Visiting hours will be between 10am and 3pm daily (30 minutes visits), and it is essential to scan and sign in, and to wear a mask at all times in the Village. Entry and exit is via the Reception only Vaccinated visitors are welcome and will need to evidence their Covid Vaccine Passport
No more than 2 visitors at any one time, and only visit one Resident per visit. Visits to take place in the Residents room. This is in place so that we can understand the movement of visitors in the facility
We encourage you not to bring children under 12 years, however, if you are planning on bringing children under 12 years to visit a Resident, please call our Reception (between 10am and 4pm) prior to your visit, as we need to arrange the safest possible visiting options. These may include outside visits.
Non-Vaccinated visitors, please call our Reception 03 434 5450 (between 10am and 4pm) prior to your visit, as we need to arrange the safest possible visiting options. These may include, isolation rooms with full PPE at a cost to the visitor, or outside visits if the resident and clinical staff agree to this.
The Observatory Retirement Village, Stage 2 Villas
The village continues to expand, with the Stage 2 villa area getting ready for construction to start soon. The earthworks is significant and a lot of work has gone into sediment control and land stabilisation, with the team getting get the clay covered with topsoil as soon as possible. At this stage, about half of the loop road is being developed, and construction of the villas will commence with about 4 villas being built at a time. When finished in a few years, the loop road will have been completed and there will be approximately 50 more villas in place! Interest has been strong from people wanting to make their home at the village, and this community project continues to go from straight to strength! Mayor: Gary Kircher
Observatory Village provides a community within a community ... offering companionship, security and new experiences. We invite you to be part of this.
