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Family &
Friends VOLUME 1 | 2021
Features
• Celebrating our Nurses
and Volunteers
• Our Glendale Memorial
• Allity Out & About
www.allity.com.au | Making every day the best it can be
CEO
Welcome
As this edition of Family & Friends hits your Allity is well placed to implement the required
coffee table, we will all be pulling out the actions, with improvements already being made
winter woollies and feeling relief and gratitude over the past few years. This means we have
that Australia has so far remained largely a headstart on the work required.
COVID-19 free.
Key to supporting our Homes in meeting the
This has been achieved through safe practices enhanced expectations is the implementation
adopted by the entire community combined of our new clinical management system – Care
with targeted investments in infection prevention Exchange which is showcased in this edition
at aged care homes. of Family & Friends. The system is now in place
across 11 of our Homes with the remainder
COVID-19 vaccinations are well progressed across scheduled over the coming months.
our Homes, with the Government accelerating
the phased rollout to the general population. At Allity, we are clearer than ever on our purpose
This gives increased hope of a return to normality. to: ‘deliver great care in a sustainable way’.
Our aim is to ensure we are able to continue
As hectic as the last 18 months have been, to provide high quality care well into the future.
the second half of 2021 promises to be no less This will enable our residents to continue to
busy as the aged care sector processes the adhere to the mantra of “Life is for Living” –
Government’s response to the Royal Commission aptly displayed by one of our Claremont Terrace
into Aged Care and the changes that will follow. residents in this edition of Family & Friends.
The Commission’s Final Report: ‘Care, Dignity Turning the pages, we provide details on
and Respect’ was released in March containing the launch of our new dining framework that
148 recommendations designed to ensure the supports our residents’ experiences with
safety, health and wellbeing of people receiving nutritionally balanced and delicious meals.
aged care.
In addition we have our regular features on
The report recognises that improvements are exciting excursions, activities that residents
needed in many areas including the overall have been up to in our Homes, and my
design of the aged care system, definition of high personal favourite: celebrations for our
quality care, workforce, regulatory approach, and residents who are 100 years young. Enjoy!
of course the financing required to pay for it.
Best regards,
Allity is an ardent supporter of an improved
aged care system that can deliver the needs and
wants of our senior citizens. With accountability
for 44 Homes, Allity has always employed strong
governance and prudential practices.
Tomás Chubb
Chief Executive Officer
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Activities
Contents & Events
CEO Welcome 2
International
ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS 3
International Nurses Day 3
Mary Turns 100 at Walkerville 4
90 Years Young at Carinya
Happy Anniversary Audrey and Arthur
60 Years of Love
5
5
6
Nurses Day
Wedding Anniversary at Pemulwuy 6 International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day
60th Wedding Anniversary at Coastal Waters 6 observed around the world on 12 May (the anniversary
Birthday Celebrations 7
of Florence Nightingale’s birth) of each year, to mark
Memories to Share at Keperra Sanctuary 8
Hillside Evacuation 8 the contributions that nurses make to society.
National Volunteer Week 9
OUT AND ABOUT 10 The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has celebrated
Beechwood Fishing Trip 10 this day since 1965. In 1953 Dorothy Sutherland, an official
Walkerville’s Annual Beach Trip 11
with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare,
Martin’s Pride Still in the Race 11
proposed that President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaim
Keperra’s Big Night Out 11
a “Nurses’ Day”; he did not approve it.
THE DECADES THAT WERE 12
Food Glorious Food 12 In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day
ALLITY DINING 16 as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale,
Introducing Allity’s Dining Framework 16 the founder of modern nursing. Each year, ICN prepares and
FAMILY & FRIENDS FEATURE 18 distributes the International Nurses Day Kit. The kit contains
Eunice (UNI-Q) Lecomber, educational and public information materials, for use by nurses
‘Life is for Living’ 18 everywhere. As of 1998, 8 May was designated as annual
ACTIVITIES AT HOME 20 National Student Nurses Day.
ANZAC Day 20
International Women’s Day 20 At Allity, we know we have the best nurses in the business and
Glendale’s Memorial 21 the incredible care and kindness that our residents receive
Graham Shares His Knowledge at Somerton 21 is top notch, we thank them for all that they do to ensure that
Medina Marches to the every day is the best it can be.
Beat of Their Own Drum 22
Chinese Calligraphy at Princeton View 22
Greenview’s Special Paintings 22
Expressions of the Heart at Carinya 23
PCA Xing Zou Goes Above and
Beyond for the Residents at Carinya 23
Mother’s Day Celebrated 23
Calare Knits for Nature 23
Zeppole Master Class at Redleaf Manor 24
Rock ‘n’ Roll Day In 24
One Meal at a Time 25
Furry Visitors 25
YOUR WELLNESS 26
Princeton View Hits the Big Time 26
Care Exchange 27
ARTS & CULTURE 28
Poetry at Keperra 28
Glendale’s Art for the Community 28
Art for the Heart 28
Greek Independence Day
Celebrated at Allity 29
Medina Manor Meets Arabia 29
Harmony Day Feasts 29
FUN & GAMES 30
Brain Teasers + Sudoku 30
On the cover: Mary, 45 years as a cook for the police force
and still enjoying handing down helpful tips.
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Celebrating Our
Centenarians
Members of our Allity family turn 100!
Mary Turns 100
at Walkerville
Mary Montgomery had a few ideas for how
she wanted to celebrate her 100th birthday
and the amazing staff at Walkerville set out
to make them happen.
It started with a morning tea of something good, strong and Mary shared a nugget of
with family and friends, then on the rocks. In this instance it advice with LSC Shontell
when the bus was loaded with was brandy. Wikaire, “You are gifted one
revellers off they set to visit her life darling. Live it your way.”
