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Grant
for Day Therapy Centre |
NEWS ARCHIVE |
Strathdon Day Therapy Centre was one of
12 successful applicants in the $3.2 million Day Therapy Centres Program
Initiative and one of only two centres in Victoria.
On 28 June 2002 The Minister for Ageing, Kevin Andrews and the Federal
Member for Aston, Mr Chris Pearce visited Day Therapy Centre to formally
acknowledge this Grant of $167,000 over 3 years. |
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L to
R: The Hon Kevin Andrews MP (Minister for Ageing) with Les Withers
(Secretary, Strathdon Community Board of Governance) and Mr Chris
Pearce MP, (Member for Aston). |
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to R: The Hon Kevin Andrews MP, Mr Chris Pearce MP, Ms June
Edmiston, (Acting CEO Strathdon Community), Les Withers, Mrs
Barbara Haddon (Board of Governance)
and Sir Arvi Parbo.
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Other visitors were Marie Bowman,
(State Manager) and Paul Maher (Executive Officer) of Commonwealth Department
of Aged & Community Care; Sir Arvi Parbo, (Patron of the Redevelopment
Appeal), Barbara Haddon (Nursing Advisor, Strathdon Community Board
of Governance) and Les Withers (Secretary, Strathdon Community Boad
of Governance).
The Commonwealth funding will be used to implement the “Strike
a Balance” project, which focuses on older people at risk of falling,
including people with Stroke and Dementia. This project will increase
the frequency of Balance Group, and Stroke Maintenance Group from once
weekly to twice weekly so that more clients can access these services.
In addition, a “Golden Age Gymnasium” will be set up to improve the
general fitness of older people in the community.
Falls Prevention educational sessions will also be conducted on a
regular basis to provide basic knowledge and increase the general
awareness on falls.
Within “Strike a Balance” project it is expected that older people
living in the local community with varying physical abilities will
improve their general strength, balance and falls prevention awareness.
This Grant came at an opportune time with the planned expansion for
the Day Therapy Centre, which is due for completion early 2003.
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