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IT’S NOT WHAT YOU MAKE BUT CREATE It’s that time again for our crafty community to come together next Monday 28 August at 2pm in the Private Dining Room for Craft Group. You’ll be in stitches with well crafted conversations and the sharing of current projects. HESTER CLASS Allelujah sees...

CONVERSATION ON THE COUCH Just a reminder that next Wednesday 23 August at 10:30am you will be joined for morning tea by a BASScare Exercise Professional for a casual Q&A about the benefits of general health & fitness for adults. HESTER CLASS Fashionable and feisty, Harvard Law student Elle must...

COMMUNITY CATCH UP FOR LUNCH If you have not already put pen to paper, time is running out to make a reservation for the Residents Community Lunch on Friday 25 August at 12pm. It’s the last hoorah for Winter with a two course lunch professionally prepared by the skilled Faversham...

BEST THINGS IN LIFE COME IN THREES Ensemble Three (Melbourne Conservatorium of Music) are a contemporary classical music group made up of trumpet, trombone and guitar. Their energetic and exciting talents will perform for you at the Canterbury Centre on Thursday 10 August at 10:45am, and it’s FREE. HESTER CLASS...

THE ART OF CRAFT Clear your social calendar for Monday 31 July at 2pm and join in with the Craft Group for an afternoon of creative chatter. It doesn’t matter if you cannot boil water or even paint your nails, everyone has a little creativity in them somewhere. Gentlemen welcome....

FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR FISH ‘N’ CHIPS We are excited about the record breaking Happy Hour crowd attending this Fridays’ Fish ‘N’ Chip night. Armed with a cold beverage and whet appetite, the Dining Room will be alive with friendly banter and good companionship. Happy Hour kicks off at 5pm, followed...

BELLS AND WHISTLES On the morning of Wednesday 19 July, EFSS Fire Services and GMR Mechanical Services will be at Hester Canterbury to conduct the annual Fire System test of all infrastructure. This should not inconvenience anyone, however, there may be alarm tests, fire doors may close, and emergency lighting...

STAYING CONNECTED To coincide with the release of the latest BASScare ‘Staying Connected’ magazine, we’ve invited Elizabeth Rode-Bramanis (Social Support Coordinator) to morning tea on Wednesday 19 July at 10:45am, to speak about all the wonderful programs that are offered to the community and to answer any questions regarding this...

WE WANT YOU As part of the Quality Innovation Performance Accreditation Day we invite a cross section of residents, including the committee, to partake in a group interview or individually if requested, with the ARVAS Assessment team leader at 10am this Friday 30 June in the Cinema. Please make them...

A CRAFTY AFTERNOON Whether it’s knitting a Winter beanie or cross stitching the Australian coat of arms, you’ll enjoy delightful conversation and a yarn or two, while sipping away on a hot beverage in comfort. Drop by the Craft Group on Monday 26 June at 2pm in the Dining Room,...