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Cleaning up after storm WILD storms knocked down trees and damaged homes across Victoria last week. The storm hit on Tuesday, 13 February. Kingston mayor Jenna DaveyBurns said that damage was found across the municipality. Last week she said the weather had “caused significant disruption across Kingston, with reports of damage to homes and sheds, dozens of trees down and power outages still impacting a large number of our residents and businesses.” “We are working around the clock to help clean up and get things back to being safe as quickly as possible,” Davey-Burns said. “If your property has damaged trees and vegetation that won’t fit in your green bin, you can book a free collection at kingston.vic. gov.au/tree-prunings”. Davey-Burns thanked the SES workers who helped clean up in the days that followed. Picture: Supplied
Aged care home closing Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au A BONBEACH aged care home is set to close its doors, impacting nearly 50 elderly residents. Calvary Bonbeach will permanently close on 31 May. Residents and their families were informed of the closure on 13 February. 49 residents will be moved to other Calvary facilities, or to other homes if needed. In a media release, Calvary said the Bonbeach home was “unable to
meet the expectations of contemporary age care services into the future as it predominantly features shared bedrooms and bathrooms facilities. “Calvary has decided to close the home as the extensive redesign and building works needed to modernise the facilities cannot be completed while residents and staff remain. Calvary recognises moving home and workplace is disruptive for our residents and staff, but we believe it offers better long-term outcomes compared with any temporary relocation. “Calvary will support the transi-
tion of all 49 residents to homes with better amenities across the Calvary network, or to another aged care provider if residents choose. Tailored relocation plans to meet individual needs and preferences have been developed and where possible, to ensure a continuity of care, Calvary Bonbeach staff will be offered redeployment across the same mix of Calvary’s 30 other Victorian homes as relocated residents.” Calvary acting regional chief executive for Victoria, Bryan McLoughlin, said that closing the facility was “a very difficult decision.”
“At Calvary we are committed to our mission to serve our communities through modern and high quality care services, and we will be supporting our Bonbeach residents and staff to ensure a smooth transition to a new home offering more suitable and contemporary amenities,” he said. The site will be sold once residents are moved elsewhere. Residents needing priority care will be offered a move to a new expanded home at Calvary George Vowell in Mount Eliza. For more information visit www. calvarycare.org.au.
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