Scalabrini Communities

20/11/2025

To mark Movember to acknowledge men’s health and connection, our Scalabrini Austral Wellbeing Coordinator organised a special outing for our gentlemen residents to the Narellan Mens Shed located in Mount Annan.

Over morning tea, cake and great conversation, our residents connected with fellow men who share the same sense of craftsmanship and community. More than just a workshop, the Australian Men's Shed Association offers a safe space for men to chat, laugh, and support each other, arrange speakers on topics of interest such as aged care, fall prevention, household fire safety and mental health support.

A big thank you to the team at Mens Shed Narellan for the hospitality and meaningful experience. 👏

19/11/2025

Gardening isn’t just about plants, it is about purpose, peace and connection. 🌿
At Scalabrini Communities, our residents love getting their hands in the soil and watching life bloom. Through our Wellbeing Programs, we bring the joy of gardening to life; from sensory herb gardens to colourful flower pots and veggie patches.

📸 Check out the photos from our Austral community's recent gardening activity. We’re excited to see what our Austral gardens will look like in coming months as the seedlings grow.

12/11/2025

We came together quietly and wholeheartedly for Remembrance Day. 🌺
With our team at Austral and a small group of residents shared a gentle minute’s silence to remember our people yesterday. We raised our flag to the peak; holding deep gratitude for those who served and those we still hold in our hearts. Lest we forget.

11/11/2025

Makeup brushes out, tiaras on. When our ladies say “glam,” we say let's do for it. Because joy looks good on everyone and sometimes the spotlight belongs to the Queens. 👸

Our Chipping Norton Wellbeing team spent the afternoon pampering our ladies and the poses in the photos said it all. It’s a simple reminder that dignity, joy and belonging matter at every age. ✨

06/11/2025

Scalabrini Communities were honoured to welcome the Scalabrinian Provincial leadership of the St Frances Xavier Cabrini Province to Sydney to discuss our next phase of growth in Australia. Together, we look to the future into expansion of Scalabrini in Australia to support more migrant older adults.

Highlights: full Aged Care Act compliance, only 9% staff turnover, three consecutive Best Workplace awards, strong financial stewardship plus momentum across Home Care(Support At Home), social initiatives like Live Easy by Scalabrini and the Belong Program.
Proud of our people, our residents and our mission.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/qwO950XnyAf

Scalabrini hosts Provincial Council in Sydney, affirming plans to expand care across residential, home, community and housing with a people-first focus.

04/11/2025

70 years of love. One community to celebrate it. 💍✨
At Scalabrini Bexley, we honoured residents Chris & Nicky Bakopoulos on their platinum wedding anniversary. 70 remarkable years of courage, migration, family and faith. 🤍

“Love so you can be loved. Respect so you can be respected. Help so you can be helped.” — Chris

We’re thrilled this beautiful story has also been featured in The Greek Herald & Channel 10 Sydney News. Read it here: https://ow.ly/56kx50Xmfy2

Join us in congratulating Chris & Nicky! 🥂
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03/11/2025

Our villages turned into happy haunts last weekend for Halloween. Costumes, witch hats, cupcakes, crafts and a whole lot of giggles! 🎃👻

Thank you to our staff, volunteers and residents for making it happen. Small festivities, big impact. 🧡

31/10/2025

Game on at Scalabrini Chipping Norton! 🎉
We were delighted to welcome the Member for Holsworthy, Ms Tina Ayyad - Member for Holsworthy, to Scalabrini Chipping Norton for the opening of our new bocce court, with The Hon. Mark Speakman MP (Cronulla) also in attendance.

During the visit, Ms Ayyad saw firsthand the impact of the NSW Community Building Partnership funding - $18,000 awarded to Scalabrini Chipping to complete the project. This purpose-built court is already enhancing movement, social connection and friendly competition for our residents.

Ms Ayyad and Mr Mark met our resident players and the team. Our communities play weekly at Liverpool Catholic Club, host matches at home, and welcome our Austral neighbours fortnightly. A wonderful example of local connection in action.

We’re grateful for Ms Ayyad’s support and proud to showcase how vibrant community spaces help older adults stay active, engaged and connected at Scalabrini Communities. 🌟

Learn more: https://ow.ly/Tuuv50XkKTT

29/10/2025

Proud of our Scalabrini Griffith team who contributed to the Real Juice Company Citrus Sculptures at the Griffith Spring Festival last week by designing and assembling an orange gondola that brought visitors together and showcased the power of team creativity. 🍊

Events like these strengthen social connection, purpose and pride for our team members and that’s at the heart of what we do at Scalabrini. Thanks to the organisers, volunteers and our local community for the incredible support. 🧡

27/10/2025

Your voice = our branches 🌳🌿
We have got the artist, James Patrick who is creating a larger than life tree at our The Village, Drummoyne. He is asking your ideas to add into this magical tree. What symbols should we include to show who we are? Cultural motifs, favourite hobbies, words of hope? Anything.

👇 Comment your ideas below and help our community tree grow.

24/10/2025

Christ The Good Shepherd Church children’s choir visited Scalabrini Austral to honour Our Holy Mary and share joy with residents. They sang three hymns (including Mary, Did You Know), created art side by side with residents, and gifted their finished pieces followed by a sweet afternoon tea together.

We express our heartfelt gratitude to them for their kindness and time. 💙

22/10/2025

So proud of our Live Easy Social team. 🧡