RECEPTION OPENING HOURS

Mon to Fri: 9am to 12pmSaturday: 9am to 10 :30am Pub lic holidays: 9am to 10 :30am

Mon to Fri: 9am to 4pm Call 9285 3000 or em ail recept ion@oceangardens.com .au

Recept ion w ill be closed on pub lic holidays.

Friday 5 March

Scone delivery, 1:30pmWednesday 10 March

Book Club , 6:30pm , Gam es RoomThursday 18 March

Com m unity Garden presentat ion, 2pm , Ritson RoomTuesday 23 March

Progressive Dinner, 5:30pmWednesday 24 March

Bus t rip - Dolphin Scenic Canal Cruise in Mandurah, bus leaves 9.15am

Mediterranean Night , 5:30pm , restaurant

NEWSLETTERO CEA N TI D I NGS

MARCH EVENTS DIARY

March 2021

SHOPPING BUS TRIPS

Floreat ForumMondays - $69:30am to 11:30am Book at recept ion by calling 9285 3000 .

Karrinyup Shopping Cent reWednesday 17 March - $79:30am to 11:30am Book at recept ion by calling 9285 3000 .

KIOSK OPENING HOURS

Thursday 25 March was to be the next General Meet ing w ith all residents. That date is in the

period w hen the Funct ion Centre w ill be having it?s long awaited work done on acoust ics and

carpet ing. As the Funct ion Centre is the only venue that can cope w ith a General Meet ing in

these COVID-19 d istancing t im es the m eet ing w ill be cancelled . The next General Meet ing is

scheduled for Thursday 24 June. If any resident has an issue w hich cannot wait unt il then, feel

free to contact m e on 0417 919 815.

Wednesday 24 February was the presentat ion on ?The Benefits of a Com m unity Garden?. The

com m unity garden concept is supported by the Residents? Associat ion. John Taylor, w ith h is

expert ise in m at ters botanical, gave h is p resentat ion to the m ainly exercising group residents,

in support of w hat Wellness were aim ing to achieve.

John w ill run h is p resentat ion again in the Ritson Room on Thursday 18 March at 2pm . The

aim is to involve a w ider spread of residents and those w ho m issed Renate?s session. Com e

along and learn w hat com m unity gardening can do for your general health and wellbeing.

Did you know that our latest new residents, Joy and Barry Jones bring both golfing and

bridge skills to the village? Barry was once a ?p lus 4? hand icap golfer and holds the WA record

for ?p laying to h is age? on Lake Karrinyup?s Cham pionship Course. For non-golfers that m eans

he has been and st ill is, a very good golfer.

Ray Purdy

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

Ian Bull 01-Mar

Nola Dem psey 01-Mar

Nancy Shand 03-Mar

Kenlin McKenzie 03-Mar

Terry Lee 05-Mar

Jam es Davies 07-Mar

Christ ine Farris 08-Mar

Val Pat terson 13-Mar

Paul Sykes 15-Mar

RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION - FROM THE PRESIDENT

RESIDENT TIP OF THE MONTH

If you're going through hell, keep going! - Winston Churchill (subm it ted by Stephanie Jenkin)

Kath leen Berm ingham 13-Mar

Anne Ryan 14-Mar

Marjorie Stewart 15-Mar

Shelagh Dewar 17-Mar

Duncan MacPhail 17-Mar

Bet ty Harvey 22-Mar

Jennifer Gregory 22-Mar

Elizabeth Duhig 23-Mar

Berw yn Grieve 31-Mar

FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER

Just an update on a few th ings.

First ly, I have been get t ing lots of quest ions on the COVID-19 vaccine.

At th is t im e, we have had no specific inform at ion from the governm ent on th is. However, there is inform at ion on the internet .

The vaccine in not m andatory, residents have a choice to be vaccinated .

Workers in com m unity and in-hom e aged care w ill be eligib le for COVID-19 vaccinat ion in Phase 1b along w ith other health care workers.

Peop le receiving Com m onwealth-funded hom e and com m unity aged care w ill be ab le to access vaccinat ion through vaccinat ion clin ics or General Pract ices as they m eet p riority eligib ility.

