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‘Just a state of mind’ for centenarian
TOM DOUDNEY
Stay away from television,
spend more time in the garden
and you might just live as long
as Jean Roberts.
The Linwood resident recently
celebrated her 100th birthday.
Asked about the secret to her
longevity, she said is it was “just
a state of mind.”
“You don’t sit on the couch
and watch TV all day, no, I am
out in the garden and I do all
that sort of thing. That is all it
is really – just keep going and
enjoy every day.”
Mrs Roberts still lives in
her own home, does her own
cooking and cleaning and only
needs help to do her lawns.
She is currently
working on
staining her
deck.
She celebrated
her birthday
with friends
and family at
the Woolston
Club where she
likes to enjoy a
roast meal and
a shandy every
Wednesday.
Receiving a
card from the
Queen had been
a highlight for
her.
“[It had a] beautiful photo
from the Queen, she looks
Halswell Residential College
will be undergoing a $9 million
upgrade with construction
expected to be completed by
January.
Four new family-style villas
will be built to accommodate up
to 32 students.
The plan is to replace the
institutional-style accommodation
blocks and help enhance the
school’s education programme.
The new redevelopment is designed
to have a multi-purpose
learning environment allowing
students and staff to be together
in a welcoming and multi-functional
space.
It will include earthquake
absolutely
beautiful in it
and she will
brighten all my
days up through
the winter
looking at her
photo – it is
lovely.”
She has also
been sent cards
from Prime
Minister John
Key, Labour
leader Andrew
Little, Governor
General Sir
Jerry Mateparae,
United Future leader Peter
Dunne, as well as National MPs
Nuk Korako and Maggie Barry.
$9m upgrade for special education college
strengthening of the main
school buildings and an upgrade
of the carer’s accommodation.
Halswell Residential College
provides round-the-clock special
education for children and young
people with complex needs.
The plan behind the redevelopment
is to strengthen the school’s
ability to deliver education for
students who need significant
curriculum adoption due to an underlying
intellectual impairment.
IMPRESSIVE: Last year’s Heathcote River clean-up day got a lot of
rubbish out of the river, and this year’s event will be even bigger.
River clean-up plan
Hundreds of volunteers are
expected at the inaugural
‘Mother of All Clean Ups’ on
Saturday to try to improve the
quality of the city’s waterways.
The clean-up will be held
along the banks of the Heathcote
and Avon rivers and the estuary.
It is jointly organised by the
Avon-Ōtākaro Network, the
Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network
and the Avon-Heathcote
Estuary Ihutai Trust.
It follows a pilot programme
organised last year by the trust
and community groups on the
banks of the Heathcote River.
The community groups and
sports clubs which have put up
their hands so far have each been
allocated specific reaches of the
rivers or estuary and volunteers
will be expected to spend at least
an hour collecting litter. Work
at each of the locations will take
place at various times between
9am and 3pm.
There will be several ‘thank
you’ events around the city starting
at 3pm on the same day.
For more information on the
clean up including times and
locations, visit www.estuary.org.
nz or www.avon.org.nz, or email
opawahoheathcote@gmail.com.
The event is being supported
by City Care, city council park
rangers, the Student Volunteer
Army and the Department of
Conservation.
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