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Collapse Issue 441 - 26 Mar 2018Issue 441 - 26 Mar 2018
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Channel needs science, not amateur ideas, says CEN
Impasse remains over channel dredging
Protest sends clear message, says Crouch
Ettalong channel makes talkback radio
Second dredge motion defeated
Mehrtens and Holstein want comprehensive briefing
Beach erosion and silting 'not connected', says CEN
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Council calls for rail underpass funding
Spiralling fuel prices spur local MPs to action
Get planning right with new scheme, says Mehrtens
Sporties' merger memorandum 'could take months'
Work starts on Killcare development
Waterfront group fights on against development
ACF branch objects to proposed nursing home
Children's charity receives grant
Easter sunrise service at surf club
Community group looks for secretary
Meals on Wheels holds open days
Progress on Rotary project in Uganda
Couple discovers link with celebrant
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Why is council removing play equipment?
Mayor asleep while development proposed for bushland
I want my children's great grandchildren to play on sand
Liesl Tesch was respected and acknowledged
Outrageous variations of 75 per cent
Five-year street plan needed
Over-population cannot continue
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Tilt recliner chair donated to aged care facility
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Script submissions wanted
Artisans exhibition at Patonga
Much has changed, but constitution has not, says author
Folk club to hear story of young women's voyage
Sicilian ensemble at Italian festival
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Dylan receives Nanga Mai award
Interact club raises $500 for Ugandan school
Pre-schoolers taught foreign languages
Forensic science at Woy Woy
Students clean up
Head lice need 'head treatment', says principal
School practices for online tests
Students in photography
Umina sends students to swimming carnival
Playground nears completion
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John Roberts takes out singles championship
Nippers rewarded for collecting bottles and cans
Lexi wins bronze against 170 in under-9 flags
Shirts and Skirts Saturday bowls
Killcare Nippers finish their season

Tilt recliner chair donated to aged care facility

A tilt recliner chair has been donated for use by residents and respite clients at a local aged care facility.

The tilt recliner chair will provide assistance to elderly and frail residents at Peninsula Village who experience difficulty standing and sitting.

Residents are usually required to purchase this type of equipment themselves which could cost more than $1000, "a necessity for their health and wellbeing that some residents may not be able to afford", according to Peninsula Villages chief Mr Shane Neaves.

"The tilt recliner chair is currently in our special care facility, Jack Aldous House at the Village, being utilised by our respite patients," he said.

Peninsula Villages currently has two permanent respite beds and provides over 4000 respite bed days to locals each year.

The Village-owned chair would be put to general temporary use.

"With 30 per cent of our residents being supported residents, we hope we can give them peace of mind, knowing that this equipment is readily available to them where required," said Mr Neaves.

"We've already had a lot of positive feedback from the residents who have seen its huge benefit.

"We want to ensure that as many of our residents have access to this equipment as possible.

"The ability for our residents to be comfortable in their living environment and their physical wellbeing is our priority at Peninsula Village," Mr Neaves said.

The donation was made as a grant under the Club Grants scheme, which gives registered clubs relief from poker machine tax when they make such donations.

Mr Neaves said: "This grant has offered a great benefit to our residents with movement and mobility issues and will allow Peninsula Villages to cater to current and future resident's needs.

"If we continue to receive positive feedback from our residents, we would certainly seek another grant for more chairs in the future."





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