Warramunda Community Care

29/05/2026

Australians are waiting far too long before registering with My Aged Care - a concern raised last week at the by Ageing Australia Victorian Conference by CEO Tony Symondson.

His words were echoed by COTA (Council on the Ageing) CEO Patricia Sparrow and their message is clear: don’t wait for a crisis before reaching out for help ⚠️

With the government encouraging older Australians to stay at home longer, getting access to Support at Home packages early is now essential. And with residential aged‑care facilities across the country already full, Support at Home services have become a vital necessity 🏡

At Warramunda Community Care, we’re ready right now to support older Australians and their families through what can feel like a confusing and emotional process. Our case managers don’t just sit behind desks - they’ll come to your home, sit at your kitchen table, and help you understand your options with clarity and compassion 💛

Why start early?
• Faster access to Support at Home packages ⏳
• Less stress when health or mobility changes 💬
• More choice and flexibility in the services you receive 🌿
• A smoother path if higher levels of care are needed later
• Support that keeps you safe, confident and independent at home 🏠✨

The message from aged‑care leaders is simple: call before you’re in crisis.
Starting the My Aged Care process early means support is ready when you need it - not months down the track.

Warramunda Community Care is here, ready and waiting, to walk beside you every step of the way. If you or someone you love is beginning to think about future support needs, now is the perfect time to start the conversation 💛📞

Call us now on 5852 2611.

Kyabra Community Association Inc. Kyabram RSL Sub Branch Community Bank Kyabram communityPete Kyabram Club Kyabram Parkland Golf Club Warramunda Village Ageing Australia

29/05/2026

The June edition of Warramunda Village Waggles newsletter is here and it’s available in print AND digital 📘💻
Our latest issue is filled with stories, photos and updates from across the Village - capturing a season of progress, celebration and community connection as we move further into 2026 together.
Why does this matter?
Because families are often spread near and far - and Waggles helps keep everyone connected to the everyday moments that make village life so special 🌏💛
Each month, Waggles brings together 40+ pages of stories and snapshots from life at Warramunda, including:
✨ Resident stories
✨ Activities and lifestyle highlights
✨ Community connections
✨ Café and catering updates
✨ Redevelopment progress
✨ Special features
✨ And CEO John’s monthly report
📣 What’s inside the May edition?
🏗️ A new appointment to our board.
🌟 Resident of the Month: Noel Roberts - his tells the story of an amazing gift he received on his retirement.
❤️ Our second winner of the Lindy Sheers Employee of the Year Award - Cass O'Dwyer.
🍽️ Join us for a meal – visitors can now enjoy a two-course meal with residents for just $15
🎨 Tali's Warramunda Village adventure - a Canadian dietetics student is spending a few months working with us at the village.
🏃‍♀️ Recipe Book - an invitation for residents, family members and staff to contribute to our community cookbook.
🏆 An update on our amazing renovations project.
There’s something special in every edition - and June is no exception.
💬 Want to receive Waggles by email?
If you’re a family member, friend or community supporter who would like to stay connected with life at Warramunda, we’d love to include you.
👉 Comment on this post
OR
👉 Contact Jason or Colleen on (03) 5852 2611
Because no matter where you live, you can still be part of the story here at Warramunda.

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Kyabram Community Connections
Kyabram Development Committee
Kyabram Parkland Golf Club
St Augustine's College Kyabram
Kyabram Free Press
Kyabram Football Netball Club

23/05/2026

🎉🌟 APRIL “THE LINDY” WINNER ANNOUNCED! 🌟🎉

Warramunda Village, it’s time to give a HUGE round of applause to our April winner of ✨ The Lindy ✨… the one and only CASSIE O’DWYER! 👏💛👩‍🍳

If you know Cass, you already know why she was one of 15 incredible nominees this month (she was nominated last month as well) - and why she absolutely SHINES in everything she does. From the kitchen to The Switch Café to whipping up residents’ favourite treats (or at least most of them 😄), Cassie brings heart, humour, and pure excellence to every shift.

And yes… she was very surprised, and humble (as always)!

Cassie has a beautiful connection to the award’s namesake, Lindy Sheers, who worked alongside her years ago. Lindy, usually based in the laundry (now named in her honour 💛), picked up extra kitchen shifts from 3–6 pm, and Cass remembers her as someone who never forgot a birthday and always brought TattsLotto tickets - even if Cass never won! 🎟️😂 Those memories make this award extra special for her.