After arriving back to Walkerville
family home. ‘Ashley House’
for a well-earned rest, the final Congratulations on this
is where Mary was born and
celebration of the day began, amazing milestone Mary.
raised, and where her great
a surprise birthday party. The
grandparents, grandparents
room was filled with love and
and parents lived and is now
cheer, well wishes, great food
lovingly lived in and cared
and drinks as well as 100
for by her niece and family.
balloons in the Adelaide Crows
Ashley has been the home
colours. After a twirl on the
of six generations of Mary’s
dance floor, followed with a
family so far.
big beautiful cake, Mary made
Next it was a stop for Mary’s a speech thanking everyone
favourite meal of fish and chips for making her day so special
and where the group enjoyed with a “Cheers, here’s to a few
stories she shared of the trouble more years to come.”
she used to get up to in the
local pub. Lunch was served
alongside one of her secrets “You are gifted one life darling. Live it your way.”
to a long life… a double shot
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Celebrations
Carinya
90 Years
Young
at Carinya
Ian McDonald was
born in Adelaide
Memorial Hospital Ian’s grandparents, Edwin and make wooden toys – planes,
in 1931 and then Ethel, started Jarman’s Shoes trains and automobiles that
lived in the suburb in 1903 in Adelaide. Edwin the boy took to show and tell
worked in a factory making at school – St Peters College.
of Burnside. The teacher approached Ian
shoes during the day and did
shoe repairs in his shop after and proposed a deal to make
hours while Ethel ran the shop more and before he knew it,
From 16 years of age Ian built
in Hindley Street during the he had to set up a workshop
and flew model airplanes –
day. Later Ian’s father Les, his to cope with demand.
Free Flight single diesel engine
and Control Line Planes and brother Ross and himself formed Ian says the secret to a long
he flew them at Glenelg Oval a company called Jarman’s life is all things in moderation
Shoes Ltd. Ian looked after the and his advice for young
– one time a plane got caught
accountancy for the company people is “do unto others
in an updraft and landed on
where there were five shops what you want done to you.”
the Saint Columbus Church
operating at any given time.
roof. The Rector called Ian To celebrate Ian’s birthday he
and asked him to come down Ian once befriended a family enjoyed a lunch at Carinya with
and collect his plane as they from Africa and when their son special guests including some
all thought the Angel of the showed an interest in wood of his mates from school Mastyn,
Lord had landed on the roof! work, Ian showed him how to John, John and Jim.
Somerton Park
Happy Anniversary
Audrey and Arthur
A huge congratulations goes to Audrey and Arthur from
Somerton Park who just celebrated 77 years together.
Arthur and Audrey met in November 1943 and married
on 29th January 1944. The couple were joined by their
neighbourhood to celebrate with a wedding style lunch
and cake. Congratulations to you both on an amazing
achievement.
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Celebrations
Lexington Gardens
60 Years of Love
Jill Glynn and Thomas Glynn met at Dancing Floor in Seaford,
Jill had gone with her girlfriend and Tom was there with his mate.
Jill was from Parkdale and Tom was from Seaford, they were
married at Mentone St Patrick’s Catholic Church and Jill converted to
Catholicism as she knew once they had kids Tom would want to take
them to mass. The couple bought a house in Noble Park, Jill worked
at Springvale Council and Tom worked for the state Government.
The couple went on to have five children – three daughters and two
sons and today have 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Jill shares that Tom always looked after her so well, he always
appreciated her and looked after the kids. They shared the daily
routine duties, he took the kids out for their activities whilst she took
care of the home chores. Jill says that he would do anything for her.
Congratulations to you both.
Wedding Anniversary at Pemulwuy
Don and Ellen at Pemulwuy recently celebrated their 68th
wedding anniversary! The happy couple were gifted a
wonderful bouquet of flowers with a card that detailed all
their life events including the day of their wedding, the birth
of their children and grandchildren, and many of their lives’
achievements like being a part of the Olympics in Sydney.
The happy couple had a wonderful celebratory lunch
at the Home in a beautifully decorated dining room.
Don and Ellen, we all wish you many more days side-
by-side making every day the best it can be together!
60th Wedding Anniversary
at Coastal Waters
Marlene and Les Heksch recently celebrated their 60th wedding
anniversary. Marlene is a resident at Coastal Waters and her
husband Les ensured the day was special by organising balloons,
cake, chocolates and presents for Marlene!! When asked the secret
to a long marriage, Les replied “love” and Marlene said “tolerance”!
Congratulations on this special milestone.
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Celebrations
Allity would like to wish a
happy birthday to all our 100+ residents.
Birthday Celebrations
Resident Home Age Year Resident Home Age Year
Shifra Rosenwax Claremont Terrace 100 1921 Pauline Stray Claremont Terrace 101 1920
Joyce Webster Hillside 100 1921 Herta Koppel Claremont Terrace 101 1920
Irene Taylor Marten 100 1921 Bertha Scott Claremont Terrace 104 1917
Rita Hoffman Somerton Park 100 1921 Rosalie Williams Glendale 101 1920
Carol Burgoyne Templestowe Manor 100 1921 Doreen Neal Greenwood 100 1921
Saxon Brooke Greenview 101 1920 Leta Welch Greenview 102 1919
Irena Jokubauskas Greenview 101 1920 Helena Clarke Holly 101 1920
Linda Nitschke Hillside 101 1920 Helena Morrison Keperra Sanctuary 100 1921
Doris Bracht Greenwood 102 1919 Lucy McGrath Keperra Sanctuary 100 1921
Joyce Singleton Keperra Sanctuary 102 1919 Hedy Alt Lilydale 100 1921
Jean Datson Marten 103 1918 Amelia Fotherby Ridgehaven 101 1920
Eleanor Schaedel Holly 105 1916 Doris Cooper Ridgehaven 101 1920
Ada Richardson Avonlea 107 1914 Edgar Braybrooks Riverwood 103 1918
Reta Ryan Bayside 102 1919 Edna Bramley Riverwood 102 1919
William Kirk Beechwood 101 1920 Karin Linnamagi Somerton 101 1920
Marthe Chasie Beechwood 100 1921 Allan Chilman Somerton 107 1914
Doris McGrath Beechwood 101 1920 Mavis Thorpe Somerton 104 1917
Eliana Fantini Redleaf Manor 107 1914 Kathleen Scott Somerton 100 1921
Helen Iwanow Willandra 100 1921 Mary Montgomery Walkerville 100 1921
Kathleen Carter Camberwell Green 101 1920 Mark Sheppard Walkerville 102 1919
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Activities
& Events
Memories
to Share
at Keperra
Sanctuary
When talking memories,
Keperra resident Daphne
is always pleased to share
her romantic story about Hillside
Evacuation
a bottle, a buoy and the
picture theatre.
It was all hands on deck at
Many years ago Daphne, now Cleopatra, Hillside Aged Care when
a spritely 96 years old, owned a To Kill A the Adelaide fires came a
holiday house in Roderick Street, Mockingbird, little too close for comfort.
