RYM
22/08/2014 16:11
GENERAL
REL: 1611 HRS Ryman Healthcare Limited
GENERAL: RYM: Ryman Healthcare's first Australian village opens
Media release - August 22 2014
Ryman Healthcare's first Australian village opens
Weary Dunlop Retirement Village officially opened in Melbourne
More than 400 residents and guests were invited to celebrate the opening of
the Weary Dunlop Retirement Village in the eastern suburbs today.
The $150 million village is Ryman Healthcare's first in Melbourne and was
named in honour of one of Australian's favourite sons - war hero, surgeon and
former Wallaby Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop.
The village took 18 months to build and will eventually be home to more than
400 residents.
City of Monash Mayor Geoff Lake welcomed Ryman Healthcare's decision to open
its first Australian facility in Wheelers Hill.
"Many of our residents have lived in this part of Melbourne for 30-plus
years. They want to stay living here in their older years," Cr Lake said.
"Places like the Weary Dunlop Retirement Village give Monash's older
residents the opportunity to downsize while still living in the community
they love," he said.
Ryman Healthcare chairman Dr David Kerr said it was an honour to name the
village after Weary Dunlop.
"He was a courageous, compassionate and an inspirational man. As a doctor his
dedication to caring for his patients was exceptional. We're incredibly proud
to be naming our first village in Melbourne in his honour.''
Speaking ahead of the opening, John Dunlop, Weary's son said he believed his
father would have been pleased to see the village opened.
"His attitude was that he would do anything he could to help people,
particularly if they were from an ex-service background.
"After the war, he committed himself to their ongoing care and management''.
"(The village) is therefore pretty much in keeping with what he would have
wanted. I think if he'd been approached by Ryman he would have agreed.
"He would have been keen to see the facility open and to lend his support to
it.''
The Weary Dunlop Retirement Village includes an aged care centre with high
and low level care, as well as dementia care. Other amenities include a
bowling green, indoor swimming pool, library, movie theatre and a
hairdressing salon.
Ryman Healthcare has bought a second site at Brandon Park in Melbourne which
will be developed once Weary Dunlop is complete.
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About Ryman Healthcare: Ryman was founded in 1984 and has become one of New
Zealand's largest listed companies. The company owns 28 villages and serves
over 8,000 residents in New Zealand and Australia. Each village offers a
combination of retirement living and aged care.
Media advisory: For further information, photos, interviews or comment please
contact Corporate Affairs Manager David King on 03 366 4069 or 021 499 602.
End CA:00254279 For:RYM Type:GENERAL Time:2014-08-22 16:11:50
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