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PUTTING THE GREEN IN
GREENACRES
In April, Greenacres Library launched its new Library Garden
with a fun-filled morning of planting, creating and discovery.
A series of planter boxes, containing a mix of flowers, vegetables
and herbs lovingly planted, now greets you at the entrance of
the library.This is the final phase in the redesign of the façade at
Greenacres, which has included a beautiful mural and revamped
front entrance.
The Garden will be a feature of our regular programming,
including teaching children about our environment and healthy
eating, to growing produce for our community to enjoy.
We are looking for volunteers to help us run the new Library
Garden. Please call Rachael on 8405 6540 or email
THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR
COMMUNITY
The Port Adelaide Red Cross Blood Donor Centre has
re-opened following a $750,000 refurbishment which will make
it easier and more comfortable for locals to give blood and save
even more lives.
New donor chairs, a more open-plan collection floor and
updated reception and refreshment areas are among some of the
new additions to the nine-year-old blood bank, at 95 St.Vincent
Street, Port Adelaide.
“We are so proud of our new home and can’t wait to share it
with all our donors who have been very patient throughout the
changes,” Port Adelaide Blood Donor Centre Manager, Jayne
Jeffrey said.
“The new-look centre will have improved flow to help make
donors’ blood donations more seamless with the same friendly
staff,” she said.
“We’re hoping locals who have never donated before will come
and visit us and give blood for the very first time.”
Peter Wildy was the first to donate at the new-look centre. His
donation was the 114,603rd collected at the Port centre since
first opening its doors almost a decade ago.
“It’s my community service,” he says of his legendary donation
today. “I see blood donation as one of those things you can do to
help other people – I refer to it as my good deed for the month.”
Peter routinely donates life-giving plasma every four weeks and
started donating as a teen following in the footsteps of his
donor parents.
The Blood Service is funded by the Commonwealth and State
Governments via the National Blood Authority. It collects 25,000
donations a week across Australia and is pivotal to the health and
wellbeing of thousands of Australians.To make an appointment to
donate blood call 13 14 95 or visit
Lily with Daisy the Scarecrow
Peter Wildy with nurse June Redford and Centre manager Jayne Jeffrey