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Margaret Havey

‘How I came to live in a remote Aboriginal community, and what made me leave’
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Margaret Havey

Margaret Havey

Margaret is retired and loving it! She keeps active and busy, but also enjoys quiet days at home, reading and pottering… Because she can! She enjoys being a part of the Starts at 60 community.

Margaret looks back on her adventurous life, having turned 70 in July. Source: Margaret Havey
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"At 70, that man is long since gone. There will be no replacement!"
Margaret has her choice of swimming indoors or outdoors, with two pools at the lifestyle village. Source: Getty (Photograph posed by model)
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‘Why moving into a lifestyle village was the best decision I made’

‘Why moving into a lifestyle village was the best decision I made’

"I chose my new house in the village and settlement was easy."
Margaret Havey met some wonderful people while living and working in remote Western Australia. Source: Getty Images
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‘What it was like living and working in remote Aboriginal communities’

‘What it was like living and working in remote Aboriginal communities’

'We had to prove ourselves very quickly as store managers were viewed with suspicion...'
To truly appreciate travel and what youhave, Margaret says you need to head into the Australian outback. Source: Pixabay
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‘I’m grateful every day for the events that led me to Australia’

‘I’m grateful every day for the events that led me to Australia’

"I have seen and loved so much of this wonderful country."
Margaret broke off her engagement and moved to Australian with another man! Source: Pexels
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‘I broke it off with my fiancé after meeting another man’

‘I broke it off with my fiancé after meeting another man’

Not all romances are meant to laugh as Margaret Havey found out.
Margaret and her younger sister woke to find their mother had disappeared. (Photograph posed by model.) Source: Pixabay
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‘I remember the day my mother disappeared’

‘I remember the day my mother disappeared’

"I was five years old and my sister was three."
The generation gap has always been there, says Margaret. (Models posed for photograph.) Source: Pexels
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Older and younger generations face different worlds, so let’s stop comparing

Older and younger generations face different worlds, so let’s stop comparing

Instead of this conflict between Millennials and Baby Boomers, we should accept and embrace these changing times.
Margaret looks back on her adventurous life, having turned 70 in July. Source: Margaret Havey
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‘Approaching 70, my man’s long gone and there’ll be no replacement!’

‘Approaching 70, my man’s long gone and there’ll be no replacement!’

Engaged at 20, three kids at 30, divorced at 60 - it sounds so 'normal' but as you live it, life's quite an adventure ...
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