Absolute Care & Support

20/02/2026

Seniors Week 2nd -15 th March 2026
Live Life in Colour🩷🧡💚💛💙💜❤️

20/02/2026

MLHD's Palliative Care Volunteer roadshow is coming to a town near you!

Anyone interested in becoming a palliative care volunteer, learning more about palliative care, or supporting compassionate communities is warmly invited to attend.

The roadshow will include an opportunity to meet the MLHD Palliative Care team, hear from current volunteers about their experiences, and learn how you can get involved in supporting people in your local community.

For more information or to register your interest, please contact:
Maree Montgomery (Monty)
Redesign & Innovation CNC MLHD Palliative care
0428 560 894
maree.montgomery@health.nsw.gov.au

🫶 Cootamundra Library - Wed 25 Feb 10am - 12pm
🫶 Junee Library - Wed 25 Feb 1.30pm - 3.30pm
🫶 Club Barham - Wed 4 Mar 11am - 1pm
🫶 Deniliquin RSL - Wed 4 Mar 3.30pm - 5pm
🫶 Leeton Uniting Church - Thurs 5 Mar 11am - 1pm
🫶 Leeton Soldiers Club - Thurs 5 Mar 1pm - 3pm
🫶 Finley RSC - Thurs 12 Mar 10am - 12pm
🫶 Corowa Health One - Thurs 12 Mar 1.30pm - 3.30pm
🫶 Tumut Golf Club - Wed 25 Mar 10am - 12pm
🫶 Holbrook Library - Wed 25 Mar 1.30pm - 3.30pm

18/02/2026

Friendship & Support ❤️
Another beautiful story

Three Barbaras have affectionately named themselves B1, B2 and B3.

Although they share the same name, their personalities are quite different - which has meant they can offer support to one another in different ways. When B3 was going through a difficult time, B1 and B2 banded together to check in and encourage B3 to open up about what she was going through. Having them there to genuinely listen, as well as offer a few laughs, helped her stay optimistic and work things through.

They all believe that as you get older, connection remains incredibly important for your mental health and wellbeing. Read their full story on the R U OK? Chit Chat Channel: ruok.org.au/meet-the-barbaras

Our Chit Chat Channel is powered by KitKat.

18/02/2026

A beautiful story ☀️🌊👨🏼‍🦼🥰

Wheelchair user Michael Lord an 'invaluable' surf lifesaver at Port Macquarie's Flynns Beach

A decade on from a devastating diagnosis, Michael Lord finds purpose through volunteering with his local surf lifesaving club.

18/02/2026

When someone says they’re not OK, it can feel confronting - and that’s normal.

Your role isn’t to fix their situation. Just listen, try to stay calm, and show you care. A small moment of support can make a big difference.

For more tips visit: ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

18/02/2026

Celebrate NSW Seniors Week with us by joining a relaxed bus tour of Cootamundra followed by morning tea at the Old Cootamundra Hospital.

Enjoy a lovely morning out, discover both the old and new parts of town, and catch up with friends over a cuppa.

A perfect way to celebrate our seniors and everything that makes Cootamundra special.

-Gundagai Regional Council Seniors Festival 2026

18/02/2026

🌼🌺🪻Celebrate NSW Seniors Festival 2026 by joining us for our Live Life in Colour Morning Tea.

🎼 Enjoy great company, entertainment from Jan Hurst, and a fun game of Cootamundra Trivia with fantastic prizes to be won.

Bookings essential by Friday 27 February.

📞 CGRC 1300 459 689 or at the Cootamundra Administration Office.

Limited places available.

-Gundagai Regional Council Seniors Festival

17/02/2026

How can people do this to our beautiful vulnerable people, this makes me so mad!

03/02/2026

How do you nurture your wellbeing?

Positive psychology leader Professor Martin Seligman reminds us that wellbeing is made up of five essential elements that support human flourishing.

Together they’re known as PERMA 👇 practical building blocks you can work on to strengthen your wellbeing in everyday life.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZTiAfZ

30/01/2026

My heart goes out to the parents, the children, and pets — who are now gone in what can only be described as an unimaginable sorrow.
This heartbreaking event is a stark reminder of the immense pressures that some families face quietly, away from the public eye. It speaks to struggles that often go unseen: the burden of caring for loved ones with complex health needs, the exhaustion that comes from navigating systems that sometimes fail to offer real support, and the crushing weight of hopelessness when it feels like there is no way forward.
While we mourn these lives lost, I also want to hold space for a larger conversation — about how we, as a community and as a society, can do better in supporting families under extreme stress before tragedy strikes. Let us remember that behind every headline is a family who may have been fighting battles we can barely imagine.
My thoughts are with the community as we all try to come to terms with this loss. May it inspire us to listen more, support more, and act with greater compassion.
RIP, you are forever together 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

26/01/2026

Some Beautiful Australia Day Tributes

Australia Day is about so much more than the events of one day – it is about where we have come from, who we are as a nation and what we aspire to be. January 26 is an important date in Australia's history that has evolved over time.
On our national day we can reflect on our complete and complex history and understand that acknowledging and reconciling our past helps lay a path to a stronger future. We respect and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ survival, resilience and over 65,000 years of continuous culture.
It’s also a day we can pay respect to the stories, histories and contributions of the Australians who lived, worked and fought for the values and freedoms we sometimes take for granted.
It is a day that will mean different things to each of us. We are all shaped by our own experiences, and we celebrate living in a dynamic, multicultural nation where everyone’s views, beliefs and contributions are valued.🇦🇺

Its also my sons birthday,
Happy Birthday John 💙

24/01/2026

Lovely evening walks after doing all our farm chores 🐏🐓🐕