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“We swung the doors open and the community responded ... customers that have been walking through the door have blown us away.” The couple always dreamed of opening a cafe, but it wasn’t until after lockdown last year that they decided to make it a reality. They began the process in October 2019, and officially opened their doors on April 9. JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/Stuff Niche Coffee + Eatery opened its doors on April 9. Opening in the wake of Covid-19 disruptions had felt like a bit of a ...

Social singing lifts dementia blues 27 April 2021 A therapeutic music outreach program is improving the mental health and wellbeing of people with dementia and Alzheimers disease, according to a study from The Australian National University (ANU).   The Music Engagement Program (MEP), initially developed by researchers at ANU, assists people with Alzheimers disease and dementia.  "Its different to other music interventions; its not me standing in front singing at people, we sing together," A...

Maverick has a big fan in 81-year-old Henry Pearce, a resident at Uniting Mirinjani, Weston, who was reunited with the four-year-old miniature horse on Tuesday (December 15). IT was a teary moment for staff at Uniting Mirinjani nursing home in Weston when Henry Pearce, 81, was reunited with Maverick, a four-year-old miniature horse. In more normal times, Maverick visits nursing homes and hospitals for pet therapy but since the outbreak of covid, he has been prevented from visiting the elderly r...