“No regrets!” A former Queenscliff Mayor and his wife are not looking back after making their move to The Breeze.

When Chris Player and wife Louise visited The Breeze Point Lonsdale retirement community for the first time last year, they didn’t expect to leave with their name on one of the soon to be built villas. But that’s exactly what happened.

The couple, who had lived in central Queenscliff for more than two decades, had spoken about downsizing, but with no real plan to do so.

“We would walk around Queenscliff and say to each other, ‘how would it be buying that house, or maybe that one,’ then suddenly The Breeze came on the market,” said Chris, a former Borough of Queenscliff Mayor. “We hadn’t heard much about it, so we thought we’d come out and have a look and we ended up putting a sticker with our names against one of the villas.

“And it seems there are a lot of other locals that have done the same,” he said.

The couple admits it was an impulsive move, but one they have not regretted for a minute.

“We did ask ourselves what have we done, but it was only one question, asked once,” said Louise.  “It just felt right and the timing was right.”

The Players have been living in their new three-bedroom home since early April and fully enjoying everything The Breeze has to offer, including an indoor pool, bowling green, gymnasium and the focal point of the community, the large club-style Waterside Pavilion.

In this space residents socialise in a resort setting that includes lounges, sports bar with billiards and darts, two large dining rooms and a commercial kitchen. There’s also an arts studio, citrus grove and library.

“We came in already knowing some people who have also moved in from Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale, and we’re meeting others along the way,” said Chris. “It’s surprising the number of people from Melbourne here… I think they like the coastal setting while still being accessible to Melbourne.