) 

1 onion sliced 

1 red capsicum diced 

¼ cup of soy sauce 

½ tsp Parisienne essence 

Corn flour 

Cooked rice 

Method 

1. Pre heat oven at 180. 

2. Coat chick piece in flour and brown in a fry 

pan with a “little” olive oil. 

3. Add onions, capsicum for a few minutes. 

4. Pour over half the soy sauce. 

5. Add half the champaign mushrooms and 

peaches. 

6. Pour over remaining half the soy sauce and 

let heat through. (I usually now transfer to a 

pottery casserole dish). 

7. Pour over the champaign mushroom and 

peach juice into the casserole dish. 

8. Place in the oven at 180 for about 40 

minutes or in the microwave on level 8 for 

about 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked 

through. 

9. Mix a little cornflour and the Parisienne 

essence in water and add to thicken juices. 

10. Add retained mushrooms and peaches to 

heat through. 

11. Serve with rice. 


Pet Care 

3 benefits of having a pet 

Teman Gardens 

Doug Price | Ridge Estate by Teman 

What do you love about gardening? 

I took over the veggie garden responsibilities 

about 6 months after arriving at Ridge Estate 

by Teman. It gave me something to do. I have 

always lived in a home with a veggie garden. 

When I was a kid, the greengrocer only came 

to my street once a week, so having your own 

veggie patch just made practical sense. I 

have fond memories of my dad always being 

in his garden and I learnt from him. Dad did 

afternoon/evening shift work, so it was my 

job to water the veggie patch. Now it’s just a 

great way to keep busy (in between lawn bowls 

games), it is a great way to be outside, to relax 

and being a community garden, it is lovely to 

see residents come and pick the produce that 

they want. 

What veggies do you love planting? 

Lettuce, citrus fruits, broccoli, cauliflower, 

cucumbers, strawberries, capsicum, tomatoes, 

carrots, snow peas, bok choy. I’m expanding 

the Ridge Estate by Teman garden. There 

is another section within the village that is 

unused space. I’m looking to grow more 

veggies, like chokos, passionfruit, beetroot and 

maybe even corn. Nothing beats fresh fruit and 

vegetables. 

What should people be doing in the gardens at 

this time of year? 

You always need to keep an eye on your 

soil, and when the garden needs it, top it 

up with good soil, composted leaves, and 

other nutrients. Also, as the weather gets 

warmer, watering the garden will become 

a little more frequent. During spring I’m 

looking to plant tomatoes, capsicum, spring 

onions, cucumbers, plus maintaining carrots, 

strawberries, and lettuce. 

As vets we often describe the relationship 

between a pet and owner, as the human – 

animal bond. Every day in the busy clinic 

we see this relationship develop first-hand. 

Our relationships with our pets are unique, 

which can influence numerous aspects of our 

life. 3 major areas that can benefit from this 

relationship and having a furry friend in our 

lives are our physical health and wellbeing, 

social health, and psychological/mental 

health. 

1. Physical health – Owning a pet positively 

lowers blood pressure. Dogs especially 

love the outdoors and regular exercise. The 

need for our pets to have physical activity 

allows us as owners to keep physically fit 

due to their high energy demands (our own 

personal trainers, even if we don’t want 

one). As a result, this physical activity will 

reduce stress and improve cardiovascular 

health for both owner and pet. 

2. Social health – Humans are naturally 

drawn to companionship and having a pet 

decreases isolation. Pets, especially dogs 

are social pack animals, and they have 

the need to interact with other animals. 

During these pet-to-pet interactions this 

gives us owners a chance to relax, enjoy 

the company of other owners, laugh, and 

discuss all the funny quirks our pets have. 

3. Mental/Psychological health – Research 

has shown that having a pet lowers the 

stress hormone cortisol. As many of us 

know that increased cortisol can lead to 

depression and feelings of loneliness. 

