RESIDENTS and family members at Macquarie Shores, Bolton Point residential aged care community will celebrate a day of feasting from a Maggie Beer signature menu on Tuesday.
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Among the culinary choices will be offerings such as wattle seed and hazelnut biscuits at morning tea; osso bucco with sweet potato mash and gremolata for lunch; lemon, almond and poppy seed cake with cream for dessert; and pumpkin and ginger soup with brown rice, kale and seed tabbouleh for dinner.
The event builds on the relationship between Bolton Clarke, the owners of Macquarie Shores, and the Maggie Beer Foundation through the Be Healthy and Active community education program.
The food services leadership team from Bolton Clarke recently took part in a Maggie Beer masterclass in Brisbane.
3D book a first for the city
Lake Mac Libraries’ pioneering tactile storybook collection continues to grow, with the addition of the first 3D-printed book by an Australian author. Lake Mac Libraries is building on the success of their debut tactile storybook, an adaptation of the children’s classic Goodnight Moon by American writer Margaret Wise Brown, by releasing a 3D-printed version of the much-loved Edward the Emu, by Australian author Sheena Knowles. Visit library.lakemac.com.au.
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Sporting chance for defib funds
LOCAL sports clubs are invited to apply for funding through the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program.
The state government said it was providing funding for life-saving technology for people experiencing cardiac emergencies.
Access to defibrillators in sporting clubs increases the chance of survival by up to 75 per cent for patients experiencing cardiac arrest.
“For many of our residents, access to a defibrillator could be the difference between life or death,” Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter and Central Coast, Scot MacDonald, said.
“Across the state, the NSW government will aim to provide more than 2,500 life-saving defibrillators to local communities and I strongly urge eligible local clubs to consider applying.”