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Respect Aged Care

A not-for-profit aged care provider with modern facilities, caring staff and a century of experience.

We have aged care homes at the following locations:

Alcheringa
Telephone: 03 5032 9169
2/14 Boree Dr, Swan Hill, VIC 3585

Avonlea
Telephone: 03 5391 1348
72 Macpherson Street, Nhill, Victoria 3418

Coates Hostel
Telephone: 03 5477 3300
Cnr Long & James Street, St Arnaud, Victoria, 3478

Cohuna Village
Telephone: 03 5456 2338
38 Augustine Street, Cohuna, Victoria, 3568

Cooinda
Telephone: 02 6352 3313
38 Maple Crescent, Lithgow, New South Wales, 2790

Coroneagh Park
Telephone: 03 6437 2551
50 Ironcliffe Road, Penguin, Tasmania 7316

Eliza Purton Home
Telephone: 03 6425 1515
26 Lakin Street, Ulverstone, TAS 7315

Lyrebird Village
Telephone: 03 5625 6400
6-20 Neerim St, Drouin, Victoria, 3818

Mitchell House
Telephone: 03 5133 9099
127 Vary Street, Morwell, VIC 3840

Mt St Vincent
Telephone: 03 6425 2166
75 South Road, Ulverstone, Tasmania 7315

St Ann's
Telephone: 03 6216 2266
142 Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000

St John's
Telephone: 03 5721 4214
138 Williams Road, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677

Tongala Memorial
Telephone: 03 5859 0800
18 Purdey St, Tongala, VIC 3621

Tyler Village
Telephone: 03 6343 2757
320 Westbury Road, Prospect Vale, Tasmania 7250

Wellington Views
Telephone: 03 6262 6000
24 Stanfield Drive, Old Beach, Tasmania 7017

Woodhaven
Telephone: 02 6920 5610
55A Hebsen Street, Lockhart, New South Wales, 2656

R.M. McHale Hostel
Koraleigh Nursing Home
Deakin Village
Memorial Drive Retirement Village

15/04/2026

🌺 The Ken Burgess Orchid House sits right in Queens Park, East Mackay, and it’s a lovely spot - the ideal day out for some of our green-thumbs at Glenella Care.

The displays are packed full of orchids, hanging greenery, and walking paths. Residents spent time soaking up the sunshine, strolling around, and inspecting all the plants. Alongside all the beautiful orchids, there were caladiums, bright anthuriums, ferns, and some interesting pitcher plants and Elephant Ears.

Chatting with the gardeners, they picked up all sorts of interesting facts about the place. The Orchid House was opened in 1988. The building is octagonal in design and was named after a Queens Park Curator Ken Burgess who was a keen orchid enthusiast. He supplied plants from his private collection which, combined with council’s own orchids have grown to become one of the finest collections of its kind in Australia.

A morning tea inside the Orchid House topped off a lovely visit! Great work everyone.

14/04/2026

Maleny Erowal had a few extra characters roaming the home recently, courtesy of the Coastal Caring Clowns!

The Coastal Caring Clowns are a volunteer group based on the Sunshine Coast. They do the rounds visiting hospitals, aged care homes and community events across the region with one set task - to bring smiles and laughter.

We can confirm, they succeeded with their quest!

Residents had smiles from ear to ear as they joined in with tricks, sing-alongs and a bit of dancing. The clowns also handed out some handmade knitted gifts, which was a lovely surprise.

Huge thanks to this wonderful group for adding Maleny Erowal to their list of places to spread a little mischief 🤡

13/04/2026

🐾 Autumn Lodge has welcomed a new visitor, with a very important role to play. Piper is an eight-week-old Labrador belonging to Social Care Coordinator Kathy, and she made her debut the other week, as part of the pet therapy program.

Piper has weekly visits locked into her calendar to spend as much time as possible with our lovely residents. While she is getting her fill of pats, love, and attention, residents will enjoy watching her grow from the wiggly puppy stage into a confident companion around the home.

It’s been lovely to hear the conversations about Piper, even well after she’s waddled out of the room. A lot of memories have been coming back to residents about their family pets, with them recalling names, personalities and moments that have stayed with them over the years.

We look forward to giving you all updates on Piper’s journey!

13/04/2026

Rik’s 100 Years – A Story of Strength and Family

Hendrika, known warmly as Rik, who lives at Costa House, has just been welcomed into the Respect 100 Club.

Her secret to a century of living a grounded, determined and hardworking life is: “Work hard, be determined. Fresh vegetables from the garden. Exercise, yoga, walking and gardening."

Born in Holland, in the town of Haarlem, and the eldest of five children in a family of seven, Rik grew up in a household shaped by hard work and the simple pleasures of life. These included helping her mother keep the home, tending the garden, cooking, sewing and embroidering clothes to wear, and of course attending Sunday Mass before visiting her Oma and Opa.

It was a childhood rooted in family, faith and community.

Like so many of her generation, Rik’s life was touched by war. She remembers it clearly – they felt like soldiers took everything, music and the radio silenced, and her beloved John hiding beneath the floorboards like so many others. It was a horrible time.

John her husband came into her life as a friend of her brother – handsome, she notes, and good company for sailing, dancing and going to the movies.

Together they built the thing Rik is most proud of: her home and her family.

Ask Rik what one moment she would return to, and she doesn’t hesitate by saying “on my birthday when my daughters came over with my little great grandchildren. I wouldn’t know what life would be like without them.”

Her advice for the rest of us is just as warm and unhurried as the life she has lived “make the best of things, be happy and laugh. Speak kindly.”