The more important hormone that pets 

increase is oxytocin. We often refer to this 

hormone as the love drug. We have all had 

that feeling of love and how much joy and 

positivity this brings. Even just looking into 

your pet’s eyes for an extended period will 

increase levels of oxytocin and joy. 

Dr Callan Cribb (BvSC) 

Mayfield Veterinary Hospital 

02 4967 1900 

www.mayfieldvet.com.au 

Ruby | Ridge Estate by Teman 


Resident story 

Annie Little 

Highview by Teman in 

Forest Lake QLD 

I came to Highview by Teman in 2018 after 

25 years in prisons. Don’t worry, I worked 

there. I wasn’t a resident. I had a stroke and 

had some anxiety issues after managing 

Deaths In Custody inquests and managing the 

Victims Register, which dealt with the victims 

of violent and sexual offenders. So, as you 

can imagine, not the happiest of workplaces. 

I was ill-Heath, retired, which was the best 

thing to happen to me. 

I moved into my little, excuse the pun, ground 

floor unit on my 60th birthday. I quickly 

realised, I was not going to succeed at moving 

my furniture from a three-bedroom, two 

bathroom townhouse into a one bedroom unit. 

So, I did the only thing possible. I buggered 

off to Europe for three months and hoped the 

furniture would sort itself out while I was away. 

Unfortunately, it didn’t. 

But I came back from Turkey with my left foot 

in a moon boot and lots of ideas. Now I have 

my home exactly as I want it. It’s a homage 

both to my travels and to my expertise at 

shopping on the internet. It’s an eclectic mix 

of the art of Van Gogh and Gustav Klimt and 

50’s Miami with teal green velvet. It looks 

better than it sounds. 

This story may sound a bit depressing but 

don’t worry, it has a very happy ending. 

When I first came back from Turkey, in a 

moon boot after falling down the bus steps, I 

was a little hermit for a while. But I gradually 

came out of my shell and came down to the 

community centre at Highview by Teman. I 

was a bit anxious because I was so much 

younger than many of the other residents. I 

must give a big round of applause because I 

underestimated the people in this Village. 

They are the most welcoming, wonderful group 

of people that I have ever met. They are the 

most intelligent, articulate, joyful group of 

ratbags that I have ever met. They look after 

one another and me like I was one of their 

own, and I genuinely feel that to be true. 

Since Teman took over, now our days are filled 

with laughter and conversations about current 

affairs and stories of their lives. And we have 

so many activities to choose from, movies to 

watch, pool to play, exercises, all fuelled by the 

great new coffee machine Teman bought. We 

have a group of puzzle makers who seem to 

have now made a race of it 

The new maintenance man, Dave, is a great hit 

fixing all those little annoying things you never 

get to. Especially the ones you literally don’t 

get to because you are only five foot tall and 

scared of heights. He has changed so many 

light bulbs that he has literally made it a much 

brighter place. 

“living at Highview by Teman 

has changed my life for the 

better in so many ways” 

The Wednesday coffee mornings put on by 

lovely Village Manager Karen are a big hit, as 

are the sausage sizzles, and the Friday night 

nibbles and drinks. We now have two movie 

days. Thursday arvos, where we watch old new 

movies and old favourites, and Friday mornings 

when we watch a series. Currently it is The 

Crown. 

So, you see, living at Highview by Teman has 

changed my life for the better in so many ways. 

I have made lifelong friends, totally changed 

my attitude to “older” Australians, improved 

my mental health, and made me feel like I am 

enveloped in a great big hug all the time. I 

couldn’t be happier. 


always 

social 

& active 

Resident story 

Kay Lanyon 

Fitzroy by Teman in Rockhampton 

I was probably born to travel. My maternal 

grandparents were avid bushwalkers, so from 

about the age of five I joined them - if I could 

carry a backpack with all I needed except for 

the tent which Pop carried for me. My mother 

was eleven when she swam against a team 

of swimmers from America - she was the 

first woman to canoe down the Shoalhaven 

River from Goulburn to Nowra (NSW) and to 

rally drive in a bull nosed Morris around Mt 

Kosciusko before she married in 1938. My 

father, was an industrial chemist with CSR- in 

a recent book of CSR history called “Sugar 

in your blood” it describes the requirements 

for an employee must be Anglican- private 

school education to year 12 and have well to 

do parents - that was my father!! They married 

and moved to Ingham where I was born and 

raised, partly on the sugar refineries laboratory 

protocol and a monthly newsletter that came 

from Sydney on how to rear babies (sent to 

mother by her sister). 

