Umina Park Burnie, OneCare

24/11/2025

🗣️Have your say on how you're supported - join the Older Tasmanian Ministerial Advisory Council. 🤝

Click through to the post for more info and the application link: EOIs close 27 January 2026.

Expressions of interest are now open for members of the new Older Tasmanians Ministerial Advisory Council.

Up to five community members will be part of the council. They will provide advice and insights about issues affecting older Tasmanians, based on their lived experience.

For more information and to apply, visit www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/cpp/community-policy-and-engagement/older_persons/older-tasmanians-ministerial-advisory-council-call-for-members

Applications close 27 January 2026.

COTA (Council On The Ageing) Tasmania

20/11/2025

📸FREE family Christmas photos!🎄

This year, we're excited to offer residents and their families a special Christmas photo shoot!

📅Monday, December 8th
⌚9:30 am - 4:00 pm
💰Cost: FREE
✏️Sign up: tara.kuys@onecare.org.au

Please email Tara with your preferred time slot (and some back-up options in case your first choice is unavailable). You'll receive your Christmas photo as a digital file via email.

19/11/2025

We took another outing to Creative Paper Tasmania in Wynyard today so more residents could experience the paper making process. Such a great hands-on activity! 📜

18/11/2025

PUPPIES!! 🐕

Our ECA Shakyra has a litter of puppies at home and brought them in this week to share the puppy love! 😍

18/11/2025

🌞The Sunny Gardening Club is really taking root!🌱

Residents are loving getting their hands in the earth, having a chat, and enjoying the fresh air and sunshine (when it shows up!) Then we top it all off with a BBQ 🌭🍔

17/11/2025

We made a big splash at the Burnie pool yesterday! 🏊🩳🤽

17/11/2025

Last week we enjoyed a day out exploring Ulverstone, including lunch at Zoe's at the RSC Ulverstone. A few of the residents who came along are ex-service personnel, making the outing extra meaningful.

17/11/2025

Some happy snaps from last week's happy hour! 🍻🎸

17/11/2025

🏆A big congratulations to our Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator Tara, who has been nominated for an award! 👏

Fantastic recognition for a team member who goes above and beyond planning fun and enriching activities and outings for our residents 🚐🎨🔨🌻 Good luck on Friday!

13/11/2025

Our Sunny Garden Club became the Spring Hail Garden Club this week! 🥶

🥕Despite the weather, we're enjoying tending to and harvesting the beautiful veggies we're growing 🫛

13/11/2025

Our Wisdom & Wonder play session was science-themed this week! 🦠🔎🔬🧪

We had experiments, bubbles, stories and even resident Don playing 'mad scientist', with a chemistry display for our budding Albert Einsteins and Marie Curies!

Playgroup Tasmania - North West

11/11/2025

Here's a snippet of our team member Ricky, with a song to commemorate Remembrance Day written by a member of his family.