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Southern Cross Care’s small and dedicated Home Care team in Victoria is delivering not only compassionate care but is also driven by a person-centred approach.    Home Care Manager Victoria, Janet Sung said her team is passionate about providing …

Most people wouldn’t dream of driving a car from 1934 across Adelaide while towing a caravan, let alone interstate. But that is exactly the kind of holiday Gilbert and Heather Haywood dream about.    Their most recent trip was up to Maryborough in …

Carmel Windebank has been recognised with a special Length of Service award for 45 years of volunteering to be the difference in our community.    Carmel started volunteering at The ‘old’ Pines in 1978, after being asked by Fr Augustine Fitzsimmons (who …

At 109 years old, Alice McNicholl is the oldest member of the Southern Cross Care community. She is also believed to be among the 10 oldest people in Australia.    Born in England in 1915, Alice was one of 10 children and naturally learned to sew from a …

Bedford Heights Estate’s Beth Watts has a story or two to tell about the biggest events in regional Victoria over the past century.    Born in Horsham in 1923, Beth’s father owned a shop that sold everything from jewellery and sporting goods to farm …

Dr William (Bill) Richardson is considered such an expert in his field that he was contacted at the age of 94 to start his last piece of research.   Bill received a letter from a researcher in France who was working with a manuscript from the 1480s that …

Cyril Rothall has lived a life that reads like an adventure novel.    Born in the rugged southeast of South Australia near Cape Jaffa, Cyril was the eldest of five, growing up on a farm where rabbit hunting was a regular pastime.  He learned the ways of …

Edna Boughen attributes her long life to good genes; her grandfather lived to 99 and her mother to 96. But she also thinks it’s important not to smoke or drink too much, eat healthily and keep active.    She played indoor croquet up until a few years ago, …

Jeff Uphill is a beloved resident at Onkaparinga Lodge Residential Care and counts himself among the growing group of celebrated centenarians in the Southern Cross Care Community.    Jeff was born in Salisbury, England, in 1923 - the middle child of three …

Iris Palmer’s love of adventure has taken her on a whirlwind of a life journey.    Born in Bristol in December 1921, Iris was the only child of parents who were much older than usual for the time.  She was home schooled, then worked as a Dental …