Tag: Boandik

Boandik leader appointed

Aged care provider Boandik has appointed a new chief executive, with Declan Moore (pictured) set to take over in September. Mr Moore will replace interim...

Milestone birthday celebration

Boandik St Mary’s resident Edna Saunders has marked a significant milestone - turning 104. It makes Ms Saunders, born in 1918, the oldest-ever resident of...

Care assistant enjoys new challenge

Becoming a personal care assistant at Boandik St Mary’s was a life-changing event for local resident Ellen Feast. Ms Feast joined the Boandik team after...

Aged care ‘Sparkle Day’ fun and games

Boandik recently hosted its second-ever Sparkle Day with staff and volunteers spending time alongside residents in their home - and racing one another. Sparkle Day...

‘Dreamtime’ inspires

ADreamtime story with local significance has inspired a new outdoor learning space at Newbery Park Primary School. The significant new school feature depicts the Craitbul...

Art a step forward in reconciliation journey

Headspace Mount Gambier recently unveiled a mural painted by Boandik artist Belinda Bonney to coincide with Reconciliation Week. This year’s Reconciliation Week’s theme was to...

Volunteer aged care driver switches gears

Avolunteer who has spent nearly 20 years with Boandik will soon retire. The man at the wheel of the Boandik community bus, Lindsay Pexton has...

Long-serving aged care chief moves on

Boandik Lodge chief executive Gillian McGinty finished her final shift at Boandik last week, celebrating her 23 years at the organisation with farewell parties...

Fighting on the frontline

Boandik Lodge staff have been making enormous sacrifices working on the frontline during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Boandik St. Mary’s enrolled nurse Crystal Palmer is...

New $7m school building unveiled

Grant High School last week marked the official opening of its $7m newest building. SA Education Minister John Gardner was on hand to open the...

City embraces indigenous heritage

Mount Gambier City Council has adopted a dual naming policy that will see Boandik language featured alongside the place names of six local sites...

Lodge leader to step down

After more than two decades at the helm of aged care provider Boandik Lodge, chief executive Gillian McGinty (pictured) will step aside. Ms McGinty will...

Safety paramount

AMount Gambier aged care provider has moved to reassure the community that it is doing its best in trying conditions, following sanctions being imposed...

Boandik visitation resumes

Mount Gambier aged care provider Boandik Lake Terrace has announced the recommencement of visitation following a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Two residents are currently...

Boandik battens down

Mount Gambier aged care provider Boandik has reported two positive COVID cases, sparking changes to visitor limits. The facility posted a message on its social...