But for the full story - including Cassie’s journey from Numurkah to Brisbane to Kyabram, her café days at Azucar and Restaurant 3620, and her rise to Catering Manager - you’ll want to read this month’s edition of Waggles, the Warramunda Village newsletter. It’s packed with all the details, stories, and smiles.

🌼 APRIL NOMINEES 🌼
A massive congratulations to all 15 staff members nominated this month - what a list!
Kim Evans • Jason White • Colleen Sutton • Cassie O’Dwyer • Vanessa Laidlaw • Sean Davidson • Billie Merritt • Marissa Hooper • Theresa Heenan • Dustyn Lawler • Angelina Sutrisna • Emily Melville • Virgie Mabulac • Kath Atkins • Ross Cooper

You’re all superstars ⭐ and you make Warramunda the warm, caring community it is.

And of course, a shout‑out to Louise Connally, our inaugural March winner! 🌟

💛 WHAT IS “THE LINDY”?
It’s our new monthly award celebrating staff who live our WE CARE values - Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. At the end of 12 months, one of the monthly winners will be crowned the overall recipient at our Service Awards event.

📬 WANT TO READ WAGGLES?
If you’d like to receive the newsletter electronically, just contact Jason White in Administration and let him know your connection to Warramunda Village. He’ll add you to the distribution list so you never miss a story, a smile, or a celebration.

🎉 Congratulations again, Cassie - you make Warramunda better every single day! 💛👩‍🍳✨
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21/05/2026

☕🥐 Today’s Specials at Switch Café 🥐☕

There’s always something delicious happening at Switch Café, with fresh menu items changing daily for our visitors, residents, families and community to enjoy. 💚

Today’s tasty line-up included:
✨ Fresh croissants
✨ Homemade zucchini slice
✨ Roast beef and veg
✨ Beef casserole with scallop potatoes
✨ Beef, cheese and veggie pies

Whether you’re chasing a quick coffee, a sweet treat, lunch with friends or a take-home meal, Switch Café is so much more than just a café. 🍰🥘

📍 5 Warramunda Drive, Kyabram
📞 0448 761 889

✨ OPENING HOURS ✨
🕰️ Monday - Friday | 8:00am - 2:00pm
🕰️ Saturday - Sunday | 10:00am - 2:00pm

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15/05/2026

🌿💜 Happy International Day of Families! 💜🌿
May 15

Today we celebrate the heart of everything we do at Warramunda Community Care - families in all their shapes, sizes and stories. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👵👴💞

Every day, our team is welcomed into people’s homes at the moments that matter most.
🌅 When the day begins
🚗 When important appointments need support
🌙 And when the evening winds down

These aren’t just visits - they’re relationships built on trust, routine and genuine connection. Many of our clients welcome us in like extended family, and we feel that warmth every time we step through the door. 🏡💛

Our case managers also form incredibly special bonds - listening, guiding, organising and supporting in ways that often feel closer to family than formal service. It’s one of the beautiful things about Support at Home: the relationship goes far beyond a standard provider‑client partnership. It becomes personal, respectful and deeply human. 🤝💗

We’re also proud to be part of the wider Warramunda Village family:
🏠 our carers and case managers
🏥 our residential aged care team
🏘️ our Independent Living Units community

Different roles, different spaces - but one big family connected by care, compassion and community spirit. 🌈💞

On this International Day of Families, we want to say thank you to every person who welcomes us into their home and into their lives.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 One big family - and we love being part of it. 💜
Warramunda Village
Community Bank Kyabram
Kyabram Club
Kyabram Development Committee
Kyabram Community & Learning Centre (KCLC)
Kyabram Community Connections

11/05/2026

This week, we’re joining the national conversation about palliative care - what it is, why it matters, and how early conversations can make a real difference for individuals and families.

At Warramunda Community Care, we support people to live well at home, and many of the people we walk alongside are connected to loved ones in residential care. That’s why awareness is so important. Palliative care is about comfort, connection and quality of life, not just end‑of‑life moments.

The 2026 theme encourages all of us to ask honest questions and seek clear, human‑centred answers. Talking early helps families feel more prepared, more supported and more confident about the care they choose.

