NAIDOC Week 2022 was celebrated at Benetas by having a yarn with Uncle Shane Charles, a proud Yorta Yorta, Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung man. GET UP! STAND UP! SHOW UP! #NAIDOCWeek2022

Benetas welcomes Campbell (Cam) Richards who has been appointed as Benetas’ Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. We would like to thank Neil Fawcett, Benetas’ outgoing CFO and Company Secretary, who has played an invaluable role in the past 14 years.

A new interactive technology has been installed in our respite centres at Kilby and Hurlingham to help our clients who live with cognitive challenges in having more positive interactions. And the best thing is it puts a smile on the face of everyone in the room!

Corowa Court recently held a luncheon for the opportunity shop volunteers. Three of the volunteers received a 5-year, 10-year and 25-year service award respectively. We thank all our volunteers for their invaluable contribution to our residents and our community.

We are pleased to see our first residents move into St John’s Rise Retirement living in Mooroolbark. Welcome everyone who will call St John’s Rise home. Meet our new community members, Yvonne and her companion Iggy! #stjohnsriseretirementvillage #benetas #newhome

Residents at Benetas St Paul's Terrace are lucky enough to enjoy award-winning dining. We're like to congratulate our catering partner, Contemporary Catering, on their recent win of the site caterer award in the Restaurant & Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence Awards.

Lola Russell, an acclaimed actress and valued member of our Benetas community, celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. She received letters from Queen Elizabeth II, Anthony Albanese the Prime Minister of Australia and other eminent figures. Happy Birthday, Lola!

Our residents and employees at the Lovell house recently celebrated National Pajama Day by wearing pajamas for the whole day. They enjoyed the screening of the classic movie Little Women! And yes, of course, there was popcorn, an essential while watching any movie!

Aged Care Employee Day was celebrated across Benetas with Sandra Hills OAM announcing the winners of the Aged Care Employee Day Awards 2022. We wish all those who work in the aged care sector, a happy Aged Care Employee Day and #thank you for caring. #agedcare #whatyoudomatters

It was a great pleasure to host Dr Monique Ryan MP at Benetas Broughton hall. She spent some quality time with our residents and team members, understanding more about their day-to-day life.

Thank you for your time visiting us at Broughton hall yesterday. Our residents and team members enjoyed getting to know you and were appreciative of your warmth and interest in their day-to-day lives.

Gender and pay equality is important to us, and we ensure everyone at Benetas is paid equally for the work they do. Today we're recognising #EqualPayDay, and the fact that women must work an additional 60 days to earn the same avg annual pay as men #GenderPayGap #GenderEquality

Our residents and employees have been through many challenges over the past few years, so today we took a moment to have a cuppa and check in with each other to ask “Are you okay?” Asking a question and starting a conversation can often be more powerful than we realise. #RUOKday

Excited Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans fans have taken over our St Paul’s Terrace home, with residents geared up and debating on who is going to win in the AFL finale. And why not throw in a sausage sizzle and a footy quiz to the mix? #AFL2022 #AFLFinals

We are pleased to have been nominated as a finalist in the InnovAGEING Awards 2022. We would like to congratulate all the other finalists on their nominations and acknowledge the work we are doing collectively to innovate and deliver a better ageing experience for people.

Yesterday, we held our annual Industry Breakfast where Sandra Hills OAM and Michael Urwin, shared highlights of our 2021 – 2022 Annual Report. We also conducted a panel discussion about ‘Customer Participation in Aged Care: why? how? who?’