Hello, and welcome to Elements Retirement Living. Elements @ Springwood and Elements @ Con Noi Carindale offer over 50’s living at its best.
Hello, and welcome to Elements Retirement Living. Elements @ Springwood and Elements @ Con Noi Carindale offer over 50’s living at its best.
The Elements journey began in 2003 when founder Ms Chiou See Anderson secured a parcel of land within the Daisy Hill Koala Habitat. Guided by a vision to create more than just a retirement village, she set out to build a community where residents could thrive, connect, and truly feel at home in their third age.
Today, Elements Retirement Living proudly encompasses two boutique retirement villages in Brisbane: Springwood and Con Noi Carindale. In March 2025, ownership of Elements transitioned from one family business to another. Now owned by directors Bill Hunter and Chris Maley, they bring over 22 years of industry experience managing Laguna Retirement Estate in Noosaville. Son, Adam Hunter leads the operation of the Elements villages and continues the business's commitment to personalised care, strong community values, and high-quality retirement living.
The village was painstakingly planned and designed to promote resident wellbeing in five key areas; physical, spiritual, social, psychological and financial.
In 2010 the vision came to life when Elements Retirement Living at Springwood opened its doors and welcomed its first residents.
Chiou See Anderson’s hand-on approach to management and close relationships with Elements’ residents has seen the success of her design philosophy evolve to include 123 single storey villas hidden among a spacious 48,100m2 of land.
An alignment of philosophies about how retirement villages should operate, made Con Noi Village at Carindale the perfect fit for Chiou See Anderson’s retirement asset portfolio.
Ms Anderson, the owner-operator of Elements @ Springwood Retirement Village has recently acquired the boutique village from the Vacenti group, for an undisclosed amount.
To be renamed Elements @ Con Noi Carindale, Ms Anderson said it was fortuitous that she would take ownership on February 1 which is the first day of the Chinese Year of the Tiger.
We are a family here at Elements, and pets, great and small, are part of that dynamic and are always welcome.
To those residents requiring assisted living, Elements introduced additional care and support, which can easily be delivered without the need to alter our modern two and three bedroom homes. We have also formed partnerships with well-respected and trusted health, security and care providers.
Third Age Living – Elements Retirement Villages Brisbane are retirement living for this stage of your life.
Hello, and welcome to Elements Retirement Living. Our village, nestled amidst the eucalypt trees of the Daisy Hill forest, is located in Springwood, a southern suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. We are approximately 21km from the Brisbane CBD and 53km to the Gold Coast.
The village includes a community / wellness centre, zen garden and close proximity to a range of shops, cafes, hospitals, golf courses, major shopping centres, local pubs and clubs, schools, places of worship, public transport and personal services and amenities.
The site where Elements is today was formerly the John Paul College playing fields and backs on to the Daisy Hill State Forest. Conservation of the local flora and fauna is important to us with Elements donating over 11 hectares of this bushland for public use. Our village grounds have been planted with natives to attract birds and bees and the entire village is fauna-friendly-fenced, so local wallabies can visit freely.
Connectivity is one of the key features of Elements where the design philosophy focuses on fostering wellbeing.
We have our own private, next-generation fibre optic network enabling residents to access the fastest possible internet speeds. We introduced what we believe is an Australian first and an initiative we are proud of- a personal tablet, cloud based communication hub allowing residents to connect to each other and village management.
We really are a community within a community.
Discover the Elements difference. Elements retirement villages Brisbane offers welcoming, comfortable and inclusive over 50’s living.
Dana Voyle is a key member of the group management team at Elements. With a background in IT in New Zealand spanning 15 years, Dana moved to Australia with her family over 20 years ago. Since then, she has worked in education and built over 15 years of experience in the over-50s and retirement living sectors.
Dana joined Elements over nine years ago and has remained a constant through the business’s growth and recent change of ownership, reflecting her strong commitment to both the organisation and its residents. She takes great pride in her role and feels a genuine sense of responsibility to ensure residents are supported, heard, and able to enjoy a high quality of life within the community.
Dana is married to Rodney and they have two daughters. While much of their extended family remains in New Zealand, she loves having them visit. Outside of work, Dana enjoys keeping active and values the simple pleasures of great food, good wine, and spending time with family and friends.
Dana often says her role never feels like work — she feels fortunate to be part of such a incredible community she truly cares about in a beautiful environment.
Bridget is a valued member of the team at Elements, bringing over 25 years of experience supporting children, families, and communities.
Born in Melbourne and a Queenslander since the age of 19, she now proudly calls Wynnum home. Bridget has spent the past eight years working with the Department of Education, following a diverse career that includes seven years in the fitness industry as a Member Service Representative and Crèche Supervisor, and 10 years as the Administrator of a 104-place childcare centre. She also holds a Certificate III in Office Administration and a Certificate IV in Education Support.
With strong organisational skills and a natural ability to prioritise and manage multiple responsibilities, Bridget is known for her reliability, strong work ethic, and people-focused approach. She is passionate about creating supportive, well-run environments where residents feel valued, respected, and cared for.
Bridget is a proud mother of three and recently celebrated 21 years of marriage. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family, friends and staying connected to her local community.
Bridget says, “I take great pride in supporting our residents and being part of a community where people feel truly at home.”
Gary Whatley was born and raised in the small coastal village of East Wittering on the south coast of England. After completing his schooling and an engineering diploma in the UK, he emigrated to Brisbane with his parents in 1981 at the age of 17.
He began his career at 18 as a lithographer (colour separator) in South Brisbane, spending 22 years in the industry. During this time, he built one of Brisbane’s leading pre-press trade houses before technological advancements rendered the trade obsolete.
In his early 40s, Gary retrained as a boat builder and went on to establish his own company with a business partner. This venture led to work in boatyards around the world until his partner’s ill health resulted in the closure of the business.
Gary has also worked as an accountant’s assistant with a large property valuer and gained experience in heritage timber restoration, further broadening his practical skill set.
He now calls Elements his work home, where he takes great pride in what he does. Gary approaches his work with the belief that everything is fixable and that every problem is simply a solution waiting to be found.
He has one son, Senna, and lives in Wynnum with his dog, Abby—who, he jokes, photographs better than he does. A lifelong motorsport enthusiast, Gary has followed Formula 1 and MotoGP from a young age and raced motorbikes from 11 to 24, later continuing with karting and open-wheel racing into his 40s. Music also plays a significant role in his life, whether he’s listening, writing, recording, or playing.
Friendly and approachable, Gary is always happy for a chat and is committed to helping create a positive and welcoming environment.
Olivia Anderson works in Village Management across the villages. She has a Bachelor of Commerce from Bond University and is currently undertaking her Certified Practising Accountant’s studies. Soon, she will be able to add her CPA status to her years of experience in the hospitality and retail industries.
Olivia knows all about our village as she used to live in a caravan with her mother right on the spot where the complex is built. Through the years she’s seen our village grow and mature with great interest and admiration and is now part of the wonderful community it has become. Olivia has worked at Elements in various capacities ever since our first residents moved in and considers our village to be her second home. When she’s not working together with and assisting our residents in all aspects of administrative work, Olivia likes to read, practice yoga and go to the beach. Spending time with friends and family also comes high up on her list of most important activities.
Olivia likes to live according to the words of the American transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson who said, “the purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
Stay tuned for Tina’s bio!
Kley has been involved in Elements since the idea was first mooted by his good friend Chiou See some years back.
Kley brings with him 20+ years experience in running his own businesses, several decades of marketing, customer service, management and business development and a passion to contribute to Elements and the broader wellbeing of the ageing and retirement segments within our society.
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