Benevolent Living

01/12/2025

The Christmas edition of Bene News is here! 🎄🎁️
Get ready for an exciting lineup of December events, including the Bene Christmas Carol, the Christmas decorating competition, and more! Plus, get to know our resident, Robert Busch, in this month’s Resident Spotlight.

Stay updated with the latest happenings and exciting events at Benevolent Living in our December 2025 edition of Bene News! Let's dive into what our residents have been up to throughout this vibrant month. You can view the online version of Bene News here. Alternatively, you can download the printab...

01/12/2025

It was a full house at playgroup today!

Next week will be our last playgroup for the year.

Make sure you pop by from 9.30am for some festive activities 🎄⛄️

22/11/2025

Christmas Gift Appeal – From the Bene Guardians 🎄

This festive season, the Bene Guardians are spreading joy and hope through our Christmas Gift Giving Appeal for Moo and Coo, supporting families affected by domestic violence.

How you can help:

We’re asking for donations of gifts for children aged 1 to 15 years. These gifts will be presented to Moo and Coo in special gift bags they’ve provided.

🎁 Gift ideas include:
• Toys and books
• Gift cards
• Sweets and stocking fillers
• Tickets for the cinema or bowling alley

If you’d like to participate, please leave your gift in the gift collection box in reception for the team to collect.

Your generosity will help bring smiles to children and families who need it most this Christmas. Thank you for making a difference! ❤️

21/11/2025

This morning, we gathered with our wonderful residents, families, and staff for a special Movember Morning Tea. It was an event to honour this important cause and shine a spotlight on men’s mental health.

Movember is more than just moustaches – it’s about starting conversations, raising awareness, and supporting the wellbeing of men in our community.

Today reminded us how powerful connection can be.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this morning so meaningful 💙

18/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of the Close to Home exhibition!

Together, we honoured the many ways we connect to “home” – which isn’t always just a place, but a feeling, a memory, and a story.

The exhibition is now open daily until 25 January, so there’s plenty of time to experience this beautiful celebration of connection.

11/11/2025

Lest we Forget 🌹

05/11/2025

Melbourne Cup Celebration – The Race That Stops the Nation!

What an incredible day we had celebrating the Melbourne Cup with our residents and their families! 🏇✨

From exciting sweeps to our very own Mini Melbourne Cup, the laughter and cheers filled the air – it was entertainment plus! Everyone got into the spirit, and it was wonderful to see so many smiles and shared moments.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the day so special. Here’s to creating more fun and festive memories together!

03/11/2025

November is here, and so is your new edition of Bene News! ☀️

Catch up on all the latest community updates, upcoming events, and heartwarming moments from around our village. Plus, don’t miss this month’s Resident Spotlight featuring the wonderful Mary Goodall! 💛

Stay updated with the latest happenings and exciting events at Benevolent Living in our November 2025 edition of Bene News! Let's dive into what our residents have been up to throughout this vibrant month. You can view the online version of Bene News here. Alternatively, you can download the printab...

30/10/2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and our staff are rallying behind this important cause thanks to our amazing maintenance officer Gavin, who has made the team Breast Cancer Awareness shirts to wear for the month of October 🎀

Today we honoured this important cause with a team BBQ, and of course because Gavin and Lorraine go above and beyond they got the team a cake and cold drinks to share.

Thanks Gavin for our staff shirts and our treats, the team loved them! 💕

28/10/2025

Thank you to The Cathedral College students for coming in for an afternoon of Halloween Craft, connection and of course some fun along the way! Our residents always enjoy these intergenerational activities and we always love catching up with our TCC friends 🤍🎃

22/10/2025

Good Vibrations Surprise Concert!

We had two beautiful family members drop by for an impromptu concert in our Long Gallery as part of the Good Vibrations exhibition and wow, what a moment!

With one of our pianos in the gallery for rhe exhibition, the space came alive as residents and staff gathered to sing along with these two incredible talents. The energy, the smiles, the music, was pure magic.

A huge thank you to our surprise performers for sharing your gift and creating such a joyful experience.

You truly brought the good vibrations to life!

18/10/2025

It may have been a hot one today but that didn’t stop our residents from getting out and about on our Bene Bikes! Thank you to the Giddy Goat Cafe & Bar for having us ☕️