Jimmy is a frequent participant at the SCS social and recreational groups at the Hunters Hill Community Hub. To show his appreciation for the service, he returns to the Hub throughout the week to undertake some gardening, assisted by one of the support officers. He is a familiar face to all at the Hub and [...]
September is Dementia Awareness month yet Dementia Australia’s packed calendar of informative and supportive events runs all year - for the person diagnosed and their carers, families and friends. The webinars below are all online and some are repeated at later dates. Sessions which are not live can be watched later. You can register for [...]
For Christine Nugent, volunteering is simply an extension of what she has always done. “I grew up in country NSW, and although I didn’t know it, I’ve probably been volunteering all my life,” says Christine, who grew up in Walgett and now lives in Epping. “If someone around Walgett needed help, everyone would pitch in; [...]
Melina Trombetta visited Sydney Fish Markets, Pyrmont Disability Support Worker, Clare Ganly, and her keen clients are more than stepping up to the rules as they evolve around that virus. Clare’s Walking Group and Sydney Explorers group both stopped for about a month when the virus was new and little was known about [...]
If you’re missing out on some of your regular habits and friendly connections - including SCS social events - while the virus is around, you might feel a little lonely or uncertain about things. Many experts advise that the way to survive and thrive amid the evolving rules is to create a routine to shape [...]
Carpenter Martin Lane says many people are surprised by how quickly home modifications can be done and what a difference they can make to their lives. “I enjoy making people’s lives easier. A lot of people are very appreciative of not only the results but also because we turn up on time,” says Martin who [...]
‘Telling your stories of COVID-19’ is a Lane Cove Council project encouraging people to share their experiences of COVID-19 - its challenges and restrictions, what you did or missed during ‘lockdown’, negatives and positive silver linings, or any differences it made to your thinking. You don’t have to be a poet like Robin Ford who [...]
When we welcome you back, we’ll be proudly wearing a Covid-safe ‘badge’. This graphic badge is awarded by the NSW Government to organisations and businesses whose staff and volunteers have completed training, added precautions and modified practices to be as Covid-safe as possible. We’ve undertaken many changes so as to be ready to resume more [...]
Born in the year the Great Depression hit, Catherine Woods had experienced crises and wars before the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. She recalls her family being put out of their farm, an orange orchard, when she was a child because no-one had enough money to buy the fruit her father grew. “None of us [...]
Yet another reason to lose weight!! Managing your weight to keep your Body Mass Index (BMI) within ‘normal’ range is likely to help reduce your later risk of dementia - and this could be even more relevant for women. Results from a new study out of University College London (UCL) associate obesity in late adulthood [...]
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