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Igniting the flame of human vitality

Almost five years ago, George Athanasakos woke up with what seemed like a mild headache. Within seconds, he fell into a coma; he had suffered an aneurism. George is now wheelchair bound and unable to talk. In 2006, George and his family were linked with Baptcare. Read More »

Celebrating 65 years of ‘bringing care to life’

In the 1940s, a group of courageous Baptist women saw the need for a home for older people and joined together to raise £4,000 – in a time of war. The funds were used to open Strathalan Community, Australia’s first Baptist nursing home for nine frail older people in 1945. As the needs of the community have grown and changed, so have Baptcare’s services. Today, over 1,000 employees and 650 volunteers work together to ‘bring care to life’ for over 2,000 people per day in over 30 locations across Victoria and Tasmania. Read More »

Events

Baptcare and Medirest Charity Golf Day 2010

Participate in Baptcare and Medirest’s Golf Day at Heritage Golf and Country Club and help get children, families, the elderly, people with disabilities and asylum seekers back on the fairway. Read More »

Honouring those who help us care for our community

In honour of Baptcare’s long-standing donors, volunteers and people who have named Baptcare in their Will, we recently held an afternoon tea to say a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to these important people. All Baptcare’s donors and volunteers are instrumental in helping us to provide our many services to the people of Victoria and Tasmania. Read More »

Publications

Baptcare Annual Report 2008 - 2009

Baptcare's Annual Report for the financial year 2008 to 2009. Read More »

About Newsletter - Summer 2009

In this edition: Schoolgirls give to Sanctuary; awards recognise exceptional care; giving struggling families a 'Merry Christmas'; honouring those who help us care for our community; 247 Tasmanian families supported in three months; and Baptcare partners with Tasmanian Baptists. Read More »

Policies

Baptcare's Branding Policy

The Baptcare brand is an important communication tool for the Baptcare community. Read More »