Teman Magazine - life+style - Winter 2023

village
wrap up
The Rise by Teman
Ciara Purcell
WA
Lakeside by Teman
Cheryl Finlay
WA
What’s been happening in your village?
The Rise has been as busy as always which is
what I like to see. We have had so many events
happening, some of which are new to The Rise.
We had our first ever “Pet Day” which saw many
residents and their 4-legged friends enjoy a play
and a get together. This was followed by morning
tea for both pets and residents. We also judged
the best pet party trick. We had our first ever
anniversary party here at The Rise. July sees us
celebrate our 20th Anniversary. As I write this,
we haven’t had the party yet, however it is set
to be a fun day and we’ll be displaying some
old photos and stories of when the village first
opened in 2003. We had our annual Anzac Day
ceremony which was a huge success as always.
It was great to see so many residents out paying
their respects to fallen family members. Our
Biggest Morning tea was held in May. This is
always such a fun day where the whole village
can get together and raise as much money as
possible while enjoying games and quizzes and a
delicious breakfast cooked by our very own chef
Pierre.
Something that has made you smile at
your village
It was wonderful to see the amazing video that
was posted to the Teman Facebook page which
highlighted our Hobby Shed group and all the
wonderful work they do here at the village. Not
only do they help outsiders with donations of fixed
up toys and bikes, they also help out residents
in the village with little odd jobs that they need
done. We recently had a new single lady move in
who had 2 broken chairs. The hobby shed men
brought the chairs to their workshop, fixed them,
painted them, and brought them back to the
resident’s home.
Some fun things coming up at your village
The Rise looks like it will be as busy as usual in
the coming months. We will have our monthly
Sunday Roast in September which will be held
on Father’s Day. We are also looking forward to
our annual Melbourne Cup Day & Remembrance
Day celebrations in November. We have our
volunteer’s night which is put on by the residents
committee and sees all our volunteers enjoy a
night of free food and beverages as a thank you
for all their amazing work throughout the year.
“the hobby
shed men
brought 2
broken chairs
back to life”
What’s been happening in your village?
Lakeside has been a hive of activity with new
residents moving in and happily calling Lakeside
home. To celebrate international pet day Lakeside
held a dog pet parade with the option of dressing
up your dog. Residents gave a gold coin donation
which was handed over to the local K9 Dog
Rescue Group. We all enjoyed a village walk to
show off our pets followed by an afternoon tea in
the off-lead area whilst Grahame from K9 gave an
informative presentation on the important work
their volunteers do to save and rehome dogs. The
pampered pooches at Lakeside went home with a
little treat bag of dog snacks and a ball.
The village bus has been on many outings.
A recent day trip went on a tour around
Cowaramup, also known as “Cow Town” visiting
local attractions including a Gin Distillery and
Chocolate Factory – how fabulous.
The Village Sports Event was also held recently,
this event has grown over the years and spreads
over 3 days of fun activities and includes many
categories including tennis, bowls, cards, darts,
the pool tables and mah-jong – something for
everyone.
Something that has made you smile at
your village
The Lakeside Red Hat Ladies held a Coronation
Ceremony for the new Queen of the Lakeside Red
Hat Group. The event was to be held at the village
club house and as the event planning began
to grow it was relocated to the nearby historic
Ravenswood Hotel on the banks of the Murray
River. The Coronation was a very grand event
enjoyed by all the Red Hat Ladies.
Some fun things coming up at your village
The Lakeside hobby shops are being invigorated
with interest from some new resident’s keen
to share their skills and those wanting to learn.
Lakeside held a sausage sizzle to welcome
anyone interested to join in regardless of if it’s
purely social or skill-based interest. The group is
planning to meet at the sheds each fortnight to
progress a few projects and mateship.
The Lakeside bowls group is holding a come
and try bowls event to encourage new and
existing residents to try the fun sport. There
will be plenty of bowls experts to share their
knowledge and skill of this game to anyone
interested. The Biggest Morning Tea Fund raiser
is a wonderful event that Lakeside residents
support raising money for a great cause. Then
later in the year the Village Concert, Quiz night
and Melbourne Cup celebrations. So much to do
at Lakeside.
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