Central Coast Home & Lifestyle Summer 2024

From a welcoming residential aged care home to a vibrant retirement village and dependable home care, our services promote independence, social inclusion, and overall wellbeing. And our care team? Lots of heart, humour, and heaps of experience. Care from the Heart since 1880.

John (MOWCC Volunteer), Luke (On the Coast Over 55), John (MOWCC Volunteer) and Michael (rel8.app).

Meals on Wheels Central Coast Unveils Club 365: A New Fundraising Initiative M eals on Wheels Central Coast (MOWCC) proudly announced the launch of its new fundraising initiative, Club 365, during a vibrant event held at its Tuggerah head office. The evening brought together supporters, volunteers, and small businesses to celebrate a shared mission of providing nutritious meals to senior citizens of the Central Coast – a commitment that has been at the heart of MOWCC since 1967. "We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us for the Club 365 Launch! It was an incredible event where we saw the community come together to learn about our mission and support our volunteers," said Neridah Morris, CEO of Meals on Wheels Central Coast. "Together, we raised close to $5,000 on the night! Thank you to all our generous donors." Club 365 aims to secure ongoing support for MOWCC's essential meal delivery service by recruiting 365 donors to contribute $30 a month for 12 months. This initiative directly addresses the increasing costs associated with volunteer travel kilometres, which costs the organisation approximately $100,000 each year. “Our dedicated volunteers, who generously use their own vehicles, play a critical role in delivering meals to the most isolated and vulnerable members of our community,” added Morris. “This initiative is about ensuring they can continue this vital service.” A sincere huge thank you to our Meals on Wheels Central Coast volunteers, board members, staff and all the fantastic small businesses who joined us, including Cakes By Kyla, Central Coast Branches of Bendigo Bank, Better You Counselling, Paul Hills The Agency, Driving Miss Daisy, Hearing Australia, Rel8.app, RSL LifeCare, Central Coast Sports College, Freightlinx, Loyal I.T. Solutions, 4B Media, Orbell Family Lawyers, Unique Building Partners, Morgans Financial Limited - Gosford, Lexus Of Central Coast, Worthington Motor Group Central Coast, ABCOE Central Coast, Gosford Air Conditioning, Hi Five Disability Support Services PTY Limited and On the Coast – Publications. MOWCC volunteers cover vast distances – over 91,000 km annually – ensuring that no senior citizen is left without a meal or social connection. With the senior population in the Central Coast projected to reach nearly 97,000 by 2034, the need for continued support is critical. Club 365 is not only a fundraising effort but also a way for donors to connect with the mission of Meals on Wheels Central Coast. All donations over $2 are tax-deductible, and donors will gain exclusive access to MOWCC content and events. For more information or to become a donor, please visit our website or Club 365 page, or call us on 02 4357 8444.

Terrigal locals bowled over I n April 2021 - Central Coast Council (secretly) listed the site of the Bowling Club for sale. When Terrigal Bowling Club CEO caught wind of the plan, he released a change.org petition in which the entire Terrigal and Central Coast community got behind. Within 24 hours the site was removed from the assets to be sold list in a huge victory for the Club. Now, 3 years later, the council has granted a 10-year lease extension in which the bowlers and local community are overjoyed by. To celebrate, CEO Craig Fairweather is looking at installing a children’s play area - a first in Terrigal for local families - as no other pubs or clubs have a children’s play space - families currently must go to Avoca, Erina or Kincumber

Call 1300 111 227 or visit agedcare.salvos.org.au

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