Health

Pozieres House opens with household-model aged care

Peninsula Villages announced on Friday, August 21, that its new “ageing-in-place development” Pozieres House has been completed.The following Monday, August 24, seven residents moved in.The $30 million 114-bed development includes specialist aged, palliative and dementia…


Provider pays bonus to all aged care staff

A Woy Woy aged care provider has decided to pay all its staff on the same basis, irrespective of their eligibility for the Aged Care Workforce Retention Bonus.BlueWave Living will pay laundry, cleaners, maintenance, reception…


Group meditation sessions return to Ocean Beach

Free group meditation sessions have resumed at Ocean Beach.The Making Meditation Mainstream sessions are to be held on Saturday mornings at 6:30 am at Ocean Beach, with a coronavirus management plan in place.The weekly program…


CWA work continues despite restrictions

The Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association has continued with its charity work despite coronavirus restrictions.“After closing our hall to hirers in mid March and unable to meet every Wednesday, we adapted and…