One hundred years of painting beauty
Last week, Anne Graham, a beloved resident at our Coppin Centre home and celebrated Australian artist, marked her 100th birthday. Born in Vienna, Austria in 1925, Anne emigrated to Australia with her family in 1939, on the cusp of World War II. A Jewish family, they were fortunate to receive a tip off that her […]
Royal Freemasons’ Christmas Gift Appeal returns for a second year
We are pleased to announce the return of our Christmas Gift Appeal, following the success of last year. Unfortunately, through different circumstances, a number of people in our care, find themselves with no one in their lives to visit them, no family or long-known friends to surround them with love at Christmas time. Our dedicated […]
A Royal honour
As our country hosts Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla this week on their first Royal Tour since The King ascended to the throne in 2022, Royal Freemasons remembers the important role The Royal Family has played in its history. In 1967, on the occasion of our centennial celebrations, it was officially announced […]
Royal Freemasons sells Monash Gardens Village to Auscare Retirement
Royal Freemasons announced today that Auscare Retirement will acquire its Monash Gardens Village retirement living community in Mulgrave, Victoria. It is expected that the transfer of Monash Gardens Village to Auscare ownership and management will take place on Friday 19 July 2024. Auscare is a Queensland-based family operation and provider of high-quality retirement living options […]
Generations come together at Aquinas College’s Café N9ne
Residents from our Centennial Lodge aged care home in Wantirna South love being special guests at Aquinas College’s Café N9ne. Operating out of the college’s Wurundjeri Trade Training Centre, Café N9ne equips year nine students with practical experience in hospitality so they can take on their first paid job with confidence. The collaboration with Centennial […]
Thank you for the music, Laura
“Volunteering is a wonderful thing to do; you get a lot out of doing something good for someone else. I always walk out on a high,” says Laura, who has been faithfully volunteering at our Monash Gardens residential aged care home in Mulgrave for over ten years. She is one of our 46 volunteers, who […]
Not just a job but a calling — celebrating International Nurses Day
After working for more than 15 years in paediatrics, registered nurse Patricia made the move to aged care in 2004 and has never looked back. “Nursing in aged care is a vocation — a calling — not just a job,” says Patricia. “You are caring for people in the last years of their lives, so […]
Respect Group Limited acquires Royal Freemasons Ltd aged care communities in Moe and Sale
Royal Freemasons announced today that Respect Group Limited (Respect) will acquire its age care communities in Moe and Sale. It is expected that ownership of these two homes will be officially transferred to Respect in February 2024. In late 2022, Royal Freemasons undertook a strategic review of its organisation and made the decision to rescale […]
Royal Freemasons appoints Hugh Cattermole as new CEO
The Board and Trustees of Royal Freemasons are delighted to announce the appointment of Hugh Cattermole, who will take over from John Fogarty, as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer. Hugh is a highly experienced executive leader across a number of sectors and has a passion for making lives better through the delivery of great […]
Garden keeps Nancy busy
Nancy has been assisted to stay at home with the support of Royal Freemasons personal care attendant Joanne Letsas, who helps with cooking, ironing, cleaning, shopping and any odd jobs. Nancy said being able to remain in her house is very important to her. “It means everything to me. My husband and I built it and […]
