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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Hunter’s brightest to power NSW
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Supporting Young Adults with Physical Disabilities
Lake Macquarie City Council is seeking information from parent carers of young adults with a physical disability to assist in building a case for a purpose-built supported accommodation facility in the Lake Macquarie/Newcastle area. Council’s Community Planner ...Read on →
Boat Harbour community regenerating the foreshore
Port Stephens Council is working with the Boat Harbour community to regenerate the foreshore area after a recent spate tree poisoning, starting with a working bee on Saturday 27 March. Speaking today Environmental Services Manager Bruce Petersen said ...Read on →
St Vincent de Paul Society condemns Welfare Quarantining Decision
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Walk for the Williams (river)
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Newcastle Airport stays with community
Port Stephens and Newcastle Councils, each 50% owners of Newcastle Airport Limited (NAL), will retain the current ownership arrangement to keep the company as a community asset. Today (9 March 2010) both councils consider recommendations to explore short to ...Read on →
Recognition of Carers
NSW OPPOSITION TO INTRODUCE CARERS RECOGNITION BILL Hunter based MLC Robyn Parker says the NSW Opposition will introduce the NSW Carers Recognition Bill 2010 this week, which will recognize the contribution that carers make in the community. Mrs ...Read on →
Morpeth Bridge closure postponed
Wednesday 10 March 2010 ~ The RTA advises that the planned night closure of Morpeth Bridge tomorrow night (Wednesday 10 March) has been postponed to allow time for the installation of additional equipment to support the bridge deck. ...Read on →
Eclectic Salon
Saturday, 13 (&14) March 2010 ~ GREENWAY GALLERY proudly supports Morpeth’s Festival of Two Palettes. A salon showing of selected artists Ileana Clarke, Ros Elkin, Caroline Lobsey , Linda Greedy , Pam Ireland and Gianna Fallavolitta. Only on the weekend ...Read on →
Postage Paid Berlin
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Hair Loss for comrade
12 March 2010 ~ Girrakool School is holding a "hair loss" ceremony on the 12th of March inside the Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre at Mt Penang. As you are probably aware "the world's greatest shave" is approaching ...Read on →
LANE CLOSURE – NORTH OF SWANSEA BRIDGE
Monday (& Tuesday) 8 March 2010 ~ Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions on the Pacific Highway one kilometre north of Swansea Bridge next week. The RTA will close one southbound lane on Monday 8 March ...Read on →
MORPETH BRIDGE – ONE NIGHT CLOSURE
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 ~ 6pm. RTA is working on the Morpeth Bridge to increase the bridge’s load capacity and reduce future maintenance requirements. In order to carry out this work, Morpeth Bridge will be closed to traffic ...Read on →
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