What an absolutely wonderful day! Dale Cottages Showcase Day, held at the Greendale Centre on Saturday, May 8, was a huge success and enjoyed by so many. The day started out with beautiful sunshine and as soon as the doors opened, so many came to see what was on offer, and enjoy the open day. […]
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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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Our latest adventure for the Friday morning outing group was down to the Rockingham Foreshore. The weather was amazing and Greendale Centre patrons were in the highest of spirits. First stop was Sunsets Café for morning tea, Sunsets service, cakes and coffee were just delightful. Then patrons game enough spent time exploring the beautiful bike […]
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Our lovely JE Murray Home resident Jack, has been making ‘pot holders’ on his own. With the help of our therapy team, the holders have been turned into a sensory blanket for our dementia wing. Well done Jack. Stunning work!
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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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HAPPY 100TH Birthday Betty! Dale Cottages’ Residential Care Facility, the J.E. Murray Home, had the pleasure of celebrating with Betty Bishop for her 100th birthday. Betty has been a resident at the facility in Armadale since June 2019 and was joined by other residents and staff for a morning tea. Family and friends then attended which rounded off […]
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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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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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Our knitting group at the J.E. Murray Home has been making jumpers for the penguins This is part of the Knits for Nature for the Penguin foundation – Phillip Island https://penguinfoundation.org.au/what-s-new/knits-for-nature/ Oil pollution is a serious threat to little penguins. When penguins become oiled, they will try to preen and clean the toxic oil from their feathers, ingesting […]
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On Tuesday 3 September 2019, Greendale Centre patrons, Southside Care and Armadale Citizen’s Advice Bureau team had the pleasure of being guests at the Hospitality Centre at Armadale Senior High School. They experienced a High Tea to raise awareness of the wonderful work the Hospitality Program is providing with hands-on experience and great customer service […]
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