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Welcome to

Emerald Lakes

Updated February 2021

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Home Owners Association Committee

(HOAC)

The Home Owners Association Committee (HOAC) would like to welcome you to

Seachange Emerald Lakes. We understand that moving to a new community can be

challenging and we have put together some helpful information to assist you in settling into

the community.

HOAC consists of eight elected Association members that hold monthly meetings to discuss

issues within the community. The HOAC President also has a role of liaison with the Park

Owners. If you have an issue that should be addressed that relates to the community, please

forward your concern to our Committee Secretary

(elhoac01@gmail.com).

Any issue that relates to your house or surrounds should be directed to the Community

Manager.

HOA Committee Members are:

Joe Foster President

Pam Watkins Secretary

Chris Nugent Treasurer

Allan Cottrell Welfare & Maintenance

David Harding Special Projects

David Muir Welfare & Special Projects

Jill Harris Social

Bob Jarrott Special Projects

The Home Owners Association Committee has created a website that provides a range

of useful resources. The address is http://www.selresidents.club. You will need to register

(create a user-id and password) to gain access. There is also a Private Facebook group

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for our Association members. The facebook page is titled Seachange Emerald lakes

Home Owners' Association Inc and the address is:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/510927896209196/

The Buzz. The Buzz is our Association’s bi-monthly newletter distributed via email to all

Associaion members. It combines updates on matters affecting our community with some

general reading and light humour.

Our members are also regularly kept informed of important changes with email updates

from the Association President or Secretary and through Community Notices issued by

the Community Manager.

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Country Club Country Club Facilities

At the heart of Seachange Emerald Lakes is the 5-Star Country Club, which includes many

outstanding facilities.

If you would like to book any of the facilities listed below, there is a “Booking” book

located at the HOAC desk in the Country Club Entrance Foyer.

It is the responsibility of each resident to leave all Country Club facilities spotless after use.

The Park Owner has provided all the cleaning supplies and equipment for residents to use

to ensure that the Country Club remains in pristine condition.

The Gallery

This large community space is used for

Association members events such as Christmas,

New Year’s celebrations which are organised by

the Seachange Emerald Lakes HOA Social

SubCommittee. This area can be booked for

private functions with catering equipment for 100

and a fully equipped kitchen.

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Teppanyaki BBQ

This BBQ area is next to the outdoor pool and

can be booked by Association members.

Outdoor Pool

The outdoor pool has a wheelchair access ramp.

Ample pool furniture is provided for relaxing.

Indoor Pool

The indoor pool is great for those Association

members who wish to do laps. It is also used for

Aqua Aerobics every week. Pool noodles are

provided for Association members’ water fitness

activities.

Spa/Sauna/Steam/Massage Room

Association members can book a personal

massage in the Bookings book on the HOAC

desk in the entrance hall. There are no bookings

required for the spa and sauna/steam rooms.

Gymnasium

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A variety of gym equipment is provided for your

fitness training and Association members are

requested to leave the equipment in a tidy, safe

and hygienic state.

Cinema

A 12 seat cinema with a huge screen and surround

sound is available to be booked by Association

members for showing movies. The cinema also has

Netflix available and any information on impending

special movie showings is generally advised to all

Association members by email.

Library

Due to donations from Association members there

is a vast selection of both fiction and nonfiction

books, DVDs and jigsaw puzzles in the library. All

the items have been documented by hardworking

volunteer Association members.

The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary can be used for meetings or

Association members can book the room for

meetings or special occasions. There is a fully

equipped kitchen adjacent to the room.

Workshop

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There is a well-equipped workshop and a

Workshop Activity Group provides an

opportunity for Association members to

undertake individual and community projects.

Contact the Coordinator, Kev Hacker (205).

Art & Craft Studio

Art & Craft classes are held in the studio and

their days and times are listed in the monthly

schedule of Events & Activities.

Tennis Court / Pickle Ball Court

Association members can book the Tennis Court

and Pickle Ball Court. A shelter is provided at the

Tennis Court. Pickle Ball equipment is kept at the

shelter in a storage container. Please provide your

own tennis equipment. There are also BBQ

facilities are at the Tennis Court shelter which can

be booked.

