Award for residents' newsletter

The Peninsula Village retirement centre has received an award in the Aged and Community Services Australia National Awards of Excellence for its monthly newsletter.

The Umina retirement village's monthly publication Pipeline received an award for the second year in a row.

The newsletter is read by more than 400 of Peninsula Village's residents, staff and carers' each month and features articles that includes poetry, recipes, personality of the month and outings.

Chief executive officer Ms Terri Parker said the village was grateful to be recognised for a second year.

"To win this award once was wonderful, but to win for a second time was a credit to the staff and residents that work tirelessly every month to put the newsletter together."

Press release, 16 Oct 2008 Lisa Dalton, Peninsula Village Retirement Centre