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Our brand has a new look

This little heart unites our 15,000+ strong team

It brings Acacia Living Group, Allity and McKenzie Aged Care and Bolton Clarke together. Watch the video to find out more about our new brand and heart logo.

An Australian Story Available now

We have so many wonderful stories to share about our organisation – so many in fact, we’ve turned them into a book! Read An Australian Story in full, explore each chapter online or look out for a printed copy at your residential care home, village or office.

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Trivia time!

Like trivia? This one’s for you. Play the game to learn some fun facts about us.

What symbol appeared on nurses’ bicycle helmets from the late 1800s to the 1960s?
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The Southern Cross
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The Maltese Cross
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The Celtic Cross
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The Red Cross
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Nurses wore pith helments with a red Maltese Cross, which is a symbol of protection.

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What does the wattle design in our new uniform range signify?
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Charity
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Capability
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Unity
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Gravity
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The print features interwoven hearts, reflecting our connected care and living options. This is overlaid with the wattle, a symbol of unity.

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What type of car did MDNS nurses first travel in?
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Model T Ford
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Cadillac 30
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VW Beetle
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Model A Mitsubishi
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During the Spanish flu epidemic of 1919, four Ford Model T cars were bought to help nurses provide more care.

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Altogether, how many kilometres do our Home and Community Support teams travel each year?
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15 thousand
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150 thousand
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1.5 million
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15 million
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Teams travel more than 15 million kilometres every year – equivalent to around 20 trips to the moon and back!

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What was early Bolton Clarke benefactor George Marchant famous for?
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His genius IQ
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His gem collection
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His geological discoveries
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His ginger beer
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George turned his small ginger beer operation into one of the largest soft drink empires in Australia. In 1932, he donated his palatial home Montrose as Queensland’s first War Veterans Home.

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What was the name of our first war veterans’ home?
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Princeton
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Earlford
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Kingshome
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Barondale
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Kingshome (originally King George V Memorial Home) was established in 1938 and initially housed 64 ex-servicemen.

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Which special unit sharing a name with a James Bond character had a communications centre at Fernhill during World War II?
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Bond
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M
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Moneypenny
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Q
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Fernhill was briefly the communications centre for the M special unit, with transmitters in the back garden and a bank of receivers in the sunroom.

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What did Secret Intelligence Australia (SIA) operatives use Fernhill’s water tower for during World War II?
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Stockpiling rations
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Practicing parachute jumping
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Storing weapons
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Building secret tunnels
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Today, colourful murals are splashed across Fernhill’s modern-day water tower, proudly revealing the community’s valuable contributions to Australia’s war efforts.

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Bolton Clarke namesake Brigadier William Kinsey Bolton has which two landmarks named after him at Gallipoli?
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Mountain and Lake
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Cliff and Garden
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Crossing and Valley
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Ridge and Hill
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Modern-day maps of the battlefield show Bolton’s Hill marking the extreme right flank of the Australian frontline and Bolton’s Ridge running south from Lone Pine, the site of the fiercest fighting.

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Which sporting competition did Bolton Clarke namesake Lady Janet Clarke help create?
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The Ashes
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State of Origin
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Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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Australian Open
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She presented a (very interesting) trophy to the English cricket team, sparking the birth of this enduring sports rivalry between Australia and England.

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Every day, we make positive ageing possible

Positive ageing is about living a full, happy and healthy life as we grow older. It’s staying connected to the people we love, enjoying the activities that bring us joy, and looking forward to the experiences we’re yet to try. It’s what we wish for our family, friends, and ourselves!

Watch the video to see how we are shaping the future of aged care for the positive.

Useful resources

Take a look at useful resources, developed to help support you explain and start using the new brand in your role.

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