Together @ TransitCare
However, during these uncertain times, it is important now, more than ever that our TransitCare family remains connected. If you are feeling socially isolated, scared or vulnerable, our TransitCare team wants you to know that you can join us here 24 hours a day. We will continue to add new content to this page and our staff and volunteers will and all the people who are so familiar to you will add their messages and favourite things to do.
On this page, we have some songs to make you laugh, the Gallery of Stars featuring our wonderful staff and volunteers, our Social Support team, Abby and the 50 Plus Fitters, official information relating to COVID-19, armchair travel, craft and cooking, tours of zoos and aquariums and other wonderful places around the world. We have also included our Facebook feed for those people who do not have a Facebook profile of their own, and videos from TransitCare’s new YouTube channel.
Please visit this page regularly, as we will be adding new stories, videos and sections throughout the duration of your isolation. If there is anything you would like to see included in this page or you’d like to send us a message, please CONTACT US here. Then, continue to SCROLL down through the pages below to access the ever changing content.
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The Gallery of Stars
Entertainment
CORONA PLAYLIST
Couch Choir – The Carpenters (They Long To Be) Close to You
Australia sings as one | ABC Yours
Australia sings as one | ABC Yours“We are one, but we are many.” ❤ #ABCyours
Posted by ABC Brisbane on Monday, 6 April 2020
Sound of Music – The Corona Medleys
How do You Solve a Problem like Corona?
Hey There Corona Parody (Hey There Delilah)
Neil Diamond – Hands….. Washing Hands….
I Can’t Get No …. Sanitiser (Rolling Stones parody).
THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO
MUSICALS, OPERAS, CONCERTS
Love Never Dies – STREAMING FRIDAY 24 APRIL FOR 48 HOURS
The Shows Must Go On is a YouTube channel bringing you show tunes, backstage access and full performances from some of the best loved musicals in history! It features melodic moments, show-stopping solos and high notes for the history books. Each Friday, Andrew Lloyd Webber will be releasing a full-length, smash-hit musical once a week for you to watch for free!
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies – the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera will be streamed for free on YouTube, with the show available online from Friday 24 April 2020. Set 10 years later, the Phantom has escaped from Paris to New York where he lives amongst the joy rides and freak shows of Coney Island. He has finally found a place for his music to soar, all that is missing is his love Christine Daae. In a bid to win back her love, the Phantom lures Christine, her husband Raoul and their young son Gustave from Manhatten, to the glittering and glorious world of Coney Island. They have not idea what lies in store for them. Starring Ben Lewis as The Phantom and Anna O’Byrne as Christine, this show will be available for 48 hours. Here is the link to The Shows Must Go On YouTube Channel, with other shows that have appeared.
Music from the Home Front – BROADCAST LIVE SUNDAY 25 APRIL AT 7.30 pm on Channel 9
Some of Australia and New Zealand’s biggest stars will come together on Anzac Day, Saturday April 25 at 7.30pm on Nine for a televised concert to thank essential workers on the COVID-19 frontline.
Music From The Home Front will feature Ben Lee, Birds Of Tokyo with West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Courtney Barnett, Delta Goodrem, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Kevin Parker (Tame Impala), Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly, The Rubens, The Wiggles, Vance Joy and Vika & Linda Bull. The concert’s hosts and additional artists will be announced in the coming days.
Andrea Bocelli Live from Dumo di Milano
Andrea Bocelli has staged an incredible solo concert at the historic Duomo cathedral in Milan. The Italian tenor was accompanied only by an organist at the empty church in the centre of a city under coronavirus lockdown.
SHOWS AND FILMS
BOLD Short Films: These WallsThe streets are calling Valerie to come out and paint the town. It’s going to be a colourful night out with her grandson and their shared love for street art.‘These Walls’ aims to creatively show the capabilities of older people and to encourage a new way of looking at ageing. If you’re in Birdsville on January 26, the The The Touring Film Festival will be showing some of our #BoldShortFilms at the Birdsville Community Hall. www.qld.gov.au/BOLD2018 #BoldShortFilms series
Posted by Thriving Communities Qld on Tuesday, 22 January 2019
2020 Digital Season Overview🎥 It's the moment we've all been waiting for ... we're thrilled to announce our 2020 Digital Season, At Home with Ballet TV. premieres this Sunday 5 April. We’ve hand-picked a selection of our most beloved and inspiring ballets and will be streaming them to Australians at home, for free. For more information and to see our April – May schedule: bit.ly/2020DigitalSeasonFB
Posted by The Australian Ballet on Thursday, 2 April 2020
COVID-19 Official Information
TransitCare and COVID-19
Queensland Government – Latest Updates and Alerts
Find the latest updates on COVID-19 from the Queensland Government here. Changes include Term 2 school arrangements, changes to border and quarantine requirements and general health advice, government actions and essential information. https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au
Your Guide to Joining Easter Services from Home
With worshippers unable to gather as normal this Easter due to COVID-19, please see how you may mark this special time of year by viewing live streaming from places of worship to your own home. Listed below are information and links for major Christian denominations....
Prescriptions Collected and Medications Delivered FREE OF CHARGE
TransitCare will assist any Seniors or people with a disability who qualify under the NDIS to have their prescriptions collected from home and their medications filled by their pharmacy and delivered back to their front door FREE OF CHARGE. Phone our Contact Centre...