Moffatt Beach where she took West Side With the water bombing
a stroll along Currimundi Beach Story and The planes working overhead
on the Sunshine Coast. Sound of Music just to name a few. and the teams loading the
There was recently a documentary Allity buses, the Home was
Daphne enjoyed her walks along
shown on the big screen there successfully evacuated as
the beach for exercise, the views
called ‘Caloundra Goes to the authorities shut down the
and to look for objects. Whilst main road into the Home.
Movies’. As stated in the Nambour
mostly she found shells, one day
she stumbled across a bottle. Chronicle Newspaper article. Director of Operations –
An Italian wine bottle to be exact. Imagine the old canvas chairs SA Richard Wirth shares “It
We can’t see all of the rolled-up and the patrons strolling arm was a huge team effort by
message but we know enough in arm to the pictures. an army of Allity staff who
to know it is a recipe on how to packed up essential items,
cook Baklava. Now who knows For Caloundra, and many drove buses, found spaces
who sent it or when but it’s fun other small towns like it, picture in nearby Homes, made
to think that perhaps this bottle theatres played an important up beds, poured cups of
bobbed up and down in the role in the community from the tea, comforted those that
ocean for years having been 1930s through to the 1980s by needed it, spoke to families
sent from places far away. providing local residents with and next of kin, held a
entertainment and a social outing. hand in a moment of need
On another occasion Daphne While each of the Caloundra and of course liaised with
found a glass buoy and has kept cinemas – the Amusu, the Strand, all authorities as needed.”
both treasures for many years as the Loch and the Caloundra Drive- It was an incredible team
she loves the mystery of them. in – were modest establishments, effort to ensure the safety
Another memory is of when the they nevertheless served of all and to make an
an important purpose in the incredibly difficult day
Loch Theatre opened, it was at
developing social fabric of this the best it could be!
the end of her street, Roderick
Street. The theatre was opened in small coastal community. Well done to everyone
1957, just imagine the classics that Thanks for sharing some involved.
would have been watched there… memories with us Daphne.
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Activities
& Events
National
Volunteer
Week
National Volunteer Week
(NVW) is Australia’s largest
annual celebration of
volunteers. From Monday
17th to Sunday 23rd May
2021, NVW will celebrate we need to reimagine how we do
the significant contribution things. We need to collaborate
of Australia’s almost six more and adapt our volunteering
million volunteers. Each practices and programs so we
year these volunteers can better support and engage
dedicate over 600 million volunteers to continue the
hours to help others. necessary work that they do.
At Allity, we are blessed with
what we think are some of the
THE THEME FOR NVW 2021 best volunteers going round, like
IS RECOGNISE. RECONNECT. Michael (pictured) for example.
REIMAGINE. We acknowledge
that it is time to: Michael has been volunteering
at Montclaire Aged Care in
RECOGNISE, celebrate and Brighton East, Victoria since
thank volunteers for the vital 2018. Michael assists with
role they play in our lives. cleaning the cage and feeding
Never has this been more mental wellbeing and can the budgies, weeding and
evident than after the year be a potential pathway to watering the gardens and any
Australia has had dealing with employment. When we help other adhoc tasks that need
drought, devastating bushfires, others in our community or give doing around the Home. Michael
floods and then a global our time to a cause we value, is a trusted and reliable member
pandemic. Volunteers make we also give back to ourselves. of the team at Montclaire
our communities stronger, and since returning after the
REIMAGINE how we better lockdown restrictions, the
especially during times of
support volunteers and residents and staff are delighted
need, crisis or isolation.
communities they help. to have him back in the Home.
RECONNECT to what is
During COVID-19, two-thirds of Michael’s mum shares “It’s so
important by giving our time
volunteers stopped working and kind of Allity to recognise the
to help others and ourselves.
a recent study highlights that volunteering that Mike enjoys
In a year when many of us social purpose organisations so much, he continues to learn
have experienced increased continue to lose one in four new skills and it has boosted
loneliness, isolation, mental volunteers due to illness or his confidence enormously.”
health or financial stress, caring responsibilities. In the
volunteering can help. Evidence current changing environment, Thank you Michael and all
shows that volunteering where Australians are time-poor our volunteers for making
connects us to others in our and experiencing higher degrees every day the best it can be
local communities, improves of uncertainty and stress, for our residents.
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Out and About
Beechwood Fishing Trip
It was decided by some of the gents at Beechwood
Aged Care that a ‘Boys Day’ was well overdue. The
bus was loaded up and out the group headed to Blues
Point, named after Billie Blue, a convict transported in
1801 for stealing a bag of sugar, for a spot of fishing!!!
The highlight of the day was when Leonard reeled in a fish albeit
a very small one just as a group of children passed. The children
were so excited and Leonard was dishing out high fives all round.
It was such a lovely moment for everyone.
The group enjoyed a great day out sitting back and watching the
waves lapping the edge of the shore, however next time the plan
is to go to a location where bigger fish are biting.
Special thank you to Via, the Beechwood bus driver who brings
along all his fishing equipment for the group to use.
10 Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021Out &
About
Walkerville’s Martin’s
Annual Beach Trip Pride Still
The tradition at Walkerville lives on – the annual beach
day took place again recently for the fifth year in a row
in the Race
For those of you who have
and true to its form, was a magnificent day, everyone been reading Family & Friends
had a fantastic time and it always brings back so many Magazine for a while, you
amazing memories for the residents. Thank you to the will know that the residents
team out there for making every day the best it can be! at Marten Aged Care love a
flutter on the horses and why
wouldn’t you when you have
Some of the feedback shared was:
a racehorse named after your
“Thank you, thank you “This is great.” very own Home?
thank you, I feel like a little
“It’s a little windy but Martin’s Pride, aptly named
girl again.”
it’s amazing.” by the residents themselves
“The beach is the place where ran second out at the Globe
“I was able to swing on
I feel closest to my husband,
a real swing for the first time Derby much to the delights
did you know the ocean is
since I was a little girl”. of all involved.
the closest way to get to
Heaven. I hope he sees my “Thank you, you girls work It was only fitting then that a
message in the sand. (She so hard for us, I’m glad I bus ride took place to reward
wrote “I Love You Darling”.) changed my mind to come.” Martin’s Pride with a basket
of apples.
