In early October Melbourne hosted Australia’s first festival challenging ageism and building respect for older people. Embolden2018 included a Market of Great Ideas, a series of plenary presentations, the launch of the Elder Leadership Academy and a Fashion Parade called SPUNK. The Fashion Parade featured models 65+, promoted beauty as an attitude and invited models […]
Welcome to another edition of the MBF newsletter, I’m so glad you joined us! Last month we discussed the Australian Dietary Guidelines and how this applies to older adults. We talked briefly about the core food groups, how many serves per day from each food group are recommended and what a serve might look like. […]
In 2015 the Maggie Beer Foundation gave out a number of Garden grants to successful homes that applied. We recently heard from Nobel Park in Melbourne who have used their grant to create a beautiful space for residents and families to enjoy. Michelle Thomson, Uniting Agewell Program Manager told us, ‘The creation of the Community […]
You will find beautiful crisp stems of Asparagus plentiful at the markets along with super sweet, rich red strawberries and garden peas. You may even be lucky enough to pick your own strawberries at one of the great farms offering this experience. Choose the smaller red strawberries, I promise you the flavour is impossible to […]
Kay Gunnarrson participated in the Creating an Appetite for Life Education Program in April 2018 in Brisbane. Kay returned work with determination to put her learnings into practice, and has already started with the initiatives below: Staff working in the serveries were educated with plating up skills. Photos of dishes plated in the main kitchen are […]