In 1940 we moved to Fiji where my sister was 

born - in 1942 my father was seconded by the 

government to make ethanol out of wheat, 

so we moved to Cowra - and experienced the 

Japanese prisoners escape!!! In 1946 we 

moved back to Sydney and my father managed 

CSR Chemicals and the development of plastic 

- I remember being shown one of the earliest 

plastic toothbrushes. 

For me I became a registered nurse at Manly 

Hospital, Sydney and in 1960 went to England 

with my Tongan friend to complete our training 

in midwifery (the TV program Call the Midwifewas 

us - bike and all) I then bought a mini 

minor van and with another friend toured 

Europe. Sleeping in the back of the van and 

working picking grapes and domestic work. 

I was used to being a minimalistic camper, 

but my English friend was not. One night 

outside Nice we found a lovely creek and 

green grass - my friend always sleeps in her 

frilly pink nightdress, hair in rollers plus net - 

just remember we are two women (not little) 

in the back of a small van - get out the next 

morning to hundreds of men fishing. In our pink 

nightdress we make a dive back into the van. 

I came back to England and worked in a 

Cornish village as their district nurse, midwife, 

and school nurse. Twelve months later I 

returned to Australia with the intention of 

traveling around Australia. First stop in 1963 

Batemans Bay Hospital and became the 

youngest matron in NSW and met my husband 

who didn’t know whether to marry me or not. 

So, I left and won a scholarship to Sydney 

university to study nursing administration. 

But 1968 with husband back in tow became 

matron of Moree hospital - married October 

1970 and came to manage a property at 

Ridgelands which we bought part of in 1970 

and slowly went broke. My husband was a 

builder and with us both working on and off the 

farm, life was good — We reared two boys who 

today are successful tradies -- sold and moved 

to Gracemere in December 1995. 

In early 2000 we started travelling. Bought 

a camper trailer then a fifth wheeler and a 

Motorhome and toured around Australia until 

my husband died at 88 in November 2018. 

I wanted to live in the Motorhome but in 

hindsight and my age I was fortunate to be 

able to come to Fitzroy by Teman. I enjoy village 

security and hospitality and with a little “whiz 

bang”, enjoy some traveling! 



See and Do 

BEST DAY TRIPS 

Lakeside by Teman 

• Wellington Dam wall Mural in the 

Wellington national Park 

www.parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/wellington 

The artwork is spread across a dam wall 

within the Wellington National Park, just west 

of Collie. There is also a little kiosk at the dam 

to grab a bite to eat. If you want to explore 

more, the Wellington National Park has a 

network of walk and shared use trails that 

can be accessed from the kiosk area, Potters 

Gorge and Honeymoon Pool. 

The Vines by Teman 

• Edogawa Commemorative Garden 

www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/galleries/gosfordedogawa-commemorative-gardens 

Extending over 4,000m2, the garden is 

based on a traditional ‘shuyu’ (strolling 

style) garden, incorporating Japanese 

features. With meandering pathways, a 

roofed Japanese pavilion overlooking the 

Koi pond, raked dry stone garden and 

traditional Japanese teahouse, the garden 

offers a tranquil setting in which to relax 

and enjoy art and nature. 

Ridge Estate by Teman 

• Hunter Valley Gardens 

www.huntervalleygardens.com.au 

The Gardens are a place for the appreciation 

of nature and peaceful reflection. But they are 

also a place for families and fun! They host 

several special events throughout the year, 

group packages of 10 or more adults, and the 

seniors’ card is accepted. 