Residents w ho do not receive Com m onwealth-funded hom e and com m unity aged care w ill be priorit ised based on age. Vaccinat ion w ill occur through vaccinat ion clin ics or General Pract ices.

Ocean Gardens w ill p rovide m ore inform at ion as it becom es availab le.

The Funct ion Room refurb ishm ent w ill com m ence on Friday 5 March and from th is date the room w ill not be availab le for use unt il the work has fin ished . The builder w ill be working on Easter Saturday and Easter Monday from 8.30am to 4pm . No build ing work w ill be carried out on Good Friday or Easter Sunday.

We are cont inuing w ith work to further im prove our Care Support Services to enab le residents to live out their lives in our village w ithout the need to m ove into resident ial aged care, w here possib le.

Sales enquiries have been very posit ive in the new year. The COVID-19 lockdow n d id slow dow n enquiries as we were unab le to show visitors through the village, but we have had set t lem ents in February and have m ore in the p ipeline for March. The Perth p roperty m arket seem s to finally be im proving.

Finally, I would like to thank all our residents and their fam ilies for the responsib le way they responded to the lockdow n in early February. Your cooperat ion was m uch appreciated .

GET TO KNOW THE OGI BOARD

Geof f Parnell

Geoff Parnell joins our board w ith over 30 years? experience as a Director in the d isab ility services, independent living villages, resident ial aged care, health, p rofessional services and facility m anagem ent sectors. He is the current Chair of d isab ility services provider Mosaic Com m unity Care. His experience also includes finance aud it and risk m anagem ent , clin ical governance and culture engagem ent and wellbeing sub com m it tees.

In add it ion, Geoff lectures in the School of Design and the Built Environm ent at Curt in University and Open Universit ies Aust ralia, is a Consum er Advisory Panel m em ber of the Aust ralasian Gast ro-Intest inal Trials Group and a m em ber of the Departm ent of Com m unit ies Adopt ions App licat ions Com m it tee.

Geoff holds a Bachelor of Business, is a graduate of the Aust ralian Inst itute of Com pany Directors (GAICD), a Fellow of the Aust ralian Inst itute of Managem ent and a Cert ified Chair and Advisor w ith the Advisory Board Centre.

Geoff joined the Ocean Gardens Board in 2020 .

Kylie Gilbey

Kylie has extensive banking and st ructured finance experience gained through roles as Business Developm ent Director of a nat ional st rategic financial advisory com pany, Director of a large social and affordab le housing NFP, and early career in p roperty finance and corporate banking, both in Aust ralia and overseas.

Kylie is a scholarship w inner from WA Governm ent for Em erging Fem ale Leaders, a Mentor and Fellow of FINSIA, a graduate of the Aust ralian Inst itute of Com pany Directors and is current ly taking t im e off to com plete a doctorate in finance.

Kylie joined the Ocean Gardens Board in 2017.

FROM THE RESTAURANT

Scone Delivery - Friday 5 March

We are having a scone delivery at 1:30pm on Friday 5 March. Fresh hom e m ade scones w ith jam and cream w ill be delivered to your door for a cost of $10 per person.

Orders can be p laced on the sign up sheet outside the kiosk or phone MJ d irect ly on 9285 3017. A m inim um of 40 part icipants are required for th is to go ahead so register now !

Medit erranean Night - Wednesday 24 March

We are having a Med iterranean night in the restaurant at 5.30pm . Cost is $27 and you can sign up outside the kiosk.

The cost of both of these events w ill go onto your m onthly account .

VILLAGE NEWS

Mobile vot ing availab le at t he village - Wednesday 10 March

Mobile vot ing w ill be availab le in the Ritson Room on Wednesday 10 March from 9:30am to 1:30pm in the Ritson Room .

Please be aware that we have arranged for the WA Electoral Com m ission to visit our village on Wednesday 10 March to set up polling booths for the State Elect ion in the Ritson Room so that you can vote w ithout leaving the village.

