Activities

With great facilities, energetic people and a friendly community the calendar can be as full as you like.

Balmoral is a thriving and caring community of people committed to maintaining their independence. The residents generate their own social, sporting and community activities. Well supported committees and individuals are continually developing new ideas whether it is a jazz night or organizing support for a local charity; the social life of the village is a moving picture that caters for a diverse and active population.

One of Balmoral's many faclilities is its dedicated and fully equipped woodwork studio. It is very popular with all residents welcome to join. Some remarkable residents, led by Bruce Pennicott, have volunteered their time to build essential wooden therapy equipment for children at Cerebral Palsy Education Centre (CPEC) which was recognised on Channel 9 News. See Video

Activities include:

BBQ Evenings
Bingo
Book Club
Card Nights
Christian Fellowship
Colouring Group

Crazy Whist
Croquet
Darts
Discussion Groups
Gardening Groups
Guest Speakers

Gentle Exercise
Golden Oldies Movies
Handcraft Group
Happy Hours
Indoor Bowls
Outdoor Bowls

Singing Groups
Snooker / Billiards Group
Table Tennis
Trivia
Water Aerobics
Woodwork

Our activities coordinator is in charge of FUN and is available, with boundless energy, to assist residents in pursuing their particular interests.

Services

By pooling their resources through a modest weekly maintenance charge the residents at Balmoral pass most daily housekeeping to the management team and maximise their enjoyment of the services and facilities.

The maintenance charge covers:

Full time village staff
Emergency call system
Free village bus service
Preventative maintenance
Gardening & lawn mowing
Building and Public Liability Insurance
Payment of council and water rates
The Village Club facilities
The Bowling Green
Street & security lighting
Maintenance of appliances included in the unit i.e. stove, heater, hot water system.
Operating costs of the village facilities including the Club, bus, motor vehicles, swimming pool, library, bowling green etc.
Contribution to a general reserve (and the Owner matches the residents’ contribution)

And on a user pays basis further services are available as follows:

Dining room
Doctor's surgery
Hairdressing
Podiatrist
Cleaning
Laundry

The village staff are on hand to assist residents when required. For example home help, meals or nursing care can be arranged on your behalf. Staff may assist in sourcing free or subsidised services through the City of Knox and other agencies for those residents who qualify. Residents may request their mail to be redirected to the office whilst away on holiday or ask the Manager to keep an eye on their unit. The Manager and her staff are at your service to make life at Balmoral Village an easy going and enjoyable experience.

The maintenance charge is payable two weeks in advance and may be adjusted each year in consultation with the Residents' Committee and in accordance with the Retirement Villages Act. The operating budget for the village is presented each year for discussion and approval by the Residents' Committee and then tabled at the Annual General Meeting of Residents.

Eligible pensioners receive a rate rebate as allowed by Knox Council and South East Water.

Facilities

Senior Staff

Happy staff = happy residents = happy village = Balmoral

John Kaye (Manager)

John became Manager of Balmoral in 1999. Previously John spent 15 years as business manager for two large and well known private schools following senior jobs in commerce and a period as an auditor in a professional accounting firm. He has a Diploma of Business and is a Certified Practicing Accountant.

John brings his 30 years of administrative and financial experience to Balmoral as well as a warm and caring approach towards both prospective and current residents and a strong commitment to the success of the village.

Kitty O'Connor (Deputy Manager)

Kitty joined the team at Balmoral in 1989. Kitty provides reliable secretarial, administrative and accounting support to the Manager and other staff members. Residents have the comfort of knowing that, in the absence of the Manager, there is someone well equipped to step into the breach.

Residents know that Kitty has an in depth knowledge of every aspect of village life.

Jill Phillips (Activities)

Jill was appointed Balmoral’s Activities Coordinator in 2011. Previously Jill and her husband owned a scuba diving business for 28 years. During that time she lived in the Scoresby area, and remembers seeing Balmoral being built as she went for walks down nearby George Street. Jill has excellent administrative and interpersonal skills that are a great asset in nurturing the social life of the village.