Keperra’s Big
Night Out
Often when we talk about bus trips they
take place during the day, however not
so at Keperra Sanctuary. The residents
recently enjoyed a wonderful evening out to
Kangaroo Point. An inner southern suburb
in the City of Brisbane which features two
prominent attractions, the Story Bridge and
the Kangaroo Point Cliffs. After a delicious
BBQ dinner, the group then sat and watched
the lights turn over Brisbane.
Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 11The Decades
1910–1919
That Were Vegemite was developed
1920–1929
●
by Cyril P. Callister for the
Food Glorious Food Australian company Fred
Walker & Co. in 1922 and,
after a public competition
to create a name, was first
sold in 1923.
● A company called Grain
● Arnott’s launched Products Limited added
their Teddy Bear Biscuit, small amounts of sugar
advertising it as “new and malt to flaked cereal
biscuits for children”. biscuits and launched
●SPC was incorporated Weet-Bix in competition
as a publicly listed to the popular Granose.
company in 1912, and ● Minties were invented
Ardmona opened in in 1922. The chewy
1921. SPC Ardmona peppermint lollies became
was bought by Coca- famous for the advertising
Cola Amatil in 2005. line “It’s moments like
these you need Minties”.
1900–1909 1910–1919 1920–1929
●The iconic lamington was ●Bulla Dairy Foods ●Australia was the first
devised by Armand Galland, was first established export market for the
French Chef to Lord Lamington by Thomas Sloan British chocolate giant,
Governor of Queensland. as the Bulla Cream Cadbury.
Company in Moonee
● Swiss doctor Maximilian ● Kellogg’s released
Ponds, Melbourne.
1910–1919
Bircher-Benner invented muesli ready-to-eat cereal, Rice
at his health clinic combining ● The popular Crispies, that would go
1920–1929
it with apples, lemon juice, doughnut-like bun on to be Corn Flakes.
condensed milk and nuts. called a Berliner
●The Cherry Ripe bar
was renamed as
●Sydney’s Waverley Bowls Club was introduced in 1924
a Kitchener Bun.
hosted one of the first BBQs. by MacRobertson’s
It is unique to
Chocolates and is
● Arnott’s Biscuits introduced South Australia,
uniquely Australian.
the SAO biscuit. no doubt part of
the state’s strong The earliest reference in
1900–1909
●
● Peters Ice Cream was founded German heritage. Australia to the Dim Sim
in Sydney by American migrant was in the Melbourne
Fred Peters. His first Peters Ice Argus in 1928.
Cream family bricks, reputed to
be made to his mother’s recipe,
were sold from a horse and cart
in the suburb of Manly.
●Founded in 1867 in Switzerland
by Henri Nestlé, the company
merged with the Anglo-Swiss
Condensed Milk Co. in 1905.
12 Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021The Decades
That Were
1950–1959
1930–1939
Wizz Fizz was originally
1940–1949
●
introduced in a paper
sachet of sherbet with
a liquorice straw. Wizz
Fizz is still made today
by Fyna Foods but
the liquorice straw ● Successfully putting
has been replaced a whole generation off
●In 1935, Herbert drinking milk forever,
by a plastic spoon.
Sachse created the school milk was conceived
Australian version ● The iconic Four ‘n as a benefit by The State
of the Pavlova. Twenty Pie was invented Grants (Milk for School
in Bendigo. Australians Children) Act.
●Freddo Frog
eat more meat pies per
was introduced by ● Maggie’s dried French
capita than anyone else
MacRobertson’s in Onion Soup sachet was
– on average more than
1930. The original plan introduced most famously
12 meat pies per year.
was to launch a mouse- to make the ubiquitous
shaped chocolate bar, ●Chocolate covered French Onion Dip,
but a young employee, dried apricots and while the chicken noodle
Harry Melbourne, peaches called Fruchocs variety contributed to
suggested that a frog are introduced in South quasi-Chinese dishes.
may be more likeable. Australia.
1930–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959
Continued over page.
● That Aussie icon, ● The Chiko Roll was
the jaffle iron was first sold at the Wagga
invented in 1949 Wagga Agriculture
●First marketed as
and was a coveted Show in 1951.
Nestlé’s Tonic Food,
Milo powder was household item in ● Why would it have a
developed. the early 1950s.
French spelling? And
why would it include
1940–1949
● The earliest Chocolate
Worcestershire sauce?
Crackles recipe so far
The first time the
discovered was printed
Australian Women’s
in an ad in the Australian
Weekly published a
Women’s Weekly on
recipe for spaghetti
Saturday 18 December
bolognaise.
1937.
The first beer cans
1930–1939
●
● While not the first
in Australia were made
1950–1959
instant coffee to be
of steel and had to be
marketed, Nescafé was
opened with a ‘church
the first to be made by
key’ – an implement that
a spray drying process
punched a triangular hole
that maintained the
in each side of the lid.
flavour of the coffee.
Cans initially had opening
Launched by Nestlé
instructions printed on
in Switzerland in 1938,
the lids. VB (Victoria
it went on to become
Bitter) claims to be the
a world-wide brand.
first Australian beer to
be released in a can.
Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 13Originally a family
1970–1979
1960–1969 ●
business, Red Rooster
was acquired, and
the chain expanded
by Coles Myer.
● The best thing since
sliced bread was sliced
cheese. Kraft Singles,
individually wrapped
slices of processed
●The Mr. Whippy ice cream
cheddar were launched
van and the distinctive
in Australia in 1976.
Greensleeves melody soon
1980–1989
became a kid-magnet ● Australia’s first muesli ● Literally meaning
around the suburbs. bar was the Uncle Tobys ‘drink tea’, Yum Cha
Toasted Muesli Crunchola became popular
● The first canned soft drinks
Bar, launched in 1976. It in Australia in the
in Australia were produced
was a jolly good chew and early 1980s, first
by Tarax in 1961. Initially,
was replaced by less jaw- taking hold in
Tarax lemonade and orange
breaking versions. the Chinatown
were released in cans.
● Farmers Union Iced
establishments
● TV dinners were introduced in Sydney and
Coffee was manufactured
by Scotts, the newspaper Melbourne.
in South Australia, the only
campaign in 1962 promoted
milk drink anywhere in the
their frozen “heat-n-eat” TV
world to outsell Coca Cola
dinners as “a wonderful new
in its home market.
wife-saving idea”.