Fitzroy by Teman 

• Rotherys Day Trips 

www.rotheryscoaches.com 

Rotherys Coaches is a wonderful Rockhampton 

family-owned business that designs lovely day 

trips for locals to explore the local area. One of 

our favourites is a country outing exploring the 

west, Duaringa, Apis Creek & Marlborough. The 

most popular trip in to explore the Capricorn 

Coast. Residents can sit back and enjoy air 

conditioned coaches, visiting the beautiful 

Byfield National Park and the amazing Nobbs 

Creek Pottery with Devonshire Tea at the 

infamous Byfield General Store. Then they move 

to Emu Park, famous for the singing ship and 

pristine beaches. The Pine Beach Hotel puts 

on a wonderful lunch where you can enjoy the 

ocean views overlooking the Keppel Islands. 

Rosedale by Teman 

• Hunter Region Botanic Gardens 

www.huntergardens.org.au 

The Rise by Teman 

• Matagarup Bridge and East Perth 

35 minutes from The Rise by Teman 

One of our favourite day trips to take as 

a group is down to the Matagarup Bridge 

and East Perth. The suspension pedestrian 

bridge crossing over the Swan River between 

Burswood & east Perth. The bridge connects 

visitors to the Burswood Peninsula, including 

the Perth Stadium and the Perth central 

business district. 

Beacham by Teman 

• Tondoon Botanic Gardens 

Australian Geographic rate these gardens 

as one of the Top 10 regional gardens in 

Australia. Their tropical, sub-tropical and dry 

rainforest plants to explore that come from the 

Port Curtis, Southeast Queensland, and Far 

North Queensland regions. These are not your 

typical straight edges and manicured lawns. 

They’re a tranquil balance of natural gardens 

overlooking Lake Tondoon on a site at the 

base of Mount Biondello. 

The award-winning Hunter Region Botanic 

Gardens is a wonderful day to enjoy the 

outdoors. There are guided tours through 

the gardens where you can learn about 

the botanical collections and the Gardens’ 

bushland environment, along with the history of 

the site and introductions to the theme gardens 

along the Botanical Walk. There is also the 

delicious Kookaburra Café. 

Highview by Teman 

• Mt Coot-tha 

Being the closest mountain to the CBD, Mt Coottha 

offers a panoramic view of the city. It is the 

perfect spot for a picnic, bush walks, fantastic 

scenery, gardens galore and even a tropical dome. 


Meet your neighbour 

Kevin Conroy 

Judith Stephens 

The Vines by Teman | Cessnock NSW 

Where did you grow up as a child? 

Dunedin New Zealand. 

What do you love about living in a Teman 

community? 

People are friendly, fresh cooked meals, 

friendly staff, nice and quiet. 

What are some of your hobbies? 

Rugby, AFL, Golf, meeting new people, and a 

little afternoon beverage. 

What is a memory that makes you smile? 

Seeing my daughter for the first time. 

Beacham by Teman | Gladstone QLD 

Where did you grow up as a child? 

In Scotland, Aberdeen. We left there when I 

was 9 years old in 1951 as a 10-pound pom. 

Mum, Dad, sister, and I stayed in a hostel for 

2 years. 

What do you love about living in a Teman 

community? 

I love the companionship, people and the fun 

times, bingo, and that I can have a chat with 

anyone. It is a great place to live and will enjoy 

it here for the rest of my life. 

What are some of your hobbies? 

I like painting and drawing, however, don’t have 

much time to do that. 

What is a memory that makes you smile? 

Attending Kristina’s hens’ night at the 

Community Centre, we certainly got up to no 

good and had a fantastic time. 

balloons 

& birthdays 




Village wrap up 


Margi Dabbs 


Cheryl Finlay 

What’s been happening in your village? 

Home Made Jams & Relishes - A big thankyou 

to Dudley & Eunice for all the wonderful jams 

and relishes. All the produce is from the Fitzroy 

by Teman vegie garden, thank you to all the 

residents for taking such good care of the 

garden too. 

