George is a volunteer at our Milford Grange community

At 89 George is still very active ad is integral to the community at Milford Grange.  

A former army man, George has a love of woodwork and creates amazing items, as well as generously giving of his time to support others. 

 Ray Halliday served almost 35 years in the Queensland Police Force. 

With his wife, he shared some insights and thoughts into policing in the 1950's, and how the force appears to him, today. 

From regional NSW, Ray shares some stories of his early days. 

Les is 101 and quite a character. 

He has lived  a fascinating life. From working on a dairy farm for keep and not much more, to owning his own fish business, driving cranes, losing a brother in WWII and so much more, his 101 years have been very full. 

He shares wonderful stories with us. 

At 102, Jean is as energetic as she was a country girl. 

Heavily involved in sport and the CWA as a young woman, Jean grew up on the Darling Downs n Queensland. 

Both husbands were service men and Jean talk about the change in young men from her time to day. 

Dot is a Bolton Clarke volunteer.  She has always been a volunteer and after the passing of her husband, she was encouraged to join the Milford Grange family in Ipswich. 

Dot loves how much volunteering fulfills her and what it brings to her life. 

 Ken dreamed of travelling to Alaska, but he couldn't do it alone. 

He asked Gary, a Bolton Clarke Personal Care Worker to join him on the journey. 

Hear about the fun, the scenery and the experience these two world travelers shared. 

**Sadly Ken passed away on his next bucket list trip.  His family have asked us to remember him with this podcast. 

A keen poet and writer and rock hobbyist, Bob lives in Hervey Bay. 

He plays a harmonica, and music was instilled in to him in his younger days.  

His father was a musician and as Bob was in an oprhange, his dad would visit and bring him comics and music when he saw him. 

Bob shares life as an orphan and how he managed, as a little bloke, to find his place in the world. 

Doris recently celebrated her 100th birthday. 

She grew up in Melbourne's inner west and has lived nearby ever since. 

She suggests she could have been a bit more disciplined through the Depression.  A keen seamstress , she became a missionary and achieve her dream if ministering to others. 

Aileen and Helen live in Bolton Clarke's Fernhill Community. 

Aileen is from Leeds and Helen was raised in regional Australia. 

They share their journeys and how life has brought them to the same community and what life is like at Fernhill. 

Russell, or Rusty as he prefers to be known, is a mad Broncos fan and recently celebrated 100 years. 

At the end of WWII, he was in Greece and he has fond memories of his time in the war. 

Life has been great for Rusty and he considers himself fortunate to have made a century.