1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989
●Burger King drive-in ● Big M flavoured milk ● The Australian
hamburger restaurant was launched in Victoria Women’s Weekly
opened in Adelaide in with overtly sexy imagery Children’s Birthday
1962, with waitresses of milk running down Cake Book was first
on roller-skates serving the cleavage of girls in published in 1980.
customers in their cars. skimpy bikinis.
● The first Sizzler ‘all-
● In 1963, Arnott’s ● An Aussie family you-can-eat buffet’
launched Tim Tams, a favourite recipe Apricot opened in Australia in
new chocolate-covered Chicken is advertised the Brisbane suburb
biscuit based on a using its three of Annerley in 1985.
British product called ingredients – chicken,
Penguin. They were ● The first
apricot nectar and
named after a horse French onion soup. documented
that won the Kentucky appearance of
1970–1979
Derby in 1958. By the Australia’s most
1980–1989
end of the century sales popular coffee
1960–1969
reached more than order was at
30 million packs a year. Moors Espresso
Bar in Sydney’s
● Australia’s first Chinatown in 1985.
Kentucky Fried Chicken The proprietor, Alan
outlet opened in Preston coined the
Guildford in Sydney’s abbreviation “Flat
western suburbs on 27 White” when he
April 1968, with a staff opened Moors, his
of 25. The advertising first café in Sydney.
line at launch was
“finger-lickin’ good”.
14 Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021The Decades
That Were
In an acknowledgement
2010–2021
1990–1999 ●
of Melbourne’s status
as the coffee capital of
Australia, McDonald’s
opened the first McCafé
2000–2009
in the world there.
● Arnott’s Tiny Teddy ● Macarons became “the new
biscuits hit the market, cupcakes”. Consisting of two
becoming the most almond meal and egg white
successful product biscuits, sandwiched together
launch in the company’s with ganache, macarons in their
history. More than five current form were invented in
million biscuits were Paris in the early 20th century.
sold in little more than
a month. ● Instagram founders Kevin
Systrom and Mike Krieger
● Take-away sushi saw ● The Anzac Biscuit
could hardly have predicted
the Japanese favourite recipe is protected
the effect their new social
become mainstream. under Australian
media platform would have
Melbourne’s first legislation, policed
on food – in particular, on
take-away sushi rolls by the Department
restaurant food. Shortly after
appeared in 1995, while of Veterans’ Affairs.
getting the platform up and
the Sushi World chain Commercially made
running, Krieger posted a
began in Chatswood, Anzac Biscuits must
picture of his Vietnamese
Sydney in 1996. be made to the
meal, starting an Instagram
traditional recipe.
food photography trend.
1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2021
2000–2009
● The German chain Aldi ● Described as the food
opened its first Australian delivery business for home
store in Sydney in 2001 cooks, HelloFresh delivered
and by 2004 had 54 a weekly box of ingredients
stores across the eastern including fresh meat and
states. Aldi claimed that vegetables, along with the
its proposition of ‘smarter recipes for preparing them.
shopping’ was supported ● The Keto diet (or ketogenic
by having no artificial diet) was originally developed
colours in any produce, in the 1920s as a treatment for
a high proportion of local epilepsy. It echoed some of
produce and everyday the body chemistry associated
low prices rather than with fasting, which even the
fluctuating ‘specials’. ancient Greeks had determined
1990–1999
relieved the “falling sickness”.
2010–2021
● In March 2020, in an
unprecedented wave of panic
buying, supermarket customers
cleared the shelves of non-
perishable foods including
canned foods, pasta, rice and
flour, as well as commodities
such as toilet paper and tissues.
The rush was generated by fears
of being isolated at home owing
to the outbreak of the novel
Coronavirus, COVID-19.
Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 15Introducing
It’s all about your MoJo
Allity’s Dining
Framework It’s all about
your MoJo
At Allity, our Lifestyle Those Moments of Joy
Philosophy defines The zest and energy
what we want for our you feel when you
residents when they are surrounded by the
things you love and
come to live with us
immersing yourself
in our Homes. in the things you
love to do.
In 2016, we developed the Allity
Lifestyle concept: ‘LiveLoveShine’
which was implemented in our
Signature and Premium category
Homes. We want our residents to:
Live every day; Love what they
do; and Shine.
Live every day, Love what you do and Shine
The success of the program
and keeping you connected The Framework consists of
in the way you have always 3 key pillars: People | Menu
became the motivation for Allity
been – including food and and Services | Practices
to apply the same philosophy to
dining experiences.
all of our Homes irrespective of
its offering or category. As such, Simply put, at Allity, Lifestyle is
The Dining/Food Services
we have formally registered our more than a program of activities
and Catering department, in
trademark for ‘Live Love Shine’. – it is a holistic way of life that
collaboration with the Lifestyle
makes our residents feel good.
Allity’s philosophy is centred team and Carers are responsible
on living a lifestyle that is fun, Allity’s Dining Framework seeks for the leadership and provision
fulfilling and above all, presents to provide the structure and of quality dining experiences
experiences that make every guidance for our Homes to that meet and/or exceed our
day the best it can be. confidently deliver a consistently consumers’ expectations.
high quality service offering
It is all about creating ‘MoJo’ In doing so, we will be
that exceeds our residents’
for our residents! Those successful in delivering the
and families’ expectations.
Moments of Joy, the zest and experiences that enhance the
energy you feel when you are In doing so, it enables us to health and wellbeing of our
surrounded by the things you differentiate Allity as a brand residents and enable them
love and immersing yourself and provide a competitive to live every day, loving every
in the things you love to do, advantage for our Homes. experience they have with us.
16 Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021Allity
Dining
sh
Popular Allity Meatball Di
Allity aims to provide Pork & Fennel
consistent high quality Meatballs
dining experiences that
Traditionally served with pasta,
contributes to the support of
but can also be served meatloaf
daily living for our residents. style. Serve garnished with extra
This includes being able to parmesan and parsley if using pasta,
encourage and assist each can also be served with steamed
rice. Makes 10 portions.
individual to:
INGREDIENTS:
● Participate in their
• 600g diced white
community within and sandwich bread METHOD:
outside of Allity Homes (crusts removed) • Grate the red onions into a large bowl.
● Have and maintain • 2 red onions • Add bread, mix to combine so the onion
opportunities for social • 1kg ground pork (mince) juice soaks the bread and disintegrates.
and personal relationships • 2 eggs • Add all the remaining meatball
• 100g fresh parsley, ingredients. Use hands to mix well.