It is the beginning of a long journey for several 

residents, as they have begun training for the 

Rockhampton River Run/Walk in May 2022. It 

is inspirational to witness residents who have 

not walked unaided for years, to watch them 

get up and go, to grow in confidence and tackle 

the distances required to complete the River 

Run/Walk. Each week setting personal goals 

and achieve them. Most importantly, it is time 

spent enjoying the fresh air and each other’s 

company. Laughter makes the training so much 

fun. It is inspiring to watch. 

Fantastic to play music trivia, hosted by our 

lovely resident Nell Carter. Trivia afternoons 

will be scheduled throughout the coming 

month, subjects & topics will change. 

Something that has made you laugh at 

your village 

Dinner with Loretta, once a month on the 

first Wednesday. I have been organising 

entertainment for the residents during dinner. 

Ukulele group and the Sabaya Belly Dancers. 

The resident participation in the entertainment 

was a delight providing great entertainment. 

The smiles on the faces of the residents and 

their attempt to participate is gold, bringing 

smiles to everyone. 

Some fun things coming up at your village 

September Spring Party is where we 

celebrate the birthdays of all residents 

and we welcome in spring. The residents 

will have the opportunity to bring out their 

best spring outfits. Loudest shirt, best hat, 

brightest dress/outfit. There will an afternoon 

of enjoyment for all, entertainment will be 

organised, music will be pumping. Coffee Club 

on Mondays will also continue to engage in 

interesting guests, some will be speakers, 

some will be purely entertainment. The aim is 

to increase the interest for residents, and for 

everyone to be active and social together. 


Lakeside recently enjoyed an Open Day with 

our Managing Director Jamie Sterland and 

a number of the Teman Team from the east, 

coming over to lend a hand. The day was fun 

for all with vintage cars, petting zoo, sausage 

sizzle, coffee van, scones, ice cream truck 

and beautiful renovated homes. Curtin FM 

broadcasted live on the day, and it was very 

exciting to be interviewed on live radio along 

with a few of Lakeside by Teman’s amazing 

residents. 

Christmas in July was enjoyed by residents 

with a fully catered meal and entertainment. 

Residents dressed up their best Christmas 

hats, shirts, jumpers, and jewellery. 

Table tennis has started at the club house, 

which is a lot of fun for those playing and 

anyone watching. 

Each year residents get together for the Cancer 

Council Biggest Morning Tea. This year we 

raised an amazing $3800 for the charity – well 

done everyone. 


your village 

Recently a Lakeside by Teman resident “lost” 

his pushbike in the village, the story was 

something like this… Oscar (not his real name) 

rode his bike to the bowling green and after the 

game, he rode to check on his caravan, collect 

the mail and called into the admin office to say 

hello. When he hopped back on his bike it was 

not his bike! 

Somewhere between the bowling green, the 

mailboxes, and the caravan storage area 

another resident’s bike was mixed up. After 

a lot of checking and investigating the two 

bikes were back with their correct owners. I 

cancelled the police report of the missing bike, 

the local police officers had a chuckle over this 

story. 


The Three-day Lakeside by Teman sports 

challenge is coming up where residents are 

in teams of Green and Gold for a variety of 

activities and sports for a fun competition to 

find this year’s champion team. 

Melbourne Cup luncheon is just around the 

corner and with the big race happening at 

12noon (WA time) the village has a great 

day planned with a fully catered lunch, best 

dressed competition with a prize donated by 

the village manager. Along with sweeps stakes, 

crazy hat parade/competition and a couple of 

horse race themed games with more prizes. 

This fun event is not to be missed. 

Also coming up is the Lawn Bowls opening day 

to kick off the bowls season. The bowls group 

regularly host teams from other villages for 

competition days. 


