Latest Stories
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Another Win for Mayflower Macleod
With a wide grin, comfortable manner and just a hint of larrikin, Laurie Connor has been a welcome addition to the Mayflower Macleod community. This busy community minded man made Mayflower Macleod home...
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Goal! Goal! Goal!
The AFL Grand Final is a day of great excitement at Mayflower Reservoir. Mayflower Reservoir residents and staff celebrated a special Grand Final happy hour with great enthusiasm. Dressed in their favourite...
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Dad's In Charge
It was time to enjoy some friendly banter about the best way to cook a barbie at our recent Father’s Day Barbeque. Our Brighton Aged Care residents and their families were invited to a memorable gourmet...
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Happy Hour
It was ‘cheers!’ and laughter during our monthly happy hour for Mayflower Brighton Independent Living residents. Held on the first Thursday of the month and organised by charismatic Mayflower residents...
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Planning Ahead
What would you want to happen if you couldn't speak for yourself? Whatever our age, we all have values and preferences related to our health and personal care, and it is essential that our individual...
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Vale Luigia Mittereger
It was with much sadness that Mayflower Reservoir bade farewell to one of our most loved residents, Luigia Mittereger who passed away peacefully on the 15th of August 2018, aged 103. Both our staff and...
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Mayflower Style
It was lights...camera..catwalk at Mayflower Brighton with a visit from the team at Senior Style clothing. Residents were welcome to try on a wide range of clothing from the company started by a former...
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Sing Out
Plato said, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” Our residents were certainty uplifted when 16 members of the St Leonard’s Uniting...
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Christmas in July
The melody of Christmas carols, the pop of crackers and the ‘Ho, Ho, Ho’ of Santa echoed around Mayflower as staff and residents celebrated Christmas in July. Mayflower Brighton and Mayflower Reservoir...
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Type 2 Diabetes - Are You At Risk?
280 Australians develop diabetes every day. That is one person every five minutes. Too many Australians are being diagnosed with diabetes too late, with the delay in diagnosis putting many people at risk...
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Mayflower Board Chairman Awarded OAM
Congratulations to Mayflower Board Chairman, Trevor Martyn, who received an Order of Australia (OAM) Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list this month. In the Australian honours system, appointments...
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Farmyard Antics
It was time for “Princess”, our resident cat to go into hiding as a friendly invasion of goats, sheep, ducks and pigs began at Mayflower Reservoir. For an afternoon in early June, our main lounge was...
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Give a little, Change a lot
Mayflower honoured our extraordinary group of volunteers at our annual volunteer celebration, held during National Volunteers Week. National Volunteer Week is the largest celebration of volunteering...
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Lorraine and Rex have Australia covered!
Mayflower Macleod welcomed two very well-travelled residents to its leafy village earlier this year, when Rex and Lorraine Marshall decided it was time to put down some roots after more than 12 years on...
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Mum's the word
There were smiles, flowers and scones aplenty when residents, staff and visitors celebrated Mother’s Day at Mayflower Reservoir. The month of May is a time of year that allows us to honour our mothers...
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Wonderful Waterlilies at Blue Lotus Water Garden
Five residents were quick to put up their hands when they heard a bus trip was heading to the Blue Lotus Water Garden in April. The amazing gardens, located in Yarra Junction, cover over 14 acres and...
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It’s Fiesta Time!
Sombreros, vivid ponchos and a splash of tequila were the order of the day at Mayflower Reservoirs' recent Fiesta. Continuing one of our most anticipated regular resident events our ‘tour of the world’...
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It's Healthy Hips Week, April 8-14th
This week is Healthy Hips Week, 8-14th April which is dedicated to raising awareness of hip dysplasia, also known as developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) or 'click hips'. But it is also a timely reminder...
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