● Do the things of finely chopped • Measure out a heaped tablespoon
interest to them and • 2 garlic cloves, minced and roll lightly to form a ball. Repeat
the opportunity to • 150g Parmesan, with the remaining mixture.
learn new skills freshly grated • Heat some olive oil in a large frypan over
● Optimise their health, • 15g salt medium high heat. Add the meatballs
• 15g black pepper and brown all over, about 3-4 minutes.
wellbeing, independence,
• 30g well ground • When browned but NOT cooked through,
and quality of life
fennel seeds carefully transfer them onto a plate.
● Minimise the risk of SAUCE: SAUCE:
unplanned weight loss • 50ml olive oil • Heat olive oil in the frypan.
● Be active contributors • 2 garlic cloves, • Add the onion and garlic, sauté for
to the Home’s dining minced 2-3 minutes until translucent. Add the
and hospitality services • 150g red onion, remaining sauce ingredients. Bring to
finely chopped a simmer, then turn down to medium
In doing so, we will be • 1,400g tomato passata low to bubble gently, but not to splatter.
successful in delivering on • 150ml cup water • Carefully transfer the meatballs and
our mission to make every • 30g chili flakes the juices created into the sauce.
day the best it can be for • 20g dried Italian herbs • Cook the meatballs for 8-10 minutes,
our residents, families and • 15g salt turning gently and stirring occasionally.
each other. • 15g black pepper Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 17Eunice
(UNI-Q)
Lecomber,
‘Life is for
Living’
The ‘social butterfly’
of the Marcus family,
Eunice Lecomber has
lived quite a fascinating
life. Born in Singapore
in 1922, the ninth
child of a family of 10 packed sensible clothes. Her her suitcase of party dresses.
children, Eunice grew brother obtained temporary The next day, when they were
up with music, parties passports and got them on a rescued and everyone was
and singing. boat with British, Dutch and wearing bedraggled clothes…
Australian women and children there was Eunice dressed in one
leaving Singapore for Java. of her beloved party dresses!
The captain of the boat, Ho The next boat, the ‘Clan Alpine’
When Eunice was still in school, Ang Ho was very smart, he had took them to Ceylon where
she would sing in her brothers’ expected to be bombed and so the four sisters slept in the 5th
(Romeo and Lenny’s) band he sailed his boat near the coast Engineers cabin and stayed
on weekends and her mother along sandbanks so that when for eight weeks there with a
organised dresses for her that they were bombed, the boat racehorse owner who took the
were hand-made by an Indian would not sink and the evacuees four girls and their children in
tailor. Eunice loved singing the could scramble ashore. This is (her two sisters had children).
Blues and the songs of the big exactly what happened off the
bands, which included Tommy From there it was another boat
coast of Java. Eunice could not
and Jimmy Dorsey, which were to Madras in India and after four
swim however she scrambled
in vogue during her youth. months they eventually settled
out of the boat onto the shore.
in Bangalore, where she spent
In 1942, Eunice’s brother, Later that night, she saw a man the rest of World War II. Eunice’s
working for the British Army go back into the boat and so first job in Bangalore was selling
heard about the imminent arrival she followed him, desperate for records to the American GIs
of the Japanese through the
jungles of Malaya from the north.
Very quickly he gathered all his Later that night, she saw a man go back into the boat
sisters together and gave them
and so she followed him, desperate for her suitcase of
an hour’s notice to pack their
bags. Each sister was allowed party dresses. The next day, when they were rescued and
only one suitcase each, Eunice everyone was wearing bedraggled clothes… there was
decided to pack her ‘party Eunice dressed in one of her beloved party dresses!
dresses’ whereas all her sisters
18 Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021Feature
on commission, being now just always worked – modelling, Eunice shares “When I was
21 years old, she did very well, dancing and running her younger, I used to ask God for
before working for the Americans own gift shop called UNI-Q, things but now as I am older
as a secretary as they offered named after what her husband I have learned to go with the
free lunches to their employees affectionately called her. flow. Take things as they come.
(and which had better terms than Accept things as they are. Your
Eunice was certainly never
working for the British). fate is different to others and
bored, she was the President
you just get on with your life…
of the Inner Wheel Club of
also all work and no play,
Eunice shares “When I Singapore in the late 1960s and
makes Jack a dull boy!”
was the founder President of the
was younger, I used to Soroptimist Club in Singapore,
ask God for things but doing lots of charitable work.
now as I am older I have Often asked to entertain a range
learned to go with the of people, from the wives of
flow. Take things as they the Commonwealth Heads Of
Government Meeting (CHOGM)
come. Accept things as in Singapore in 1971 to John
they are. Your fate is Wayne, the actor who was
different to others and passing through. Eunice loves
you just get on with people and her acceptance of
your life…” people is infectious.
Having been widowed for 15
years, at the age of 89 years
The evacuation took about
Eunice left Singapore to be
four months from Singapore
with her daughter Angela in
to Bangalore. After the war,
Melbourne. It is a testament to
Eunice found herself in London
her courage and flexibility that
as a young mother with her
she could leave behind all that
daughter Laraine. She worked in was part of her life to start a new
Oxford Street as a secretary in one at such a great age! Eunice’s
Littlewoods, which brought in a motto has always been, ‘Life is
salary of five pounds a week, of for Living!’ You see, her attitude
which 3.50 pounds went to pay has always been “you cannot
for board and lodging with her live in the past.”
mother-in-law and the rest was
for travel to work and saving for For the last 18 months, Eunice
nice clothes for work. Eunice has lived at Claremont Terrace.
entered a singing contest and During the COVID-19 lockdown,
won first prize singing Judy she kept smiling and maintained
Garland’s ‘I’m Nobody’s Baby’ her cheerful disposition,
and came second in a beauty although at times she has
contest because she looked missed her music. Having
so different. celebrated her 99th birthday
with the wider family on Zoom,
From her family, Eunice learned as it was the only way to
to be courageous and was celebrate in 2020, Eunice is
never afraid of being different quick to stress: “It is the first
to others. She learned the art of birthday that I did not have
conversation from a gregarious a party face-to-face with my
father whom she adored. When family! However, I enjoy it here,
she returned to Singapore after the staff are nice and Claremont
three years in London, she Terrace is very well run.”
Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 19ANZAC Day
Our national day of
remembrance, ANZAC Day
in Australia and New Zealand
broadly commemorates
all Australians and New
Zealanders who served and
died in all wars, conflicts and
peacekeeping operations
and the contribution and bombers as a fitter laid the for morning tea. Peter and Karen
suffering of all those who wreath. Ron who is 98 years old from The Anglican Church then
have served. was a Radar Technician in WW2, ran an amazing Anzac service.
he raised the flag. Afterwards Veterans Wally (Walter) and
residents enjoyed morning Brent, proudly laid the wreaths
All of our Homes commemorate tea and Anzac biscuits and it while honouring the fallen. All
this most important day in their wouldn’t be ANZAC Day without those that have given everything,
own special way. At Marten Aged a game of two-up and a quiz. given some and the ones that are
Care in South Australia, the RSL Many reminisced about times still giving were acknowledged.
led the Anzac service, it was they could remember about Each resident then had a chance
very emotional and residents the War, most residents were to lay a poppy on the table and
gathered in the courtyard children or young adults. pay their own respects. The day
overlooking the flag pole.
At Sylvan Woods, the Home was full of conversations and
Some of the residents that started the day with crunchy reminiscing on how each family
served included Irene, 99 years Anzac biscuits and delicate was impacted by the war in one
young, who worked on the lamingtons alongside hot cuppas way or another. Lest we forget.
This theme celebrates the • All the females in our
tremendous efforts by women personal and professional
and girls around the world in lives – from wives, partners,
shaping a more equal future. daughters, mothers and
sisters to colleagues, friends
As we think about the women in
and neighbours.
Allity, we should acknowledge:
• Our female residents, the So today is a day to take the
time to appreciate those women
diverse lives they have lived,
in your life. Thank them for
the changing times they have
being who they are, listen to the
adapted to, the contributions
stories they may share about
International they have made and the
legacy they have created
the ways in which together we
can shape a more equal future.
Women’s Day through their families.
• Our amazing female staff, For those brave women who
who come from near and far went before us and paved
The global UN Women’s and hold roles at all levels of the way, we say thank you. To
the organisation, including current and future generations
theme for International
frontline, RN, GM, OM and of women, we commit to
Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 continue striving to ensure the
throughout Allity Services.
is ‘Women in Leadership: Collectively you bring over world is a fairer place for you.
Achieving an equal future 7,000 hands and 3,500 Happy International
in a COVID-19 world’. hearts to work each day. Women’s Day (IWD).
20 Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021Activities
at Home
Glendale’s Memorial By Raewyn
Ross
On the 12th of February, Glendale Aged Care held a
Memorial Service to honour our beloved residents that
passed away during the COVID-19 outbreak at our Home.
Graham
Shares His
This day was also to celebrate
the many residents and staff
support to all of our residents,
so we were able to assure the
Knowledge
members that survived the
outbreak. It was a very emotional
families their loved ones were
not alone at the end or during
at Somerton
day for the families and staff, but their recovery. Born in Port Lincoln, South
it was also a chance to heal. Australia, Somerton Park
I was inspired to write a
resident Graham Ashman
Robert Swiger and Michelle short poem which I think
knows his way around a
Baldwin shared some memories describes what we were all
farm, after all, growing up
about each resident, they feeling on the day.
praised the strength and on one, you tend to pick
dedication of the frontline staff It’s never easy to say goodbye up a few things.
at Glendale that fought on Made harder still by circumstance
Graham was a farmer. He
through this very difficult time. We could not hold you in our arms
grew crops, had sheep and
No farewell kiss upon the brow.
Families were invited to lay abandoned lambs, kangaroos
We could not whisper in your ear
a flower on the Memorial, in at times, working dogs of
You will not be forgotten
memory of their loved ones. course, owned cats for mice
We had no chance to reminisce – not for pets and had lots of
The Memorial sits in one of other animals as well.
With family and friends
our main courtyards. It serves
To give a hug of comfort, Graham travelled overseas
as permanent reminder of the
ones we lost, a celebration for
To share a story, a lot with the Barley Board
the ones that survived and a To remember when, of Australia. Smiling and
mark of honour to the amazing To celebrate a life well lived reminiscing Graham says “it
staff at Glendale. To promise was a good job on the land
You will not be forgotten – always busy.” When it was
Glendale was in total lockdown
during this incredibly difficult You walk a path we cannot follow time for retirement, Graham
time, the only contact that Our love and respect goes with you moved to a small acreage in
families had was via Zoom We thank you for the time we had Clarendon and grew grapes.
calls and phone calls. Not Your strength your love your Being outside and active is
to be able to be with their teaching still most important in life to
loved ones at the end was You will forever be within our hearts Graham and as you can see
one of the hardest things Memories will be shared here, he still had the touch
our families had to endure. Promises will be kept with the lambs and showed
The staff during this time were You will never be forgotten his many skills.
amazing, providing comfort and Raewyn Ross
Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 21Medina Marches to the
Beat of Their Own Drum moving around and drumming
Residents at Medina Manor have been jamming with to the beat which stimulated
Sammy, who has lived in the United States for many and promoted cognitive,
physical and emotional
years working with big names in the music industry.
reactions, the benefits were
amazing and clear to all.
Sammy has been playing trialled in Medina Manor with
Sammy is set to become
drums since he could walk, outstanding results.
a regular within Medina’s
has had a very impressive Sammy brought incredible joy, Lifestyle program. Thank
career and is now working with movement and memory to the you Medina for supporting
aged care providing cognitive residents with his program, the residents by adding
music therapy which was with residents singing along, these wonderful programs.
Greenview’s Special Paintings
Greenview Aged Care
were the lucky recipients of
some paintings created by
the Montessori Education
Centre’s children to celebrate
International Nurses Day
Chinese Calligraphy today. Residents Maureen and
Beth happily played art critics
at Princeton View and selected their favourites.
Princeton View Lifestyle Assistant
Anna provides an extra bit of Much discussion was had
culture to those more artistically about why a unicorn and a
inclined, by sharing some of her dinosaur would be used to
own culture with the Home. Anna celebrate International Nurses
runs a Chinese calligraphy class Day until Maureen ever so
which is always very well attended. kindly pointed out that a lot
Chinese calligraphy is the writing of nurses are dinosaurs!
of Chinese characters as an art Beth’s suggestion was that
form combining purely visual art they, the residents are the
and interpretations of the literary dinosaurs and the nurses
meaning. Chinese characters can are the unicorns!
be traced back to 4000BC.
