All Posts by Caroline Power

Christmas Hampers

This year the Greendale Centre and Dale Cottages residents ran a gift basket drive. The Greendale Centre in partnership with Essential Personnel (who provide so many of our wonderful volunteers), decided to give back to those who could use a helping hand.  The residents and community members were awesome with their donations and it was […]

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World Senior Citizens Day 2020

On Friday 21s August, the Greendale Centre held a BBQ celebration to celebrate all things “ Seniors”. Our BBQ was cooked by our outstanding volunteer Ray did a great job and cooked for 50 very excited patrons. This was the christening of our new BBQ, which was part of a recent volunteers grant that we […]

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Congratulations Marj

Dale Cottages would like to say a very big CONGRATULATIONS to our wonderful volunteer Marj, who has been awarded a Kleenheat Recognition Award. Nominated by her fellow village resident and friend Gail, in recognition of Marj’s ongoing commitment to helping others through these challenging times.Marj has been serving meals to our village residents and the […]

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Australia Day at Dale Cottages

Australia Day Celebration & Bushfire/Drought Fundraising Luncheon On Friday the 24th of January 2020 the Greendale Centre held a fundraising quiz luncheon to raise funds for those affected by bushfires and drought. The day was a huge success and many thanks must go to our wonderful quiz presenters Ray and Carolyn who put together the quiz, […]

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ARMADALE SOCIETY OF ARTISTS

The Armadale Society of Artists is located within the grounds of Dale Cottages.  They are a community based Not for Profit Art Society who provide a range of art lessons to suit beginner, intermediate and professional artists.  They hold periodic workshops run by professional artists who guide you through a step by step format, sharing […]

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Christmas 2019 at The Greendale Centre

Christmas 2019 at The Greendale Centre

The Greendale  Centre has hosted many fun Christmas events this week.  Our Final Pub Grub for 2019 at the Jarrahdale Tavern, Friday Morning outing to Patsy Durack’s rose gardens.  The spectacular Christmas lights in Byford and surrounding suburbs were something to behold for our bus-load of festive Patrons. The Christmas celebration at the Centre was also […]

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Dale Cottages Volunteer’s Christmas Breakfast 2019

Dale Cottages Volunteer’s Christmas Breakfast 2019

On Friday we held our annual Volunteers Christmas breakfast. This is Dale Cottages way of saying thank you to the wonderful volunteers who work so tirelessly to support and improve services at J.E. Murray home, Dale Community Care and the Greendale Centre. At this present time, Dale Cottages has 45 registered volunteers who work across […]

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2019 CHRISTMAS TOY APPEAL

Your donation means that we can make Christmas magical again for those children that are not feeling the magic.  Christmas can be a wonderful time, but when a tragedy or crisis hits it can be terribly hard. Children, struggling in hospital, homeless or families battling to keep food on the table are the hardest hit. […]

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DALE COTTAGES CELEBRATES 60 YEARS!

Dale Cottages has celebrated this milestone with two fantastic events, both held in The Greendale Centre. A High Tea was enjoyed by our Dale Cottages Residents & Volunteers, who were served delicious afternoon tea by our Dale Cottages Management Team. This was followed by an Evening Celebration Event for our Staff and Local Business Community. […]

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West Oz Wildlife visits J.E. Murray Home

We recently had a wonderful visit from WestOz Wildlife with a few of their gorgeous native animals. The residents had a wonderful time interacting &  touching them and asking the ladies questions about them. Even some of the residents who couldn’t get outside had the surprise of a special visitor. It was a wonderful opportunity […]

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