A Carefree Lifestyle

A carefree lifestyle at an affordable cost.

Designed for the time of your life

Imagine coming home through a tree-lined, private road entrance. Your newly renovated home is in a twenty acre garden estate. Your magnificent club house with a pool and competition bowling green awaits. A team of gardeners take care of the lawns. If the stove breaks it gets fixed for free and there is always someone around to share a smile with.

You don’t have to imagine it,
this is the Balmoral lifestyle.
Let's run through it again.

Imagine coming home through a tree-lined, private road entrance.

Your newly renovated home is in a twenty acre garden estate.

Your magnificent club house with a pool…

and competition bowling green awaits.

A team of gardeners take care of the lawns.

If something like the stove breaks, it is repaired – for free.

and there is always someone around to share a smile with.

This is the Balmoral lifestyle.

All maintenance included

The gardens are lovingly kept by our team of dedicated groundsmen. For you, gardening is an option. The units are maintained by us, inside and out. If there is storm damage or your stove fails or a light bulb goes or the road needs resurfacing – we fix it . You don’t have to worry.

Exclusive first class facilities

The first class facilities are for the exclusive use of residents, their friends and relatives. Whether you are dining with friends, playing bowls, socialising or just relaxing and taking in village life around you – Balmoral has something for everyone.

A rich family of friends

With such a strong sense of community, a spacious garden setting and complimentary services to match its hardly surprising people at Balmoral seem like they don’t have a care in the world. The friendliness of the village is obvious from the moment of your first visit.

Safe and secure

The Balmoral estate is surrounded by well-established quality housing whilst its single entry off Mockridge Street creates a secluded and private oasis.

CCTV cameras monitor the comings and goings from the village's main entrance and the club centre providing residents with peace of mind.

Safety lighting, illuminated paths,and wide brick paved driveways ensure easy access for both residents and their guests.

A culture of care

Staff and residents work together to ensure a strong culture of care. Balmoral is a community within a community – a place where the traditional values of village life are of paramount importance.

It’s like a holiday resort; an active adult community that caters for couples and singles in the third age. Whether you are working, semi-retired, retired or stepping up for your encore career, Balmoral Village is designed for you to have the time of your life.

Facilities

More than buying a home, you are a becoming a member of the Balmoral Club with facilities beyond the reach of most individuals.

The hub of village life is the impressive Balmoral Club.

You and your guests can enjoy the heated indoor swimming pool and spa, the billiard room, dining in the restaurant with its beautiful garden courtyard or just lazing on the shaded patio and watching a game of bowls on the competition green.

The Club lounge is a comfortable meeting place for friends and the TV room, with its lovely outlook onto the patio and bowling green, is an ideal place for a hand of cards.

A myriad of activities and social events ensure that the Club is a hive of activity seven days a week. Balmoral Village is proud of its resort lifestyle.

The Multi-Purpose Room is a hall, theatre, ball room and excercise space.

The Balmoral Club is not only a place for social activities. For your convenience a well-stocked kiosk, operated by the residents, sells most daily provisions at very competitive prices. A local doctor visits our consulting room on a regular basis and other professional services are made available within the club building. The manager and her staff are also here at your service. The manager's door is always open.

The Balmoral Club

Competition standard bowling green
Heated indoor swimming pool and spa
Half-size croquet lawn
Dining room
Lounge
TV and games room
Indoor bowling
Multi purpose hall with stage and dance floor.

Craft area and store
Village workshop
Hairdressing room
Consulting room
Village kiosk
Billiard room
Library
Patio

Experienced and RespectedGuidance and direction from people who know buildings and property.

Activities

With great facilities, energetic people and a friendly community the calendar can be as full as you like.

Our activities coordinator is in charge of FUN and is available, with boundless energy, to assist residents in pursuing their particular interests.

Services

By pooling their resources through a modest weekly maintenance charge the residents at Balmoral pass most daily housekeeping to the management team and maximise their enjoyment of the services and facilities.

The maintenance charge covers:

And on a user pays basis further services are available as follows:

Facilities

Senior Staff