Lunch by the Bay

Gidday, we took our residents down to the mangles bay fishing club,for a days bustrip, the residents had a fantastic time
We took a couple of the men in wheelchairs down to the jetty with a fishing wand ect...a great day was had all.

I love going out with the residents, every Friday is our bus trip, we've taken residents for "Pub Grub".this was men only then we had a mixed day, love it! We take the men to the Maritime Museum, Newcastle Museum. Ladies afternoon tea at a favourite cafe in Anna Bay, next week we're off to Karuah RSL for a concert, next month it's a trip to Tea Gardens, the residents love our outings we plan, we do have general trips that goes into country or to to the sea. We at Raymond Terrace Gardens have 4 RAO's, 2 working each day, 1 in secure unit with 26, and 1 in hostel/high care. I'm the newest of the team and we all work together well using the skills that we're gifted in.

I've found a few tourist information centres actually have a local who is willing to hop on the bus, (after fish and chips), to give you a guided 'historical' tour of the area.

We take are residents to the county side in Mount Macedon or woodend 20 mins away and we either take a picnic lunch or do a sausage sizzle if BBq available , are residents loves it and men usally assisted with cooking BBq

I take our residents to Tin can bay for fish and chips, they love it just sitting near the water. Brings up fantastic memories.

We have taken a group of people from my age care facility for this type of trip - drove to a local musical show, bought fish and chips for lunch and sat by the ocean taking in the view. It was a lovely day and the residents asked for the same again.