Volunteers…We Need You!

Our Residential Aged Care facilities in Henty, Holbrook, Howlong, Jindera, Lavington and Wagga Wagga need volunteers. We’re looking for people of various ages, backgrounds and nationalities with some time to spend with our beautiful residents. So, if you like to chat or prefer to listen, have hobbies or skills you’d like to share, enjoy drives …

Grade 6 Students Raise $2447 for Dementia Day Care

Lavington’s Holy Spirit primary school’s grade 6 fundraising team last year raised $2447.60 and will today present the funds to UPA Murray for its Amaroo Dementia Day Care program. Holy Spirit Stage 3 teacher, Kerrie White said each year grade 6 students choose roles in different teams, one of which is the fundraising team. “For …

$17.5m Lavington Aged Care Development Opens

About 150 people joined in the celebrations at today’s official opening of UPA Murray’s $17.5million Lavington aged care facilities upgrade. The works over the past five years were in two stages: Stage 1, the construction of 46 homes ($13.5million) and Stage 2, the community centre and other infrastructure ($4million), just recently been completed. UPA Murray …

Arm Chair Travel for Oolong Hostel

Arm chair travel is the only way to go for the residents of the Oolong Residential Aged Care Facility in Howlong, NSW, when they took a recent arm chair trip to Japan in their Arm Chair Travel this week. It was a great day, with volunteer Coleen presenting her photos and talking about when she lived …

Winners are Grinners

The Gumleigh Gardens Hostel residents had a fabulous day out at the Wagga Wagga Show recently. They were there to see the winning show entries created by the residents   during one of their craft activities. Activities Officer Melissa keeps the residents busy each day with craft, gentle exercise classes, daily walks and of course bus trips!   1st prize winner …

90 Year-Old Bombing Survivor Ready For Oolong’s 25th Anniversary

After surviving scarlet fever as a child and being trapped in rubble for three days during an air raid bombing of London as a teenager, 90 year-old Joyce Smith now enjoys celebrating milestones. As a resident of Oolong Hostel, she is looking forward to the 25th anniversary morning tea party on Tuesday. Oolong Hostel in …

Ita Buttrose in Albury to Dispell Ageing Myths

More than 130 delegates from throughout NSW and Victoria will spend three nights in Albury this week, for an annual aged care conference that this year features Ita Buttrose AO, OBE dispelling the myths of ageing. Media identity Ita Buttrose, the national ambassador for Alzheimer’s Australia and co-host of TV’s Studio 10, will deliver the …