FREE INTERNET KIOSK LAUNCHED AT ANGLICAN CARE Ever wondered how an 82 year old can keep in touch with her grandkids? Most would use Facebook or Twitter these days rather than a telephone and to prove she is a thoroughly modern Techno Gran – so too does ...
82 year old Facebook gran on Feb15 2010
Seniors grants available to ‘conquer’ technology on Feb1 2010
Community groups can now apply for Telstra Connected Seniors® grants worth up to $50,000 to help seniors make the most of modern-day communications technology such as mobile phones and computers. Grant amounts range up to $5,000 for local community organisations and up to $50,000 for state and territory organisations. ...
Carey Bay Village concert on Dec14 2009
BEGINNING TO FEEL A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS AT ANGLICAN CARE Christmas preparations have begun in earnest at Anglican Care as staff and residents prepare for a month of concerts and parties. Staff and Residents at Anglican Care’s Carey Bay Village are particularly excited as they plan their ...
Singleton community care open on Nov18 2009
SINGLETON HOME AND COMMUNITY CENTRE OPENS Singleton’s new Home and Community Care (HACC) centre was officially opened today by NSW Minister for Ageing and Disability Services Paul Lynch. Mr Lynch said all the services provided by Singleton HACC Services were now under the one roof, allowing people ...
Pensioner disadvantaged by ‘politics’ on Oct19 2009
HUNTER LABOR MPs PLAYING POLITICS WITH PEOPLE’S PROBLEMS Member for Port Stephens Craig Baumann said today State and Federal Labor MPs in the Hunter were playing politics with people’s problems, by refusing to pass constituent issues on to elected Coalition Members of Parliament. It comes after a Port ...
Retirees meet skills shortage on Oct19 2009
COUNCIL WINS WITH GREY NOMADS Port Stephens Council has been recognised for excellence in management, this time at the national Diversity@Work Awards ceremony in Melbourne. Council received the major award for employment and inclusion of mature age workers for the highly successful ‘Grey Nomad’ Campaign it ran in ...
Longevity’s secret: knitting socks on Sep24 2009
NEWCASTLE RESIDENT KATHLEEN GIPPELL TURNS 102 YEARS YOUNG THIS SUNDAY! If 40 is the new 30, then great-grandmother Kathleen Gippell makes 102 look like the new 60! With a witty sense of humour, a love of knitting and a good positive outlook on life, Kathleen Gippell ...
Seniors’ Week awards on Aug21 2009
NSW SENIORS WEEK ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN Nominations for the 2010 NSW Seniors Week Achievement Award have now opened, said the Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, John Turner MP. Mr Turner said the NSW Seniors Week Achievement Awards recognise seniors across the state for their contribution to the ...
Painting resumes at 85 on Aug14 2009
CELEBRATIONS FOR ANGLICAN CARE’S 500th COMMUNITY CARE CLIENT Photograph ~ Speers Point artist Phyl Delves returns to her beloved painting with the help of community care staff After painting for 46 years, Phyl Delves was saddened to put down her brushes 18 months ago due to ill ...
Keeping eye on all-alone oldies on Aug5 2009
URGENT CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS TO DAILY PHONE ISOLATED ELDERLY PEOPLE An elderly woman in rural Queensland who recently spent a week trapped in her toilet could have been found within hours in the Hunter Valley if she'd been listed with a free service like ‘Telecross’ or ‘Tenant Connect’. ...
New-fangled ‘nintendo’ exercises on Jul4 2009
TECHNOLOGY UNITES YOUNG AND OLD AS ANGLICAN CARE RESIDENTS GET Wii FIT Anglican Care’s Nintendo Wii Intergenerational Program will be officially launched by Sharon Grierson, Federal Member for Newcastle, on Thursday 9th July at Jesmond Grove Hostel from 10am. The program is being run in conjunction ...
Auctioning social responsibility on May25 2009
NURSING HOME SUBMISSIONS Submissions have been received from non-government aged care providers, interested in operating the Hunter’s state-owned nursing homes. NSW Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, said six have been received for Wallsend, five for Muswellbrook and six for Gloucester. A ...
60 years since Bowes tied knot on May19 2009
NEWCASTLE COUPLE CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF MARRIAGE They met at their local Town Hall dance more than 60 years ago and Lesby and Don Bowes have been inseparable ever since. The life-time Newcastle residents who were married on 21st May, 1949, at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, will ...
Thora’s 100th on Apr6 2009
100 YEARS YOUNG – FIT, HEALTHY, HAPPY Crediting a daily childhood dose of castor oil for her amazing memory, Anglican Care resident Thora Simpson will celebrate her 100th birthday TODAY. Centenarians are one of the fastest growing demographic age groups in Australia and Thora is challenging age-old myths of ...
Kitty ~ well dressed, never stressed on Mar20 2009
News item 20 March 2009 From: [Name supplied] Port's oldest resident turns 105 On March 30, 2009, the oldest resident in Port Stephens and a long-time resident of Harbourside Haven at Shoal Bay, Kitty Wilson, turns 105. Kitty, ...
Senior week at Hunter Valley Gardens on Mar4 2009
Media Release Date: 4 March 2009 From: Hunter Valley Gardens Web: www.hvg.com.au ACTIVITIES TO DELIGHT ALL THE SENSES DURING SENIORS WEEK IN MARCH 2009 During 2009 NSW ...
Westlakes Seniors February Meet on Jan29 2009
Press AnnouncementDate: 29 January 2009From: National Seniors Australia Westlakes Inc Jill Bogaerts on Disaster Preparation National Seniors Australia Westlakes Branch Inc. will be holding their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday 11th February at Toronto RSL, commencing at 9.45 am. Members and friends are welcome to join us and most of ...
Westlakes Seniors on Rail Retention on Jan26 2009
Press ReleaseDate: 27 January 2009From: National Seniors Australia Westlakes Branch Inc. Lake Macquarie City Council resolution At a full Council meeting tonight it was resolved to call upon State and Federal Transport and environment Ministers, The State Minister for the Hunter, and the Hunter Development Corporation to: ' note ...
Free Tickets – Get ‘em Now on Jan21 2009
Media ReleaseDate: 21 January 2009John Turner MP, MEMBER FOR MYALL LAKES 2009 Premier's Senior Week Gala Concert Seniors in the Myall Lakes Electorate can apply for free tickets to attend the Premier's Senior Week Gala Concert in Sydney, said The Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, John Turner. ...
$2.50 All-day Country Bus Fares on Jan9 2009
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NSW Upper House keeps Carramar Nursing Home public
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