VILLAGE WRAP UP continued 


Sue Venz 

Ridge Estate 

by Teman 

Jon Folbigg 


Tania Connor 


Wow. What a ride the past few months have 

been. We are so happy to be part of the 

Teman family. It’s starting to already feel like 

home as we drive into the driveway and see 

our new Beacham by Teman signage. 


your village 

We held our bi-annual Jaspa Fashion Day. Due 

to Covid it wasn’t at its usual peak. However, 

it still got me smiling watching the residents 

and other community members enjoy the day, 

helping each other out with the latest fashion, 

and laughing throughout the day. I can’t wait 

until our next one. 


The month of June saw the Ridge Estate 

by Teman residents hold a “Big 0” Birthday 

morning tea. This time it was celebrating all 

the beautiful people born in 1941. For those 

doing the maths, they were turning the Big 

80. As always, the cake and slice spread was 

amazing. 


With Covid-19 restrictions we’ve been doing 

a few indoor activities, indoor bowling, pool 

comps, chair exercises, Hoy & Bingo! We also 

have been having our coffee club morning 

sitting out in the warm of the sun. We have 

started having monthly BBQ’s which brings 

many smiles and lots of laughter. It’s wonderful 

to see everyone come together. 


All the Teman events are starting to be 

implemented. We’ve got our Coffee Club 

starting and I know everyone is looking 

forward to the monthly sausage sizzles. It’s 

just wonderful having these activities on the 

calendar to encourage residents to be social 

and active together. 

Something that has made you smile at 

your village 

Watching everyone help each other makes me 

smile in these difficult times. Nothing is ever 

a problem no matter how big the task is. From 

picking up some groceries, or just stopping 

to check in on their neighbour. The perfect 

village life. 

Residents all put on their festive hats for our 

Christmas in July party. Fantastic food and 

smiles all round. We also hosted the lovely 

wedding between Glenn Murray and Kristina 

Ashley. Such a beautiful day and wonderful to 

see residents and family come together for the 

special occasion. 

Covid restrictions in NSW that kicked in July 

saw the community centre closed to social 

activities. This didn’t stop our residents from 

enjoying each other’s company, actively walking 

around the village or meeting for catchups in 

the warm winter sun on porches. 


your village 

I love how residents support each other during 

difficult times. Some of our residents have 

been in hospital and it is lovely to see how 

people rally round their partners, either to just 

check in and have a cuppa, offer food, or just a 

friendly ear. 


We will be starting Trivia afternoons once 

a fortnight when the warm weather starts, 

we can’t wait to test the memories of our 

residents. We have been planning a few bus 

trips, fingers crossed with COVID we can still 

go ahead with these trips. 


Our Monday afternoons ‘craft fun’ residents 

will be looking to create some Christmas 

decorations for their own homes and maybe 

even the Community Centre Christmas tree. 

When restrictions are lifted, Christmas in July 

will be held in the community centre, although 

we may have to change the name to Christmas 

in September. 


VILLAGE WRAP UP continued 


Jon Folbigg 

Highview by Teman 

Karen Kelly 


Carla Wiggers 


Due to covid-19 restrictions, activities have 

been somewhat scaled back. However, we are 

continuing to hold our coffee club mornings 

outside when mother nature lets the sun shine 

down on us. Residents are still being active 

with their daily walks though the village, which 

is nice to see. 


your village 

Sharing a joke with residents who appreciate 

my satirical sense of humour and a good belly 

laugh. Laughter really is the best medicine, 

especially during these testing times. I’ve 

never felt better than after a having a good 

laugh with friends. 


We will be holding the Rosedale Long Lunch 

when restrictions are lifted. We will be inviting 

caterers to the village to cook up a succulent 

spit roast with all the trimmings. I envisage 

this becoming an annual event. During spring, 

we hope to be utilising the community bus 

to take residents on some adventures to the 

wineries and other places of interest. 


The residents at Highview by Teman are 

enjoying gathering in the community centre 

for a number of events. We have Coffee 

Club, Movie Day, Happy Hour and our monthly 

sausage sizzle. 