If you require how to vote m aterial you m ust source th is yourself as the Electoral Com m ission staff do not p rovide th is m aterial. Ocean Gardens, due to a boundary red ist ribut ion, is now part of the seat of Cot tesloe and is no longer part of the seat of Churchlands.Cit y Beach Tennis Club af t ernoon t ea for Ocean Gardens resident s

City Beach Tennis Club invites any Ocean Gardens residents, includ ing form er m em bers and their friends, to an afternoon tea at the club on Sunday 7 March at 3pm . Watch som e tennis w hile enjoying a cuppa. RSVP to Sarah on 9285 3013 or d rop into her office. Please clean t he com m unal BBQ's af t er you've used t hem

A rem inder to residents to p lease clean the BBQ's after you have used them . Our Maintenance Team m aintains the BBQ's to ensure they are in good working order but they are not responsib le for cleaning up after residents. There have been a num ber of incidences w here the BBQ's have been left covered in grease and food after use. This is not fair to the next person that com es along w ishing to use the facility.Resident car parking

Car parking at Ocean Gardens is often m isunderstood , so we have pub lished the info below to clarify th is policy.

Residents in villas at Ocean Gardens w ho have a vehicle they d rive under licence w ill be allocated one car bay. The resident w ill lose access to th is car bay w hen they no longer d rive or no longer have a vehicle, unless their exist ing lease states otherw ise.

If the resident /s have two cars, Ocean Gardens w ill do their best to find a car bay for the residents second car, although th is second bay cannot be guaranteed . Depend ing on occupancy num bers, residents that live in Ocean Gardens apartm ents w ith a car and suitab le d rivers licence, cannot be guaranteed a car bay, but w ill be inform ed w hen one becom es availab le.

Any resident that current ly has a car bay and doesn?t have a car for said bay, should advise the Sales Manager or recept ion of th is fact .A rem inder on general hyg iene

A rem inder to all residents that apart from wearing m asks w hen m andatory, we m ust all cont inue to be vigilant and wash our hands regularly in order to avoid the spread of infect ious d isease.Croquet t im e updat e

Croquet has now changed from 3pm to 3:30pm .Fire brief ing session - Thursday 25 March for all resident s w ho w ish t o at t end 9.30am - Palm Gardens ? Ground Floor Foyer of th is build ing near the Fire Panel9.45am ? Reabold ? Ground Floor Com m on Area10 am - Mount Kenneth ? Ground Floor Com m on Area10 .15am ? Floreat ? Ground Floor Com m on Area10 .30am - Bold Park ? Com m on sit t ing Area10 .45am - villa?s ? Meet at recept ion in Main Build ing

Renovat ing your unit

A rem inder to residents that as per the cond it ions of your cont ract , any changes b ig or sm all that you would like to m ake to your unit , both inside and out , need to be first approved by Ocean Gardens m anagem ent . Ocean Gardens also ut ilises preferred supp liers for any works to units and the com m unal areas to ensure the integrity of the village.

VILLAGE NEWS

Cat holic Mass

To be held in the Ritson Room at 11.30am on Friday 5 March, then every first Friday of the follow ing m onths. Peop le w ishing to lunch together follow ing Mass p lease register as norm al for restaurant m eals.

For further inform at ion call Meg on 0407 773 457 or Rosem ary on 6103 0233.

Resident referral fees

Residents m ay or m ay not know , but Ocean Gardens is happy to pay a referral fee of $1500 if a resident should int roduce a buyer to the village and a sale eventuates. However, senior m anagem ent advises there is som e criteria around th is as follows:

The prospect ive buyer MUST be int roduced to Mark the Sales Manager, PRIOR to the prospect com ing on site. So that m eans giving Mark the buyers details for h im to contact , or advising Mark they would like to com e on site and find ing a suitab le t im e w ith Mark to arrange that .

The resident should also ?do som e work? such as taking the prospect to their villa or entertaining them w ith coffee on the deck etc, and d iscussing the good reasons to com e and live at Ocean Gardens.

We t rust that exp lains the referral p rocess.

