Residents and staff from Bupa Echuca and REDHS enjoyed a farewell afternoon tea on Wednesday, January 29. Photos: Emily Donohoe
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The Bupa Aged Care Echuca community said their goodbyes to the Rochester Elmore District Health Service crew with a farewell afternoon tea on Wednesday, January 29.
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REDHS staff and residents were evacuated on October 13, 2022 due to severe flooding at their Pascoe St premises.
REDHS former director clinical services Darren Clark, current director clinical services Meghan Douglas, residential care manager Mandy McKenzie and Bupa Echuca general manager Lailani Dorupa.
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Emily Donohoe
Following an extensive, more than 800-day rebuild and relocations to Respect Tongala and Bupa Echuca, they have now moved back home.
Spending more than two years together, strong friendships and working relationships formed between the REDHS and Bupa Echuca communities.
Kevin McAsey, Nellie McAsey, Clare East, Gwen Sharkey, Dawn McNeill and Caterina Oliveri.
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Emily Donohoe
The afternoon tea gave residents and staff a chance to look back and ahead, wishing one another well as they return to pre-flood ‘normality’.
REDHS residents moved back into their facility on Thursday, January 30, and had their own celebration to mark the occasion.
Bupa Echuca and REDHS staff Jo Cartwright, Renita Moore, Barb Cail, Sisky Morris and Niki Cowan.
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Emily Donohoe
Ted Gilmour, Joy Gilmour, Judy Savage, Lailani Dorupa, Florence Lannen and Thelma Delaney.
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Emily Donohoe
Philip J. Lee, Nola Gordon, Shirley Fuchs and Lesley Allitt.
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Emily Donohoe
REDHS staff who worked from Bupa Echuca during the rebuild.
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Emily Donohoe
Residents from the facilities had the opportunity to bid one another farewell.
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Emily Donohoe
Meg Lawless, Shirley Fletcher and Maureen Beatton.
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Emily Donohoe
Robyn Moffitt, Therese Hall, Barb Cail and Sisky Morris.
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