Boule Court

Association members can book the Boule Court.

Boule Ball equipment is kept at the Tennis Court

shelter in a storage container.

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Military Veterans’ Group

There is a small memorial in front of the

Clubhouse beside the flag pole. A Military

Veterans Group holds commemoration services

for the Community on ANZAC

Day,

Remembrance Day and Vietnam Veterans Day. If

you have served in the Australian Defence Force,

you are welcome to join the Group. Contact the

Coordinator, David Potter (167).

Suggestions Book A Suggestions book is held by the Community Manager and if you have suggestions for

perhaps a function, event or social activity please email the Community Manager.

Community Notice Boards Three Community Notice Boards and a whiteboard are located at the HOAC desk in the

entrance hall. Two boards and whiteboard are for Association members’ use and the other

for the Community Manager. If you have something that may be of interest to the

Association members, please feel free to advertise on the Association members Notice

Boards.

Information related to Community Activities including Tai Chi, Aqua Aerobics, Trivia

Nights, Golf Lessons etc. are displayed on the Association members Notice Board. There

is also a Digital Information Display Screen in the Gallery that includes details of

upcoming events.

Children at the Country Club Children, under 18 years are not permitted in the Spa, Sauna, Steam Room, Gymnasium or

Indoor Pool. They are permitted access to the toilets in the wet area through the Gym from

the Gallery, Outdoor Pool and BBQ.

Children’s access to other areas of the Country Club, including the Outdoor Pool, is

permitted only with and under the supervision of the Home Owner or an “Authorised

Occupant”.

Name Badges All Association members are issued with a name badge on settlement. Please remember to

wear this badge at every event/function (except Aqua!!!)

Tyre Pump & Water Hose A pump for bike and golf buggy tyres is located outside the Country Club (on the corner

nearest the community garden). A water hose for washing down your car is located at the

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end of the tennis court. Please respect these items as they should not be treated roughly and

can be broken.

Visitor Parking / Speed Limit Please ensure your guests or visitors use the Visitor Car Park near the Tennis Court and do

not park on the road or verges. For the safety of all Association members, guests and visitors

please adhere to the 10 km/h speed limit throughout the community. The speed limit also

includes Golf Buggies. SHORT TERM (2 or 5 hour max) visitor parking is also available

at various locations throughout the community roads.

Rubbish Collection Domestic waste bins are placed on the kerbside on Wednesday evening for an early

collection on Thursday morning. Every second week there is a recycle collection alongside

the waste collection.

Pets All dogs must be on a leash at all times and no dogs, other than those approved by the Park

Owner, are permitted in the Park. Owners are responsible for cleaning up after their

dog. Doggy bags are provided at the entrances.

Local Health Facilities Local doctor’s and dentist’s surgeries are located at Emerald Lakes Village and also at

Cocos/Aldi Shopping Centre on Manchester Road – take the Carrara Markets exit from the

Nerang-Broadbeach Road. Pharmacies and Pathology are also located in these two

shopping centres.

There are two public hospitals near Seachange – Gold Coast University Hospital in

Southport and Robina Hospital in Robina. The Gold Coast is well serviced with private

hospitals – the nearest is Pindara Hospital in Benowa,

Emergency Vehicles Queensland Ambulance & Queensland Fire and Rescue: Both of these emergency services

have emergency codes that are used for the entry and exit gate. If you require one of these

services please advise, when placing 000 calls, that the emergency service has a gate code

for this community.

It is imperative that make you make it very clear when requesting one of these services that

you stipulate it is SEACHANGE EMERALD LAKES and which gate to use for your

home.

Please also refer to the Emergency Procedures document which is currently being reviewed

and finalised and soon to be added to the selresidents website.

Public Transport Bus stops for the Translink 745 Bus Service to Nerang Train Station/Pacific Fair Shopping

Centre are located on the service road across the road from the Country Club and near

Nielsens Road traffic lights. Buses travel every 30 minutes in both directions.

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The Airport Express Train to Brisbane CBD and the airport leaves from Nerang Station

every 30 minutes. Nerang Station is located on the Nerang-Broadbeach Road near Nerang.