Shopping bus t o Karrinyup

On Wednesday 17 March we w ill be running a shopp ing bus to Karrinyup for interested residents. If there is enough part icipat ion then the service m ay cont inue, if not , the service w ill cease. The bus w ill depart from the m ain ent rance at 9:30am . Please book at recept ion by calling 9285 3000 .

Village herb and vege garden

We have a beaut iful vege and herb garden situated outside of villa 81, just near the fish pond. The garden consists of three vege pods w hich are lovingly m aintained by Lynne Nunn and other residents. You are welcom e to help yourself to anyth ing in the garden at any t im e.

Ocean Gardens Men's Shed/ Workshop

Every Tuesday from 9.30am unt il 12.30pm a group of residents m eet in the Men's Shed, located dow nstairs under the General Manager's office, working on various projects and enjoying each other's com pany. Anyone can go along so check it out next Tuesday.

Resident feedback

Residents are rem inded that you can subm it a Resident Feedback Form anyt im e. These are availab le from recept ion. Our General Manager Phil Sim ich also has an 'open door' policy and welcom es any feedback.

Anzac Day 2021 - Sunday 25 April

Sam e form at as last year - 6am outside your villa or apartm ent w ith a cand le if you w ish. Then a short service w ith flag raising and w reath laying under the m ain flagpole at 11am .

You can gather on the green and up the h ill towards the m ain ent rance as we d id last year.

Please call Lyn Hall for m ore inform at ion on 0414 551 011.Cancer Council Morning Tea - May, TBC

Book Club - next m eet ing

The next Book Club gathering w ill be held on Wednesday 10 March at 6:30pm unt il 8pm in the Gam es Room .

Please contact Linda Worth on 0421 864 651 for m ore inform at ion.

Present at ion: Com m unit y GardenGardening can help reduce b lood pressure and st ress; increase our levels of Vitam in D; and provide a sense of com m unity and happ iness.

Ocean Gardens resident , Dr John Taylor, has been working on a com m unity garden concept as an add it ion to the exist ing herb garden for our village and w ill p resent ideas for d iscussion.

A com m unity garden is a great way to get to know your neighbours, share your skills and put your m uscles to work.

Dat e and t im e: Thursday 18 March at 2pm in the Ritson Room

Progressive DinnerIt 's t im e to register for the 2021 Progressive Dinner! If you haven?t registered yet there is st ill t im e to put your nam e on the list on the m ain not ice board . Register as a coup le or a pair of friends.

Each pair w ill p rovide one course and appropriate d rinks for six peop le (includ ing them selves) in their hom e and enjoy the other two courses at som eone else's p lace.

Please ind icate the course you would like to p repare and we w ill t ry to accom m odate your w ishes.

Regist rat ion closes on Friday 19 March.

During the evening you w ill eat w ith six d ifferent coup les and d ine in three d ifferent villas or apartm ents, and fin ish the night in the Funct ion Room for coffee.

Dat e and t im e: Tuesday 23 March from 5.30pm unt il late.

For m ore inform at ion p lease call Shelagh on 0450 834 900 or Meg on 0407 773 457.

Bus t rip - Dolphin Scenic Canal Cruises MandurahWe are running another bus t rip , th is t im e to Mandurah for a boat t rip w ith Dolphin Scenic Canal Cruises. The bus departs at 9.15am and w ill return around 3.30 /4pm .

We w ill have m orning tea on the foreshore, followed by the canal cruise w here we w ill hopefully see som e dolphins, and then a three course lunch w ill be had at Ciccerello's in Mandurah.

You can register your interest on the sheet on the m ain not ice board but to reserve your spot p lease book and pay cash at recept ion.

Dat e: Wednesday 24 March

Cost : $80 cash at recept ion

EVENTS IN DETAIL

SAVE THE DATE

WELLNESS UPDATE

February saw a new add it ion to the Wellness Team ?Jo had her baby!

Lit t le Ella Louise arrived on 11 February weighing 2.2kg (4.8lb ). Both Jo and Ella are st rong and healthy, and I?m sure we w ill all get to m eet Ella in t im e.

