Contributed by Halcyon Dales
For identical twin sisters Di Hume and Jenny Hobson, life has always been better together.
After years spent imagining a future where they lived within walking distance, that dream has finally become a reality at Halcyon Dales, Stockland’s over-50s community at Glass House Mountains.
Long-time locals, the sisters have called the hinterland home for decades, and are regulars at the local bridge club, on the bowling green and in the town of Beerwah, where they are warmly known as “the twins.”
Their decision to embrace community living began when mutual friends invited them around to their home at B by Halcyon in Buderim. Something clicked instantly.
“My husband turned to me and said, ‘I’m going home to pack’ that’s how much he loved it,” Jen laughed.
But it wasn’t until they visited the Halcyon Dales site a few years later, long before homes were finished, that the decision became clear.
“When we saw the mountains, it just felt like home right from the start,” Di said.
When she later looked at the Dales masterplan, Di knew exactly where she wanted to be.
The moment she saw the outline of her future homesite, she could already picture the kind of garden she planned to create.
Only a few weeks after moving in, Di’s once-bare yard has already become a colourful sanctuary.
A Halcyon landscaper recently visited and couldn’t believe what she had achieved.
“He said, ‘Did you really do all this in eight weeks?’ I think he was pretty impressed. I even have a 3,000-litre water tank, when it filled after the first rain, it felt like a welcome gift.”
While Di planned her rainforest-inspired garden, Jen found comfort in staying close to the familiar places she loves.
“We didn’t want to move away from the mountains. I love the town of Beerwah and being close to everything and everyone we know.”
For the twins, Halcyon Dales has already given them exactly what they hoped for: a lifestyle with more freedom, a new community of like-minded friends and the chance to enjoy this next chapter side by side.
If you’d like to learn more about buying a Stockland Halcyon Dales home, please call 1800 050 050, or visit www.stockland.com.au/halcyon-communities/qld/halcyon-dales.