Follow the signage.

Check the Translink Journey Planner for buses and trains departure/arrival times.

Local Shopping Facilities

Woolworths This is the nearest supermarket, located on the Nerang-Broadbeach Road driving towards

Pacific Fair. Take the slip road on the left signposted Carrara Markets after Nielsen Road

lights.

Coco’s Aldi, newsagent, pharmacy, florist, medical, butcher shop and other smaller food shops

are situated on Manchester Street, take the same exit.

Coles Located at Benowa Village on Ross Street. Turn left at Nerang/Broadbeach Road and then

turn right onto Ross Street at next lights. Coles is on the corner of Ross Street and Benowa

Road.

Emerald Lakes Pharmacy

Located at Emerald Lakes Village.

Carrara Markets

Held on the weekends and have fresh food available and many other stalls.

Emerald Lakes Village Market

Held every Thursday after 2pm and have fresh food available and many other stalls.

Q Super Shopping Centre Located on Bermuda Street (Gooding Drive, then turn right off Nerang-Broadbeach Road)

and has an Aldi, Coles, Woolworths, a smaller Bunnings and other retail shops and banks.

Another Bunnings is located in Nerang. Drive towards the M1 on the BroadbeachNerang

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Road. Turn left onto Chisolm Road and then right into Pappas Way. Go under the M1 and

Bunnings is on the right. A huge Bunnings is located at Burleigh Heads on Bermuda Street.

Robina Town Centre Ten minutes away, travel along Robina Parkway after the Gooding Drive roundabout and

follow the signs.

Pacific Fair Shopping Centre Ten minutes away along

Gooding Drive/Hooker Boulevard.

Local Cinemas & Theatres

There are a number of local cinemas and theatres

which are easy to access from Seachange Emerald

Lakes.

Cinemas Please check movie showing times on Google or ring the cinema.

Nerang Cineplex

Located at Earle Plaza, 52 Price Street, Nerang

Gold Coast Arts Centre

Located at 35 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise

Events Cinemas at Pacific Fair

Located at Hooker Boulevard, Broadbeach in Pacific Fair shopping centre

Event Cinemas at Robina

Located at the corner of Collyer Keys, Lido Parade, Robina shopping centre

Theatres Please check performance times on Google or ring the theatre.

Spotlight Theatre & Gold Coast Theatre Alliance

Located at 187 Ashmore Road, Benowa

Gold Coast Little Theatre

Located at 21A Scarborough Street, Southport.

Javeenbah Theatre Company

Located at cnr Ferry Road & Stevens Road, Nerang.

For the children - Queensland Theatre of Puppetry

Located on Macintosh Island Park, which is on the corner of Admiralty Drive and the

Gold Coast Hwy, Surfers Paradise (performances in school holidays).

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Gold Coast Botanical Gardens

Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens are a must

see.

The Gardens are just 10-minute drive from

Seachange Emerald Lakes on Ashmore Road in Benowa and are set on 31 hectares

overlooking the Gold Coast Hinterland. Fun for everyone includes a stroll on the

boardwalks and bird watching around the lake, a children's playground, delicious organic

coffees, ice cream and snacks at the Friends Centre, or a picnic or barbecue in one of the

many picnic areas. Free guided walks are available, as well as regular school holiday

activities for kids. Free Tai chi classes on Tuesdays and Fridays. (Information taken from

Gold Coast City Council website. For more information on activities and events, visit Gold

Coast Regional Botanic Gardens website.)

Post Offices

Located at:

Nerang Mall, Nerang Shop 11/ 7-27 Cayuga St

Q-Super Shopping Centre on Bermuda Street, Mermaid Waters.

A Post Box is located outside the Emerald Lakes Pharmacy at Emerald Lakes Village and

outside the Aldi building entrance at Coco’s at Carrara.