22 Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021Activities
at Home
Expressions of the
Heart at Carinya
The team out at Carinya in South
Australia are certainly feeling
the love. General Manager Rita
Powell was receiving so many
compliments about the staff that
she wanted to do more than just
verbally pass them on.
Resident Doris kindly made a
treasure box so that residents
in the Home can write on a
heart, sharing a compliment
or kind word about their hard
working staff. At the end of the
month Rita opens up the box
and shares them with the team,
it would appear that it won’t be
long before Rita will need to
get a bigger treasure box.
Mother’s Day Celebrated
A day we celebrate all the mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers,
foster mothers and mother figures in our lives, here are few
special ladies being celebrated in our Homes.
PCA Xing Zou Goes
Above and Beyond for Calare Knits
the Residents at Carinya
for Nature
When she isn’t caring for the
Resident of Calare Aged Care
residents she is providing in Orange Heather Williams
entertainment by way of classical got an idea from a friend
violin performances. Xing first about 12 months ago to help
picked up the instrument at support the Knits for Nature
six years of age and practiced Penguin Foundation in Victoria
every day, at 12 she stopped to who help penguins who have
concentrate on studies but took been affected by oil spills
it up again whilst on maternity and babies who have been
leave a year ago. The residents abandoned by their parents
were blown away by Xing and by knitting little jumpers as
are very much looking forward shown in picture attached.
to her next performance.
Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 23Zeppole Master Class
at Redleaf Manor
Everyone loves a doughnut, but when it comes to a
traditional Italian Zeppole, no-one does it like Pino our
resident at Redleaf Manor. Having owned and operated
an authentic Italian Pizza restaurant and catering business,
Pino and his family were known for their amazing menu.
This included making Zeppole for Pino’s Recipe
the restaurant as well as this being
a family tradition.
for Zeppole
Running a kitchen and creating Ingredients (savoury,
delicious Italian food has always makes around 80 pieces)
been Pino’s passion and this has • 1kg plain flour
continued in the time that he has • 1kg steamed potato
been living at Redleaf Manor. • 750ml warm water
The staff at the Home decided this • 7g yeast
should not stop and organised for • 1 tsp sugar
Pino and his wife Teresa to come in • 40g salt
to present a master class on making • Sunflower oil for cooking
Zeppole for Head Chef Prasanna. • Cinnamon sugar
What an amazing experience for Method
all including the residents who • Mix sugar, salt, yeast
got to enjoy an authentic Italian in warm water
afternoon tea featuring Pino’s • Mash the potato and
favourite Zeppole recipe… five mix with plain flour
star rating all round, but best of • Add water little by little
all is the MoJo that this event and mix the dough
brought to Pino and his family.
• Cover with clingwrap
Pino’s Zeppole can be enjoyed and rest for 3 hours
as a savoury or sweet delight. • Heat up the oil
Coat with cinnamon sugar, honey, • Fry the small pieces
fill with Nutella, custard or for a of dough until golden
savoury treat, with sardines. brown
Marten Aged Care enjoyed
Marten a fun Rock ‘n’ Roll day
recently. Residents’ toes
Rock ‘n’ Roll were tappin’, hips were
swingin’ and lips were
Day In singin’ as everyone’s
favourite tunes from the
past played throughout the
Home. Special shout out
to the staff for dressing up
and decorating the Home
to transport everyone back
to the fabulous 50s.
24 Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021Activities
at Home
Templestowe Manor
Furry Visitors
Understandably one of the
most popular visitors to our
Homes are animals and that’s
no different at Templestowe
Pendle Hill Manor. When Animals2U make
their visits to the Home the
One Meal at a Time residents flock to the area and
cannot get enough cuddles
and kisses with these cuties.
A Home where the heart is… Remember that feeling of
leaving your grandparents’ house almost full to bursting
with delicious food? Well now our seniors are putting their
stomach satiating skills to the challenge of combatting
homelessness in our community… one meal at a time!
Allity Aged Care Pendle Hill helping out at the sausage sizzle
has partnered with One Meal – at Bunnings or our stall at Seven
Blacktown to help bring nutritious Hills Shopping Centre…with
meals to an unfortunately everything going on this
increasing homeless population is the next best thing and they
in an effort to support their (the residents) quite enjoy
journey to self-sufficiency. working together.
It is a sad realisation that The residents enjoy meeting
Blacktown local government and sitting together in a
area sits in the top ten regions
production line fashion in Allity
for homelessness in Greater
Pendle Hill’s activity room,
Sydney with over 1,500 known
chatting and joking as they
disadvantaged individuals,
accounting for 1% of Australia’s each prepare and contribute a
national figures. part of the meal. These meals
are then packed and loaded
Thankfully, Allity Pendle Hill for transport, with resident
desires to support lowering volunteers piling onto the Allity
these figures by providing Bus in excitement for their
tangible support to the journey to One Meal – Blacktown.
disadvantaged community that
not only makes a difference, If you know someone in need,
but empowers residents to be or would like to contribute to
active volunteers with a sense combatting homelessness
of community pride. in your area, One Meal –
Mandy Oxley, the General Blacktown hosts free community
Manager at Allity Pendle Hill, has dinners every Saturday at Alpha
always endeavoured to ensure Park Hall (4pm-5pm).
contributions and connections Perhaps you have a loved
with their local community one who wishes to make a
through initiatives such as these. difference in their golden
Throughout COVID-19 we haven’t years? Give Allity Pendle Hill
had the opportunity to get out as a call on 02 9631 1066 for
much in the community, such as more information.
Allity | Family & Friends | Volume 1, 2021 25Your Wellness
Princeton
View Hits
the Big Time
Residents Tom
and Jack are now
celebrities at
Princeton View Aged
Care in Brighton.
The Home was featured in
a story on Channel 10’s The
Project, having been part of
the pilot Allity are running with
the smart±step program. The
camera crew spent the morning
out at the Home, talking to Tom,
Jack and Director of Operations,
Glenn Hancock to hear what
Tom and Jack thought about it
and the benefits of the program.
Lifestyle Coordinator Jacque
did a great job assisting with
showcasing this amazing
program and may soon need to
take on the role of agent should
any more filming be required.
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