If you’d like to learn more about palliative care and the support available, visit Palliative Care Australia for trusted information and resources:
👉 www.palliativecare.org.au
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Promoting quality palliative care since 1991

10/05/2026

🌱 CASUAL GARDENER / HANDYMAN WANTED 🌱

Warramunda Community Care is currently looking for a casual gardener/handyman to support our aged care clients throughout Kyabram and surrounding areas.

This role is to cover an extended period of leave for several months, with the possibility of some ongoing work moving forward.

The role may include:
• Lawn mowing & whipper snipping
• Light gardening & tidy ups
• Taking green waste to the tip
• Basic handyman / maintenance tasks
• Helping clients maintain safe and tidy outdoor areas

Hours may range from a couple of hours through to several days per week depending on availability, demand and weather.

All equipment is supplied.

This would suit:
✔ Someone reliable, friendly and flexible
✔ Someone with good communication skills
✔ Someone able to work independently and use initiative

Requirements:
• Current driver’s licence
• Reliable vehicle with towball
• Vehicle insurance
• Police Check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check

If this sounds like you — or someone you know — please send us a message or contact Marissa at Warramunda Community Care to find out more! 03 5852 2611

10/05/2026

🌸💜 Happy Mother’s Day to Our Warramunda Community 💜🌸

At Warramunda Community Care, Mother’s Day holds a special place in our hearts. While it may fall on “just another Sunday” on the calendar, for our team it represents something much deeper - a celebration of the extraordinary commitment that goes into caring for two families every single day.

One special mum, celebrating more than 8 decades as a mother, is one of our very own clients - Linda Wallace. She is without doubt our oldest mother (she will be 108 years old in August) and is pictured with two of her sons.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Our clients and their extended families
and
🏡 Our own families at home

Our carers and case managers are a group of like‑minded people who have care at the heart of everything they do, living out Warramunda Village’s WE CARE values - Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - in every home they visit and every conversation they have.

Support at Home is a unique relationship. It’s not simply a service - it’s a partnership built on trust, warmth and genuine connection. Many of the people we support welcome us into their homes as if we are part of their own family, and our team feels that privilege deeply. 💞🏡

Today we also celebrate the incredible mothers across our wider Warramunda community:
🌷 Mothers in our Community Care team
🌷 Mothers, grandmothers, great and great great grandmothers in our Residential Aged Care home
🌷 Mothers living in our ILU community
🌷 Mothers, daughters, carers and loved ones connected to our clients

From those who are new to motherhood to those who have nurtured generations - we honour you.

💐 Happy Mother’s Day to every mother, grandmother, great‑grandmother and great‑great‑grandmother across the Warramunda family.
Thank you for the love, strength and wisdom you bring to our community.

💜 One big family - and we are so proud to be part of it.
Warramunda Village
Kyabram Community & Learning Centre (KCLC)
Kyabram Development Committee
Kyabram Club
Community Bank Kyabram
Kyabram Community & Learning Centre (KCLC)
Kyabra Community Association Inc.
St Augustine's College Kyabram

07/05/2026

🚐💛 A HUGE THANK YOU TO COMMUNITY BANK KYABRAM & KYABRAM CLUB! 💛🚐

Our new Warramunda Community Care mobility van has been on the road for a little while now - and the feedback from our clients has been nothing short of amazing. Smooth rides, easier access, safer transport and a whole lot of smiles along the way. 🌟😊

None of this would have been possible without the generous support of Community Bank Kyabram and Kyabram Club. Their contribution helped us purchase this vehicle, and it’s already making a real difference in the lives of the people we support every day.

This kind of community backing is a powerful reminder of just how important Warramunda Village is as a community‑owned asset.
Local support → local services → local people delivering care with heart. 💛🏡

Whether it’s Residential Aged Care or Support at Home, our clients continue to receive services from people who:
✨ know the area
✨ know the community
✨ go above and beyond to deliver genuine, personal care

And now, with this van, we’re able to keep even more people connected, active and supported.

🎥💛 Enjoy the video message - https://youtu.be/xu5HOFwCrsQ -it captures exactly why this partnership matters so much.

From all of us at Warramunda Community Care:
Thank you, Community Bank Kyabram. Thank you, Kyabram Club.
Your support keeps our community moving. 🚐💙

Thanks to the support of Community Bank Kyabram and Kyabram Club our Support at Home clients now have a state-of-the-art mobility van to attend appointments ...