Public Libraries

The nearest Gold Coast City Council libraries are:

Broadbeach Branch Library, 61 Sunshine Boulevard, Mermaid Waters and

Nerang Branch Library, Corner White and Price Streets, Nerang

Opening hours Monday 9am - 6pm

Tuesday 9am - 6pm

Wednesday 9am - 6pm

Thursday 9am - 7pm

Friday

Saturday

9am - 6pm

Broadbeach 9am - 4pm,

Nerang 9am - 1pm

Sunday Closed

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Emerald Lakes Walking/Cycling Paths, Lake Activities & Golf Buggy

Route

There are 13 kilometres of leafy walking and

cycling trails around Emerald Lakes – perfect for

a morning run or walk or for a sunset stroll.

Activities on Emerald Lakes include kayaking,

fishing and bird watching. Fish in the lake include Black Bream (Luderick) Whiting,

Trevally and the occasional Barracuda! All jetties on Emerald Lakes islands can be

accessed across the foot bridge and can be used by all Seachange Association members.

There is a small beach on the lake with picnic facilities about 5 minutes walk along the

lakeside path. Radio controlled yachts race on Wednesday and Saturdays on the lake – the

clubs always welcome new enthusiasts. Dragon Boat racing is held twice a year and is

quite a spectacular event – not to be missed. Hot air balloons can sometimes be spotted

floating across the lake early in the morning.

Please ensure when driving your golf buggy that you keep to the designated golf buggy

route as designated in your site agreement – across the foot bridge, on the roads on the two

islands, through Emerald Lake Village, by the lake and through the tunnel to Emerald Lakes

Golf Club. Please beep your horn loudly when driving through the tunnel to alert

pedestrians and cyclists.

Emerald Lakes Village

It is a short golf buggy drive or 15-minute walk to

Emerald Lakes Village.

There is a Gloria Jeans Coffee Shop, two Deli Cafés, Indian, Greek and Italian restaurants

and Tapas Bar/Restaurant – all with a good reputation.

On Thursdays a Fresh Food Market selling fruit and vegetables, organic meat, organic eggs,

flowers etc., is held from 2pm - 8pm in the village square. Several food vans provide a

variety of international foods for purchase. Live music is provided.

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Emerald Lakes Golf Club

It is a golf buggy ride to Emerald Lakes Golf

Club.

The Golf Club has many facilities including a

restaurant, driving range, coaching centre, Pro-shop, mini-golf, tennis courts, and a

Wellness Centre featuring yoga, pilates and massage facilities. Golf lessons are available

for beginners or as a refresher course on Friday and Saturday mornings.

Local Wildlife

You can spot many varieties of birdlife around

Emerald Lakes.

In the Emerald Lakes wetlands, you can enjoy watching egrets and spoonbills. You might

also see Australian pelicans, cormorants, herons, Australian white ibis, a variety of ducks

and moorhens, butcherbirds, cuckoo shrikes, currawong, rainbow lorikeets and blue faced

honeyeaters. Black swans live on the lake and often paddle to the edge. It has been advised

not to feed any of the Emerald Lakes wildlife.

The occasional raptor (fish eagles), swoop down over the lake. Water dragons and lizards

make their home on the edge of the lake.

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Seachange Emerald Lakes

Social Sub-Committee

HOAC has appointed a Social Sub-Committee to take responsibility for planning all of the

Association members events at Seachange Emerald Lakes – for example Melbourne Cup,

Christmas celebrations, Australia Day and the weekly Happy Hour in the Gallery. The

Happy Hour is every Friday night at 5:00 in the Gallery for all Association members to

meet and to get to know each other. Special Happy Hours and Fund-Raising Fridays are

also organised including raffles, special themes and other activities. It is usually BYO

beverage and plate of nibbles. All special events are broadcast by email to all members of

the Home Owners’ Association.

The Seachange Emerald Lakes Country Club was officially opened in September 2015 and

since then many resident’s activities have been organised and well attended in this

magnificent facility. An Events & Activities Calendar is distributed each month by email

to keep all Association members up to date.

If you would like to be involved with the Emerald Lakes HOA Social Sub-Committee or to

help and support the many Association members Events, please contact Val Leftwich (Unit

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For Days, Times and Cost of the activity if applicable, please consult your monthly

Events and Activity Calendar or the selresidents Website.