One of our residents Beryl Gillatt organised 

a fund raiser. The function was held at the 

Regal Theatre at Graceville, which is turning 

100-year-old. The event is to raise money 

for the Research Foundation to find a cure 

for cancer. So far to date Beryl has raised 

$22,000 over twenty functions. Such an 

amazing effort from a beautiful person. The 

Great Gatsby was the movie and everyone 

dressed up like it was the roaring 20’s. There 

was an old car out the front along with a 

jazz band with jazz singer in the foyer. Lots 

of residents are getting involved with the 

decorations and organisation. It’s wonderful 

seeing everyone come together for such a 

great charity. 


your village 

I’m questioning if there is much coffee being 

drunk at Coffee Club as all I hear is chatter 

and laughter. If laughter is the best medicine, 

then everyone who attends must be healthy. 

It is so good to hear and certainly puts a 

smile on my face. Residents are loving the 

monthly sausage sizzle we put on for them. 

It’s amazing how much people can grow while 

being social and active with each other. 


We had a special Sunday Lunch roast for 

Mother’s Day, it was lovely to have residents 

and their families come to The Rise by Teman 

and celebrate together. The winter Hot Pots 

night kept everyone warm whilst dancing 

to The Music man. June was very busy 

starting with the Biggest Morning Champagne 

Breakfast with multiple raffles donated by 

residents and local business. Our lovely and 

brave resident Marguerite shaved her head 

to raise cancer awareness and the Return 

Soldiers League also provided a donation, all 

combined to raise over $3200. The Italian 

night was a lot of fun with a great meal, lots of 

dancing and raffles. We had our ever popular 

Christmas in July. No Dry July happening here 

because at The Rise by Teman we celebrated 

it twice. A village bus trip for a luncheon and 

also a BIG Christmas in July function Dinner. 

We are lucky to have been able to have all 

of our events take place here in the village 

with only a small lockdown period, which did 

not cause too much disruption to the active 

lifestyle in the village. The only event that was 

rescheduled is the special 80th birthday party 

for our residents who have or will be turning 80 

this year. 


your village 

One of the lovely things about living at The 

Rise by Teman is the friendships that are 

created. It is not always about joining in the 

many activities and events that we have every 

week, but having those relationships as a part 

of your life. Recently a group of ladies who 

regularly go out for lunch sent me a photo 

of their day out at the local pub, The Boat in 

Mindarie. 


We have lots of events happening over the 

next three months. Nights booked for the 

annual Quiz night, and some fun events 

such as Bali/Hawaiian night and a Black 

and White night, just to name a few. The 

monthly Sunday Roasts and Curry club nights 

are always well attended. We also have 

Palliative Care WA coming in for a workshop 

and the reintroduction of Committee and 

Management afternoon teas. 


We were organising a bus trip but then 

Brisbane became a Covid hot spot again. 

Hopefully we can get those wheels in motion 

again. We’re also looking at an outdoor movie 

night in Spring with a My Whippy van. Any 

excuse for movies and ice-cream! 


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Get in touch 


38 Hickey Street 

Cessnock NSW 2325 

(02) 4990 4386 

thevinesbyteman.com.au 

Highview 

41 High Street 

Forest Lake QLD 4078 

(07) 3879 6577 

highviewbyteman.com.au 


28 Deaves Road 

Cooranbong NSW 2265 

(02) 4977 2257 

rosedalebyteman.com.au 


28 Marten St 

South Gladstone QLD 4680 

(07) 4979 0866 

beachambyteman.com.au 

Ridge Estate by Teman 

48 Ryan’s Road 

Gillieston Heights NSW 2321 

(02) 4932 8588 

ridgeestatebyteman.com.au 


194 Old Mandurah Rd 

Ravenswood WA 6208 

(08) 9537 8200 

lakesidebyteman.com.au 


14 Pauline Martin Dr 

Rockhampton QLD 4700 

(07) 4927 9665 

fitzroybyteman.com.au 


76 Ridgewood Blvd 

Ridgewood WA 6030 

(08) 9305 1884 

therisebyteman.com.au

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