Welcome to the 100 Club, Rik – what a life.

10/04/2026

🥇🐰 Taking out this week’s most fun activity - Baw Baw Views and their rabbit hunt!

Residents armed themselves with Nerf guns to take down the rogue rabbit (falsely claiming to be the Easter Bunny) who’s been hanging around since Easter. What a show they put on! So much entertainment and so many laughs 😄

There was also a game of ‘extra large’ chair soccer, with balls bouncing around everywhere and residents fending them off as they rolled their way.

And let’s be honest…who doesn’t love a Kmart run? Social care staff took residents out for the arvo, with plenty of browsing and a few bargains picked up along the way.

09/04/2026

Recently, residents of The Anchorage Retirement Village, along with Don’s friends and family, came together to celebrate his 101st birthday! 🎉

Don was officially welcomed into the Respects 100 Club at the remarkable age of 101. He received a framed certificate, a congratulatory letter from Jason Binder and some gift vouchers to his favourite local spots - places he enjoys visiting (sometimes even daily) for coffee and cake.

Maya, Village Manager at The Anchorage, said: "We wanted to celebrate Don with some of his favourite treats, so we went to two local bakeries - one for some hot savouries and sandwiches, and the other for the cakes he absolutely loves - apple spiced cake and a classic creamy sponge. It was great to get everyone together to make Don feel very important on his special day.”

Don continues to live very independently at The Anchorage and is seen out and about on his scooter every day.

08/04/2026

Wellington Views has kicked off a monthly scrapbooking club, bringing residents together with volunteers Pam and Meg. Each month, they’ll sit down, sift through photos from the past few weeks at the home, share stories and get to work on scrapbooking!

Our residents love looking back at old photos, and this builds on that, focusing on more recent moments to help with short-term memory and remind everyone of the fun events they've been enjoying. It’s already getting people sharing stories and encouraging more participation, while giving residents more input into activities at the home.

Great work everyone!

07/04/2026

🐦 Cooinda welcomed local Indigenous artist Jessica Leffley from Bird Girl Creations for an art session with residents.

Residents worked with charcoal, paint and pastel to create Australian native bird artworks. Jess’s guidance was fantastic as she very patiently talked residents through the process, while discussing the stories behind her work. Jess also shared her published children’s book and kindly gifted a copy to residents.

A proud Wiradjuri woman and primary school teacher, Jess draws inspiration from native birdlife - sees her birds as her friends, she talks to them as she peers outside her studio window admiring the Black Cockatoos, King Parrots and Satin Bowerbirds that sing to her while she creates.

Jess’s work has been showcased at locations across Australia, with many pieces being snapped up nationwide.

Residents were so engaged throughout the session and really enjoyed trying their hand at something new.

06/04/2026

Some more Easter fun from Costa House 🐣

The craft group was busy revving up for Easter, making baskets, threaded eggs and crosses, and everyone was very proud to see their colourful work laid out together.

The team also held an Easter raffle, with a few very happy winners on the day. Great work 😊

05/04/2026

🐰 Easter is one of those times of year that brings a little extra warmth to our homes and services and this year is no different.

Across our communities, teams have been busy planning Easter celebrations, activities and special moments for the residents and clients in our care.

From egg hunts to festive morning teas, it's a wonderful reminder of why the work we do matters so much.

To everyone working across this long weekend - thank you. The commitment and care you bring, especially on days when most people are at home with their families, does not go unnoticed.

And to those taking a well-earned break - we hope you get to switch off, spend time with the people you love and come back refreshed.

Here are some lovely photos from all the fun at Wellington Views (TAS), Lyrebird Village (VIC), Fred French (TAS), Cooinda (NSW), Autumn Lodge (NSW) and RM Begg (VIC).

04/04/2026

🐰 Eliza Purton Home has been full of colour and creativity

The team’s been busy decorating Easter bonnets and cupcakes, and residents have loved it. Plenty of ideas shared, helping hands, and everyone adding their own touch.

What we have at Eliza Purton Home is pretty special. It’s a real community. Great to see everyone out of their rooms, getting involved, having a chat and enjoying each other’s company.

03/04/2026

🐰 Here's a few Easter snaps from across our homes - Masters Lodge (QLD), Mt St Vincent (TAS), The Terrace Retirement Living (VIC), Coroneagh Park (TAS), Wattleglen (VIC) and Maleny Erowal (QLD)🐣

Each home and village has done Easter a little differently this year, which is great to see! Craft groups getting to work, paint and sip sessions, egg hunts, high teas and lunches, raffles and lovely visits from students at local schools and preschools.

Most importantly, the Easter Bunny has also been making the rounds, and somehow never running out of chocolate. 🥰

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+611300144144

Website

http://www.respect.com.au/

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More Than Just Care Respect is known for investing in the wellbeing of the elderly because we believe that dignity and respect are basic human rights. Our residential care homes can be found in nine communities across Australia.

We’ve been investing in the wellbeing of the elderly community for almost a century as St Ann’s, Island Care, Alcheringa and Cohuna. These four organisations across Tasmania and regional Victoria have now united, to be known simply as Respect Aged Care. We are a not-for-profit group that exists to benefit our residents, not shareholders. This means that all of our income goes back into providing high quality care to our residents.

As a not-for-profit aged care organisation Respect’s mission is to care for the elderly in our communities in an environment of respect, value and belonging. With modern facilities, supportive staff and comprehensive services, we now offer a superior level of care to more people across Tasmania and Victoria. Our first class aged care facilities can be found in the following locations:

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