THERE’S A REAL BUZZ about Palm Lake Group’s head office as we go to print with this Winter 2025 edition of Your Time magazine. In all honesty, there’s always some level of excited buzz here – it just the volume coming through my office door that differs from day to day. The buzz this Monday morning, however, comes on the back of our two big wins at the weekend’s Master Builders Association (MBA) of NSW Northern Rivers Excellence in Building Awards evening.
We had two entries in the competition including Palm Lake Resort Yamba Cove’s ‘Maclean’ display home and the resort’s impressive Vantage Country Club – and both entries won! The MBA says its awards evening is all about “celebrating building excellence in the Northern Regions and showcasing local craftsmanship, expertise and excellence whilst contributing to a vibrant regional building industry” with judges reporting that this year’s finalists featured “an amazing array of superb creations in both the commercial and residential sectors by the best builders in the region”. We were so proud to have our Palm Lake Works and Palm Lake Resort teams represent us at this black-tie event – the region’s premier industry night of nights – and pick up two very deserved winner’s plaques.
The weekend’s twin wins reiterate to me, and our teams, that we are providing over-50s in this country with a truly premium product – from the places they literally call home to the resort facilities that act as an extension of those homes. And after almost five decades of doing what we do, that winning formula has never really changed. Stellar resort facilities, with Weekly Activities schedules to match, are what make our resorts uniquely Palm Lake Resort. These award-winning facilities play a big role in bringing likeminded neighbours together, thus forming those coveted ‘communities’ that Palm Lake Resort homeowners thrive in.
Winning the category for Yamba Cove’s Vantage Country Club was especially sweet for me, personally. I take great interest and pride in our modern Palm Lake Resort country clubs – our most recent ones are nothing short of epic. We had the Mayor of East Gippsland Shire, Cr White, do the ribbon-cutting honours at the recent grand opening of Palm Lake Resort Paynesville’s Latitude Country Club and he told the gathered crowd of around 500 people that “this could be your Shangri-la!” (see Pages 4-7).
By the time you’re reading the next edition of Your Time magazine, we will have unveiled our biggest and most prestigious project of all time: The Springs Country Club at Palm Lake Resort Pelican Waters. The words “iconic” and “game-changing” don’t even come close to what’s in store for those savvy Pelican Waters homeowners who already call this most exclusive address home.
And don’t forget that there are a host of other Palm Lake Resort Country Clubs that have also received similar MBA commendation including Caloundra Cay’s Hemingway’s Country Club (2020), Bargara’s Horizons Country Club (2022) and Forster Lakes’ Belleair Country Club (2023).
Beyond the award plaques and trophies, these impressive resort Country Clubs not only prove our company’s building prowess but confirm our commitment to providing over-50s with the ultimate Aussie lifestyle. Never before has it been cooler to be aged over 50!
Scott Elliott,
Palm Lake Group Managing Director
Pictured above: Palm Lake Group team members Mick Parsons, Ben Gunning, Simran Basati and Mick Munro at the Master Builders Association of NSW Northern Rivers Excellence in Building Awards evening.