Many of you have not iced that I have been busier than norm al filling two roles w hile we search for a suitab le assistant to add to our Wellness Team . I really appreciate everyone w ho has checked in on m e and it is a testam ent to the nature of th is village that we all look out for each other, w hether we are staff or residents. Com m unity and social connect ion is vital to us all and is one of the seven d im ensions of Wellness that underp ins the Wellness Program here at Ocean Gardens. It?s a real buzz for us w hen we see these princip les in p ract ice.

Another great way to develop com m unity and social connect ion is by at tend ing our exercise classes and events. Our classes cater for varying levels of fitness and m ob ility to p rovide opportunit ies for residents regard less of w here their fitness is at . If you?re unsure if a class is suitab le, you are welcom e to visit us in class and see w hat we do, or chat w ith us privately. Alternat ively, we always have our ind ividualised sessions availab le for in-hom e exercise or in the gym .

Finally, we?re going green in March. Green for St Pat rick?s Day that is! Our St Pat rick?s Day them ed arm chair t ravel to Ireland w ill be held on the 17th, so check the events detail below for m ore inform at ion.

Stay well.

Renate

Wellness Program - Ph: 9285 3015

wellness@oceangardens.com .au

WELLNESS SPECIAL EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

St Pat rick?s Day ? Arm chair Travel t o Ireland

Dat e: Wednesday 17 March 2021

Tim e: 12pm

We?re host ing another arm chair t ravel event , th is t im e to Ireland to celebrate St Pat rick?s Day! We have team ed up w ith MJ w ho has arranged a special Irish them ed lunch. So find your b rightest and greenest out fit , d ig out your best Irish joke and get ready to board the bus at 12pm in the Ritson Room for t ransport to our special Irish Pub (aka the d ining room ).

Cost $25 ? sign up on the m ain not ice board

WELLNESS CLASS NEWS

Gym Circuit s have ret urned!

Gym St rong runs on Tuesdays at 11am and Thursdays at 9am . Circuit classes are a great way to add variety to your exercise program provid ing a w hole-body workout . Alternat ive exercises are provided w here needed, based on ind ividual ab ility. Join us for som e fun in the gym !

Class Changes

Aqua Classes - **NEW** t im es/ days:

Aqua Chill - Monday 3pm

Aqua Moves - Wednesday 3pm

Updated t im etab les are availab le from recept ion.

FOR YOUR DIARY

Act ive April

- 'Move Your Body' present at ion by Stay on your Feet ? Wednesday 21 April - Yoga for seniors - we have an opportunity for a yoga inst ructor to com e in and run an

eight week program . If you would like to part icipate, p lease leave your details w ith Renate.

Quot e of t he m ont h:

?May I never get too busy in m y ow n affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others w ith kindness and com passion.?? Thom as Jefferson

Rob Low e's Baked Snapper and Salad

Get up early and head out to your favourite spot . You need to be anchored up w ith a good berley t rail running out the back soon after sunrise.

For th is recipe you need to catch a nice chunky snapper that just fits in the baking d ish, (serves four) or cross ways w ith a b it of tail hanging over (serves six). If your spot is not firing head hom e via Fisherm an's Harbour and put out som e silver bait . It works wonders and w hen you get hom e you can st ill hold the fish up and say "look w hat I got ".

Met hod:

Keep it sim p le. Rub the fish light ly w ith but ter, put som e but ter in the cavity w ith som e lem on slices before w rapp ing the lot in foil. Place it in a hot oven and here I have to confess I'm not sure how long it takes because m y nose always tells m e w hen it 's ready.

While cooking m ake a light salad . Basic let tuce and tom ato w ith spring onion, red onion, any colour capsicum , st ringed celery, beet root , rad ish or w hatever you have handy.

I m ake a light d ressing, two parts oil to one part vinegar in a sm all jug and w hisk it w ith a fork to em ulsify just before serving.

Serving:

When you open the fish it should be m oist , steam ing and arom at ic. Rem ove the top fillet and serve skin dow n. Lift the tail to rem ove the fram e and serve the bot tom fillet . Add salad and hop in.

RECIPE OF THE MONTH