TRUE BELONGING
Belonging makes us feel supported, makes us feel that we are needed, at peace and can thrive as individuals or families. For us, belonging is to be in the place you long for, but a sense of belonging can also come from what we do every day.
As community builders, we recognise the importance of empowering a community from day one. We are committed not only to building beautiful places that inspire belonging, but to stay for the long run to ensure that the the community is empowered with all the unique ‘software’ that sets it up for success.
A community’s commonly shared values, employment opportunities, sustainable nurturing of its natural environments, freedom and ease of mobility and community spirit is just as important as the homes, roads and amenities that exists. To read more about our this unique approach to community building, visit Our Communities.
BELONGING TAKES US TO NEW PLACES, SPARKS NEW IDEAS, AND CREATES POSSIBILITY
Our instinct to better ourselves, to seek out a better way, is driven by our need to belong.
So, whether a moment is as fleeting as coffee with a friend or as significant as choosing your first or forever home, it is knowing we belong that creates new, genuine possibilities.
A simple connection has the power to make the world better for everyone and it is this genuine connection right across better, stronger and values-centric communities that we long for.
THE POWER OF BELONGING IS IN ITS SIMPLICITY
A sense of belonging is a feeling that doesn’t need explanation. It is universal.
We know when it’s absent and when we have it, it is unmistakable.
⦁ Belonging is a shared glance and a raised eyebrow at work after a long meeting.
⦁ Belonging is when the local cafe owner knows you by name, giving you that feeling you’re a proper local.
⦁ Belonging is when a neighbour crosses the road for a chin wag and you feel part of something new for the first time.
⦁ Belonging is when you get asked for your opinion and you realise they actually want to know what you think.
⦁ Belonging is taking a sunset stroll, surrounded by nature’s greenery and waterways, just a few minutes from your house
⦁ Belonging is being safe at home, at peace, with your loved ones