Septe mber 2012 bentley park resident newsletter
Across My Desk CEO’s Report We can finally say goodbye to the last of winter, and welcome in the beginning of spring. Already the days are getting warmer, and it won’t be too long before we can discard our winter attire and set our sights on more balmy nights and enjoy the wonderful climate we have here in the West. For those lovers of AFL, of which I am a confessed fan, September is also finals month, and I hope your team will be doing the right thing for you in September (go Eagles). To keep the footy theme going let me kick off with a sporting related article ….
Kingia / Tandara Olympics
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Well we all know that in August the world turned its attention to London for the games of the 30th Olympiad, but here at Bentley, for a brief moment, we turned our attention to the Kingia / Tandara Olympic Games. Now the Olympics held in London showcased many fine athletes and amazing feats of skill and endurance, but this pales into minor significance when compared to the skill and dexterity displayed at our event – the SwanLympics. I bet you didn’t see one athlete in London, toss the bean-bag, catch the bubbles, or
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SwanLympics
throw the straw – well you certainly did at ours. These special events bring a great deal of enjoyment to our residents in care and I want to say a huge thank-you to our Activities staff and their merry band of support volunteers who worked really hard to make this event a memorable one for all that took part.
The Complexity of Our Business The complexity of our business was perfectly highlighted during the month. We walk a tight-rope of balancing our income with our expenses, and this was never more evident when in August we achieved a major financial windfall with an important decision to change banking partners, only to have the gains of this decision snapped up almost immediately by Government cut-backs to our income and the impost of increased costs. Let me elaborate. This month the Board of SwanCare Group undertook the difficult, complex and challenging task of reviewing its banking arrangements. This is a process which the Board considered at great length, and after much discussion and debate chose to realign our banking arrangements with a new financial partner. This new arrangement, as mentioned above, has a very positive impact on the financial bottom line of the organisation. This is very timely indeed, because the savings generated by the new banking arrangements will be used to offset the Government’s cut back in our
Bentley Park Social Club Spring Afternoon Tea - 9th September
Aged Care funding, and the increased costs, primarily wages and utility expenses, which the organisation is being faced with.
Accreditation Celebration On the 24th September, we will be hosting a special celebration morning tea event to congratulate the staff at our three care facilities of Waminda, Tandara and Kingia on the exceptional manner in which they achieved their respective three year accreditation. This event will be attended by Ben Wyatt MLA for Victoria Park, who will present the accreditation certificates. This is a wonderful achievement for SwanCare Group, and we are very pleased to have Ben Wyatt take time out of his extremely busy schedule to make this special presentation.
SwanCare Group Charity Golf Day How quickly does this major fund raising event come around. It only seemed like yesterday when I was teeing off on the water laden 17th keenly eyeing off that coveted hole in one glory, only to see my golf ball succumb to the ever so present water gods …. Maybe this year it will be different. The SwanCare Group Charity Golf Day has become somewhat of a tradition, and we continue to get a good representation from our suppliers who proudly support this event. We have raised close to $50,000 as a result of these days, with all of the funds going directly back into much needed village amenities and facilities. We are aiming to raise over $10,000 this year. By the way …. we are still looking for two residents who are handy with the golf clubs to come forward to help form a Bentley Park Residents Team. Continued Page 3
Inside this issue > Bentley Park News - pg 4 Residents Advisory Council - pg 5 What’s On Calendar - pg 6&7 Bentley park Social Club - pg 9 Club News - pg 10&11