For many reasons, engaging in leisure and lifestyle activities is important for older adults. These activities can help improve physical and mental health, provide opportunities for social interaction and help stave off boredom and loneliness. It doesn’t matter how old you are; maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle becomes even more crucial as we age. One […]
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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 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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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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The Greendale Centre held its first Sundowner of the year for Dale Cottages Village residents, family and friends. The Theme of the afternoon was back to the 60’s with a 60’s inspired menu, quiz and 60’s dress ups. The afternoon was enjoyed by all. The Greendale Centre was colourfully decorated in 60’s colours . The […]
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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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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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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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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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