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Seachange Emerald Lakes

Country Club Information

General Air-conditioners turn off after 2 hours. They have a ±2° control range. Fan speed is

controllable. Turn lights & air-con OFF when leaving (e.g. in the gym), plus all items that

don’t need to remain ON. It is expected that any rooms used are left clean after an activity

including where necessary, vacuum, wipe tables, arrange furniture, collect rubbish etc.

Cinema (see also the instruction sheet at the entry door)

Making a booking

To be courteous, record the movie title and annotate with “others invited” unless it’s a

strictly private showing (e.g. too many people already invited).

Picture width/aspect ratio

Use the ‘wide screen’ option on the wall-mounted control panel or on the DVD/Blu-Ray

player’s remote-control unit to widen the picture if needed.

Volume

The default volume for TV viewing is less than that for playing DVDs – try a volume setting

of 14-15 initially for a DVD.

Room lighting effects

Light switches are on the wall at entry; then the small white remote control alters the

lighting effects (e.g. rotate the centre disc to select different colours).

Put the DVD’s remote-control unit back into its charger when finished.

Spa Manually turn ON and then manually turn OFF when finished.

Sauna & Steam Room The sauna’s cycle lasts 30 min and it’s pre-set to 80°; hit the ON/OFF button to toggle

between ON/OFF, and hit the LIGHT button to turn the light ON/OFF. Add water to the

rocks to create more steam. The Steam Room is similar to the sauna but is set to a fixed

49°; you can Pause/Restart the steam (e.g. to exit then re-enter later) through the button

with the standard Pause symbol ( ▌▌) on it.

Caution: Don’t touch the steam nozzle.

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Kitchen in The Gallery

Below Sink Dishwasher is for glasses only (about 3 min): Set temperature to 80° or more.

Plug & filter on the floor at the rear must be in place. Insert a tray of glasses and choose

H/M/L to start a wash. De-scaling is automatic but at day’s end, select ‘Drain ’and remove

the plug.

2 x Crockery Dishwashers in the food preparation area take about 4 min (the ‘lightning

’symbol is ON/OFF). Please pre-rinse items manually. De-scaling the dishwasher is

automatic. Settings: ‘1 ’is for a light wash, ‘2 ’for a heavy wash. For these dishwashers,

insert the trays when the bars light up red. Although these dishwashers drain themselves

automatically after a wash, at the end of the day, press the tulip-like symbol for 3 s to drain

them (and remove the grey plug/filter on the floor of the unit to clean it manually).

Microwave Oven has fairly conventional controls.

AV System in The Gallery On the Control Screen over the servery counter, choose ‘Home ’to allow a source to be

selected.

Both for radio and TV, you can select from pre-set channels that are displayed, or use the

UP/DOWN arrows to search for additional channels. (If you want to include a favourite

channel amongst the already pre-set ones, you can ‘SET ’it once you’ve tuned it in.)

Blu-Ray & CD players: There is no remote control; the Blu-Ray player’s ‘Eject ’button is

on top of the unit (2nd from right) but you can pull the front flap down manually, revealing

also a USB input; its stereo socket & cable on top of the unit is for a media player (e.g. an

iPod) to be connected. CD player: this separate unit can also take an iPod/USB input. The

Control Screen see above) allows random play (but no way to navigate between folders on

a USB flash-drive?).

Sockets in the Gallery’s wall near the large TV screen are for PA systems (two 3-pin sockets

for ‘DJ ’inputs such as microphones). A PC’s video/slideshow could be fed into a VGA

socket (no sound) or into an HDMI socket (allowing sound & video) on that wall.

AV Equipment in The Sanctuary TV & mini audio system, plus a Blu-ray player with a USB input.

AV Equipment in The Library Mini-audio system (CD & radio receiver) with a USB input.

AV Equipment in The Gym

Mini-audio system (CD & radio receiver), plus a TV & TV remote.

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How to Access the Seachange Emerald Lakes

Residents Website

You should then be asked to complete a User Name and Password to register. A suggestion when

completing the User Name is to use lower case letters and don’t have a space or dot between

letters.

You may need to access the website again by putting in www.selresidents.club and clicking Login

again and this screen should appear

Then click and you will go to the main website page again

Type in Google search – www.selresidents.club

Cli ck

Your user name should display

Then c lick

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You should now be able to access any menu boxes shown