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This week is NAIDOC Week which marks the celebration of the histories, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This week, we celebrate National Volunteer Week, which provides us with a great opportunity to thank, honour, recognise and celebrate the vital role our volunteers play in our community.

Benetas St Paul’s Terrace residential aged care home in Frankston is fortunate to have a couple of kind hearted toy makers in the home. Resident Maria Hollway has a knack for knitting and a compassionate heart as she has spent the last few weeks knitting Trauma Teddy’s for the children in Frankston Hospital Emergency Department.

Benetas Pastoral Care practitioners have needed to pivot from their usual work in order to meet the increased demand for support.

The residents at Corowa Court aged care home on the Mornington Peninsula were delighted to receive a surprise delivery from the children at Devon Meadows Primary School recently, with bundles of hand crafted drawings and letters providing them with a sense of connection during lockdown.

Monica Fitzpatrick, known as Bonnie, celebrated the milestone of one hundred years young on 8 October. Bonnie marked the occasion at Benetas aged care home St Laurence Court Kangaroo Flat, surrounded by friends and then later with her family.

The Traralgon Pastoral Care team from Victorian aged care provider Benetas had to significantly adapt to tackle the challenges that COVID-19 brought in providing much-needed support to older Australians.

Benetas, celebrates the great joy and competitive spirit ignited as a result of their six week Olympic Torch relay which attended all 14 homes across Victoria.

Victorian aged care provider Benetas, hosted an Olympic Torch relay, which kicked off in Bendigo on Monday 5th July and is on its way to 14 homes across Victoria, finishing at Benetas support office in Hawthorn.