Aged Care
Groups share resources to care for community
Colac Otway Shire Council says the region is prepared to meet any increase in demand for services from vulnerable members of the community amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Keeping cheerful in lockdown
Flower deliveries, emails, Skype calls and window visits are the new ways Barongarook Gardens aged care home residents are keeping in contact with their families.
Loving daughter crusades for dementia awareness
FORREST’S Helen Speirs says she wants people to have a better understanding of dementia, a disease which her mother Shirley has battled for the past six years.
New technology for mansion project
NEW units around Colac’s historic Balnagowan House are attracting attention even before work starts on the concrete slabs.
The secrets to a long life
COLAC’S Lila Fraser says the secret to living to 100 is keeping busy and eating fresh vegetables.
Centenarian doesn’t feel 100
COLAC woman Lila Cooper turns 100 on Sunday but says she feels “anything but” 100.
Mansion’s transformation to begin
THE grounds around Colac’s historic Balnagowan House are set to transform in coming months.
Rain forces hospital evacuation
STAFF evacuated eight elderly residents after heavy rain flooded Apollo Bay’s hospital and aged-care centre.