Azure Blue - Retirement Living Carina

11/11/2025

At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, we pause to honour all who served and those who gave their lives. 🌺 Lest we forget.

30/10/2025

Announcing our 2026 BlueCare Artwork Calendar winners! ✨🎨

We received 150+ heartfelt entries from residents and support staff across BlueCare, and 28 artworks have been selected for our “Celebrate Every Moment” calendar. 🖼️💙 Huge congratulations to all featured artists — your creativity and stories shine! 🎉

📅 The calendar heads to print soon and will be distributed to BlueCare retirement living villages, aged care homes, and respite centres before the end of 2025.

Explore the winners and their villages: https://bluecare.short.gy/2026-calendar-comp-winners

04/08/2025

The BlueCare 2026 Calendar Competition is now open! 🗓 📸

We’re inviting residents across all our BlueCare Retirement Living villages to get creative.

🎨 Theme: Celebrate Every Moment
🗓️ Entries close: Friday, 26 September 2025
🏆 Winners announced: Friday, 24 October 2025

Express your creativity through painting, knitting, photography, woodwork, pottery, or any other art form — we’d love to see how you Celebrate the Everyday Moments that make life special. Group entries are also welcome!

💻 Enter Online Now! Visit 👉 bluecare.short.gy/calendar-comp for full competition details and to submit your entry.

Let’s celebrate the everyday moments that bring joy, connection and colour to life. 💙

Good luck everyone!

24/04/2025

We’re sending a big thank you to Chef Andy from our sister village, Azure Blue Redcliffe 💙 Andy has baked over 1,000 ANZAC biscuits by hand to be shared with residents across all BlueCare Retirement Living villages in South East QLD—including here at Azure Blue Carina. A beautiful gesture of remembrance and community spirit.

10/03/2025

Mould Prevention Tips 🏡

🌧️ High humidity & moisture create the perfect conditions for mould growth, affecting both your health and your home. Stay ahead of it with these easy prevention & cleaning tips!

🛠 Preventing Mould:
✅ Increase ventilation – open windows & use fans/AC
✅ Absorb excess moisture – try dehumidifiers or moisture absorbers
✅ Clean damp surfaces quickly with vinegar or mild detergent
✅ Check behind paintings & furniture for hidden mould

🛑 Dealing with Mould? Try These Homemade Solutions:
🍶 Vinegar spray – a natural & effective mould killer
🧂 Baking soda paste – absorbs moisture & cleans
🌿 Tea tree oil solution – a natural fungicide
🧴 Hydrogen peroxide – disinfects and removes mould

Full article & How-to instructions for making effective homemade mould solutions:
https://www.bluecare.org.au/story-hub/tips-for-mould-prevention-and-treatment-after-cyclone-alfred

🔹 If mould becomes severe, report concerns to your village management. Stay safe & keep your home healthy! 💙

29/01/2025

🌟 Have You Enjoyed This Month’s Artwork? 🎨

This January, our 2025 BlueCare Resident Artwork Calendar showcased a stunning painting created by the talented Dot Ross from Carlyle Gardens - Retirement Living Mackay. 🌺✨ A heartfelt thank you to Dot for sharing her creativity and inspiring us all with her beautiful contribution.

We’d love to hear from you! Have you enjoyed this month’s artwork? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. 👇💬

Stay tuned for February’s feature—more incredible artwork is just around the corner. 🖌️❤️

"My love of the Australian landscape inspired me to take up oil painting after retiring – I find it rewarding and relaxing and together with the wonderful lifestyle at Carlyle Gardens, I feel very blessed." – Dot Ross.

20/01/2025

So close to nature yet so near to all the city has to offer. Azure Blue Carina gives you the best of both worlds! https://bit.ly/3WsdiZj

05/12/2024

🌟 Happy International Volunteer Day 🌟

Today, we celebrate and thank the amazing individuals who make our retirement village a wonderful place to call home.

To our incredible volunteers, from those lending a hand with activities and events to those quietly supporting behind the scenes—your kindness and dedication do not go unnoticed.

A special shout-out to our village committees, whose leadership and commitment help shape the vibrant and welcoming community we all love.

It’s because of you—our volunteers, committee members, and community champions—that our village thrives as a place of connection, care, and belonging.

Thank you for everything you do. 💙

03/12/2024

Modern looks with low maintenance. Living at Azure Blue Carina lets you focus on what's important to you.

16/10/2024

Have you submitted your entry yet? Entries close October 30, 2024.

Don't miss your chance to be part of the inaugural 2025 BlueCare Calendar Competition 🎨🖌️📅

How to enter:
1. Create an artwork celebrating the theme: “Live Life Your Way.”
2. Take a photo of your artwork
3. Complete an entry form and submit

The competition is open to all Azure Blue Retirement Living residents and you can enter as an individual or a group. For more information and to download an entry form, visit us online:

Welcome to the inaugural BlueCare calendar competition. We invite you to showcase your artistic and creative talents to win the opportunity to have an image of your artwork featured in the 2025 BlueCare calendar.