Community Happenings Spring
Culinary Experiences Sensory cooking sessions brought us together in the kitchen. Decorating Arnott’s biscuits with homemade icing meant choosing colours and creating something worth eating. Wednesday morning buffet breakfasts became something to look forward to each week. The ice cream trolley visits on Wednesdays brought choices. New menu tasting in November let us sample what was coming. Ladies Day featured High Tea with sweet and savoury treats. Melbourne Cup Day brought a buffet lunch alongside the sweep and the race. Recreation and Games Bingo remained what it’s always been - the activity that brings everyone together. Word scrabble sparked friendly debates over whether certain words actually count. Card games and board games brought out the competitive streak. Drum Fit got everyone moving and grooving. Seated exercises kept us moving, walking groups got us outdoors. Parachute games, balloon tennis and ring toss all made appearances. Napkin folding gave our hands something useful to do. Arts and crafts filled afternoons. Scrapbooking let us organise memories. When Halloween came around, the craft sessions turned spooky.
Pet Therapy The fortnightly pet therapy sessions with volunteer Natalie and therapy dog Rosie were big favourites throughout spring. Residents absolutely loved Rosie, with the visits providing comfort and joy. Community Partnerships The collaboration with Burpengary Manor in mid-November saw some gentlemen join their Men’s Shed programme followed by afternoon tea, creating connections between facilities. MP Nikki Boyd’s Father’s Day visit brought her generosity with the hamper donation. Nourish Street donated beautiful flowers that brought colour throughout the facility. The Men’s Shed made a post box for the visitors’ desk.
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