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Honouring the past at MacKillop House

Catholic Healthcare’s newest Residential Aged Care Home, MacKillop House, will be opening in November. Situated in leafy Norwest, MacKillop House offers permanent, respite and palliative care as well as a dedicated dementia support wing, catering for up to 104 residents.

Julie Farquhar, the newly appointed Residential Manager, is part of a fresh new team who has been getting the Home ready for residents.

“I am looking forward to meeting new residents, their families and building a fantastic community,” says Julie who previously managed McQuoin Park Residential Aged Care in Waitara.

The Home is located on land that was originally owned by The Sisters of St Joseph, a congregation led by St Mary MacKillop. The Sisters of St Joseph was also one of the six founding religious groups who established Catholic Healthcare in 1994. Catholic Healthcare subsequently purchased a portion of the remaining land previously owned by the congregation, to build the Home. The name, ‘MacKillop House’, aptly reflects this rich history.

As part of the design of the new Home, Iulia Brooks, MacKillop House Project Manager, sourced a company to conduct a local photoshoot of the area to display artworks throughout the Home.

“We wanted to display evocative local historical scenes and landscape artworks, so we selected Shire Arthouse,” says lulia.

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Above: Aerial view of Castle Hill Country Club

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 Above: Old Government House

“Shire Arthouse developed, manufactured and installed the artworks. The images chosen include a selection of photos of nearby Bella Vista Farm, Castle Hill Country Club, the old Government House and a variety of other historical images that reflect the agricultural development and settlement of the area by the early pioneers, from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.”

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Above: Image of Old Northern Road 

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Above: The Bank of New South Wales opening

“The artworks chosen serve as a catalyst for memory, storytelling and a deep sense of belonging. It was also important to honour the life and history of St Mary MacKillop, which we have done through a lot of the agricultural scenes during early settlement,” says lulia.

“Norwest was at the forefront of agricultural development for the settlement of Sydney, and the nearby Bella Vista Farm photos, in particular, speak to the significance of that development.”

For more information please call Catholic Healthcare on 1800 225 474 or visit:

https://norwest.catholichealthcare.com.au/

Image top of page: view of Bella Vista Farm

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