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Pattinson House residents and staff have made the most of the cooler weather and spent several hours in the garden this week – identifying the different varieties of flowers and plants. There was repotting, rearranging and lots of watering, helping residents to achieve a sense of purpose. As 100-year-old Win Smith said, "I am in my element, this means so much to me."

A perfect summer treat. Sometimes, something sweet is required to get through a hot day. Our Martin Wing residents at the Ouyen hostel put their baking skills to the test recently, turning out some delicious pavlovas. Rest assured, they tasted just as good as they looked!

Fitting farewell for Sue - Staff were sad to say goodbye to Sue Willox, a member of the Hotel Services and Early Years teams for more than 20 years! Sue officially retired in November. She was guest of honor at a lavish morning tea (with lots of food) hosted by...

One of our big recent successes has been our infant swimming program. We've had 52 children participate in this vital water safety and awareness program this term. We are blessed to be able to deliver this program in Ouyen, using the MTHCS heated hydro pool and local instructor Trish. Thank you to Trish and the Staff...

Christmas carols fun. A big thank you to Phil and Isla from In The Mood, who performed for our Sea Lake aged care hostel residents. Everyone had a lovely time dancing and singing...

Congratulations to Tegan Bennett, who represented MTHCS as a guest speaker on the panel at the recent Smiles 4 Miles forum in Melbourne. Tegan has been working as the Smiles 4 Miles Coordinator in the Early Years sector at MTHCS over the past year. Due to Tegan’s hard work...

Christmas is in the air! Our communities are counting down to the festive season. We continue to be amazed by the imaginative ideas our Sea Lake crew keep coming up with!

Sea Lake’s Eily Ottery was happy to receive an official 'thank you' for showing great initiative at work recently. Sea Lake staff have been experiencing a very busy time in the residential care area, so our nursing staff have been extremely grateful to Eily for...

COVID-19 case numbers are on the rise again, with Victoria’s cases last week up 63 per cent on the previous week. The advice from the Department is to expect another significant spike in COVID-19 cases in coming weeks. Emerging Omicron subvariants are being detected in current cases, but there is no evidence to suggest these subvariants cause more severe disease.

Celebrating 25 years of Mallee Track success. It was wonderful to be able to gather, despite the rain, to celebrate 25 years of the Mallee Track Health and Community Service. Our organisation was founded in 1997, bringing together services from Murrayville, Underbool, Patchewollock and Ouyen, before later being joined by Sea Lake, to better service the community...