DOINGS AT THE LODGE

Dunmunkle Lodge Newsletter

October 2019

RESIDENT BIRTHDAYS

Betty Sanders and Olwen Cowan have celebrated birthdays since the last edition of ‘Doings at The Lodge’. We hope you both enjoyed your special day ladies and wish you well for those to come.

Dunmunkle Lodge’s 40th birthday

celebrations took place on the 6th of

October. Cr Graeme Massey, Mayor

of Yarriambiack Shire, commenced

this special event by welcoming

attendees which was followed by a

lovely lunch.

Later in the day special guest

speaker Leading Age Services

Australia State Manager, Sharyn

McIlwain spoke of Dunmunkle

Lodge’s “amazing sense of

community”, the royal commission

into aged care, and the importance

of being able to “age where you live

all your life and maintain being part

of the community”.

The day was a true celebration

acknowledging the many people

who have contributed to the

success of Dunmunkle Lodge over

the past 40 years. We sincerely

thank all who attended to help mark

this very special occasion.

40 WONDERFUL YEARS CELEBRATED

Pictured above Dunmunkle Lodge Life Governors Betty Barry

and Olwen Cowan received the honour of cutting the cake.

40 WONDERFUL YEARS CELEBRATED

Above (left to right): Dunmunkle Lodge CEO Peter Ballagh and Cr Graeme Massey; Executive Clinical Care

Manager Sharon Taylor, Executive Business Manager Susan Boyd, LASA State Manager Sharyn McIlwain

and CEO Peter Ballagh.

Above (left to right): Una Peters enjoys a quiet moment with her son Ken; Betty Sanders and Betty Barry

have a look at the ‘Historical Documents’ booklet prepared especially for the event (which included

newspaper articles dating back to 1973).

Above (left to right): Muriel Foster with her daughter Gale Crisp; and Myrtle and Roy Huebner

40 WONDERFUL YEARS CELEBRATED

Above (left to right): Board of Management members Andrew Clark (Treasurer) and Andrea Weidemann

(Acting President); Board of Management member James French and CEO Peter Ballagh; Andrew Slater

and Christine Slater.

Above (left): It was lovely to have Lindsay and Ailsa Swalwell join us on the day, they travelled quite a

distance and are pictured above with Sharon Taylor (ECCM). Above right is Frank Pickering with his sisters

Margaret Treacy and Cathy Keegan, and their partners Jeff and Tony. Below (left to right) we have Gill

Jess, Barb Leith, Bob and Bev McFarline; Tom Murphy, Ted Widdicombe, Lauris Arnold, Marg Murphy and

Anne-Maree Doveston.

PHOTO GALLERY

FOOD SAFETY AUDIT

Above left: Emma Cameron at the 2019 Victorian Regional Achievement and Community Awards Gala Presentation

Dinner on Friday evening 11th October. It was a fantastic event with more than 400 guests in attendance at

Flemington Racecourse, celebrating the achievements and community contributions of regional Victorians.

Centre: Fred Barr with Ollie, Personal Care Attendant Stephanie Doolan’s sweet little dog. Right: Gillian Heintze

kindly brought in buckets of these beautiful flowers – some of our residents happily arranged them in vases and

displayed them throughout The Lodge.

MINYIP KINDER

ECCM Sharon Taylor

recently visited the

Minyip Kindergarten

where she spoke to the

kids about being a nurse

and the importance of

hand hygiene. The

children also visited The

Lodge on the 21st of

October and did a little

performance which was

lovely.

On the 23rd of August Ben Carroll from Goulburn Valley Food Safety Services was

on site to conduct a Food Safety Audit. The results of this audit showed that

Dunmunkle Lodge was fully compliant. Management would like to thank and

congratulate all staff on a job well done!

Several residents boarded the bus and headed across to

the Murtoa Show at the beginning of the month.

Weather-wise it was the perfect day for it. Our residents

should be very proud of the results from their show

entries which included;

1st Prize: Lemons

1st & 2nd Prize: Painting – any medium (Ellen Niewand)

1st Prize: Crochet knee rug or shawl, any yarn

2nd Prize: 3 Violas

2nd Prize: Bunch of Rhubarb, six stalks

2nd Prize: Bunch of Silverbeet, six stalks

THANK YOU TO THE MINYIP PHARMACY

We greatly appreciate your kind donation of scented drawer liners for residents here at the Lodge Nikki!

They have been put to good use. Thank you so much for thinking of us!

MURTOA SHOW

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Pictured are David Williams and Lynette

Crittenden with their dad Murray

Williams; Betty Sanders and Evelyn

Cornell having a look at the show

entries in the pavilion.

SAVE THE DATE

‘Resident & Family Christmas Luncheon’

Date: Sunday 24th November 2019

Invitations have now been forwarded to those listed as ‘Primary Contact’ (in

most instances) for each of our residents. For those of you who provided your

email address, please check your incoming messages. Others have been

posted.

Important Note: If you are unable to attend please feel free to forward your invitation on to

others who may be able to attend in your absense. Four (4) family members

or friends per resident. Refer to invitation for further details.

DR SERVICES

BIRTHDAY WORD SEARCH

Balloons

Birthday

Cake

Candles

Cards

Decorations

Friends

Fun

Games

Happy

Music

Presents

Songs

Surprise