Tag: senior citizens
Volunteers bring cheer
Volunteers Kathleen Kretzschmar and Jeannine Thorley are part of the close-knit community at Mercy Place Wyndham.
The two women are volunteers at the Werribee aged-care...
Elder abuse a blight on Wyndham
Police have recorded hundreds of crimes committed against elderly people in Wyndham in a 12-month period, with the majority of offences flagged as family...
Marion is fit for anything
At the age of 87, Marion Ratnik is fighting fit.
The Werribee grandmother has been attending a boxing class in Hoppers Crossing, run by instructor...
Marathon pension wait
A Hoppers Crossing man has been forced to wait more than six months to receive the age pension.
Seventy-year-old John Smith, a former transport driver,...
Werribee pensioner’s long battle with Centrelink
Werribee man Alex Allan has been waiting more than 130 days to receive the age pension.
Mr Allan said he visited the Werribee Centrelink office...
Doug joins a classy golf club
Doug McQualter is feeling ace after scoring below his age during a game of golf at the Sanctuary Lakes Club.
In golf, an “age shooter”...
A joy for children and seniors
It is always a happy day when children and families from the Hey Dee Ho playgroup embark on their monthly visit to a Werribee...
Happy birthday Edna
There will be plenty of candles on the cake when Edna Fisher celebrates her 107th birthday with family and friends this month.
Mrs Fisher, who...
Veterans reflect on their wars
For World II veterans Walter Young and Ray Colvin, Anzac Day is about comradeship and paying tribute to their fallen comrades.
During the war, Mr...
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A Shaw thing
Wyndham councillor Mia Shaw will once again don the mayoral robes after holding off a challenge from Cr Peter Maynard.
Seven of the eleven...