Scammers Targeting Superannuation in COVID-19 Crisis
Scammers are now trying to exploit Australians financially impacted by the CO-VID 19 crisis with new superannuation scams being reported to Scamwatch in recent weeks. Scammers are already trying to take advantage of the Government's recent announcement that people...
Track Corona Live Around the World
On this website, you will be able to track Coronavirus live around the world. https://www.trackcorona.live/
Queensland Government Dept of Health Updates
Visit here for the latest updates including current status and contact tracing, media releases and Chief Health Officer public health directions. https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19
Advice for People at Risk of Coronavirus
Some people are at greater risk of more serious illness with COVID-19. Read this advice on how to protect those most at risk in our community. These include people over the age of 60, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people over the age of 50, and those living...
How to Protect Yourself and Others
To help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and protect those who are most at risk, it is important that you take the recommended steps to protect yourself and others. On this page, read about surgical masks, how to slow the spread and vaccinations....
What You Need to Know About Coronavirus
COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a new virus. Symptoms include fever, coughing, a sore throat and shortness of breath. The virus can spread from person to person, but good hygiene can prevent infection. Find out who is at risk and what you should do if you...
Coronavirus Current Situation and Case Numbers
Visit here to see how the Australian Government is managing the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia as a health emergency. This page is updated every day with the current situation, latest case numbers and related information. You can learn about the current status in...
Social Support Programme
We miss our regular, fun social outings and seeing all of our clients in here at TransitCare Head Office. We are also missing our Community Flyer Adventures and Men on the Move. We were also looking forward to bringing you Women who Wander in 2020 and have some great locations planned for when our programme is no longer suspended.
Here’s a flashback to happier times, when we were altogether. We know that we will have fun together again soon!
Community Flyer Adventures
Men on the Move
Women who Wander
50 Plus Fitter with Abby
Armchair Travel
Places of Interest
NASA at Home
Let NASA bring the universe into your home. Check out this fabulous site for viewing NASA from the comfort of your lounge room. https://www.nasa.gov/specials/nasaathome/index.html
Tour the Australian Parliament
Explore the Senate and House of Representatives chambers, the Federation chamber and a Senate committee room on this 360 degree virtual tour. http://virtualtour.aph.gov.au
Arts and Culture Virtual Tours
Check out Google Arts and Culture which features content from over 2,000 leading museums. Virtually tour the museums' galleries and view over 32,000 pieces of artworks and artifacts. https://artsandculture.google.com
Cirque du Soleil goes Digital
International contemporary circus brand Cirque du Soleil have announced they will be bringing their shows online. On Thursday, the Montreal-based company announced the launch of CirqueConnect, a new ‘digital content hub’ that allows fans to connect with Cirque content...
Queensland Museum Virtual Tour
Queensland Museum is a museum of natural history, cultural heritage, science and human achievement that tells the changing story of Queensland. The Museum houses permanent and changing exhibitions and also provides in-depth education experiences. Take a tour through...
Queensland Museum Network – Explore the Collection
Check in here to explore the online collections of the Queensland Museum Network. You can search a selection of 788,716 cultural artefacts, historical objects, biological specimens and geological samples held by the Queensland Museum....
Queensland Museum Network
Check in here to visit the museums in Queensland including Queensland Museum and Sciencentre, Museum of Tropical Queensland, The Workshops Rail Museum, Cobb+Co Museum and Future Makers - STEMed https://www.youtube.com/user/QueenslandMuseum
Visit the Sydney Aquarium
Discover all of the underwater creatures you'll find at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium by watching the live streams below. View the shark feeding frenzy, check out the baby seahorses, get on the ice with the sub-antartic penguins, meet Pig the Dugong, and learn more about...
Taronga Zoo Live Streaming
With Taronga Zoo now closed, 24/7 live-streaming cameras have been set up so that you can enjoy your favourite animals at any time of the day. If you can't see them, they might be exploring out of camera range, or just sleeping! Scroll down to see Tiger Cam (most...
The 3D Living Reef at QUT
If you can’t get to the Great Barrier Reef, then the new interactive reef exhibition on the giant screens of The Cube at QUT offers the next best thing. The Living Reef is a 3D underwater ecosystem with complex artificial intelligence (AI) driving the marine species...
Things to Keep You Busy!
Ways to Commemorate ANZAC Day 2020
Ceremonies Anzac Day parades across the country have been cancelled due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn't mean you can't commemorate ANZAC Day and show your support for past and present military persons. #StayAtHome and show your support by...
Ballet for Seniors
Release your inner ballet dancer during home isolation with Queensland Ballet's online dance classes led by QB's teaching artists. There special Seniors classes run for approximately 30 minutes and no experience is necessary. Ballet for Seniors is a modified barre...
Easter Hunt
In the interests of maintaining social distancing we have prepared a small TransitCare virtual Easter hunt. In the first photo, you will see the items to be hunted. You will find these items hidden in the subsequent photos.Happy hunting!. PHOTO 1: Office, PHOTO 2:...
Take a Tour of the Chelsea Flower Show on BBC
The Chelsea Flower Show will be a virtual show in 2020, running from 18 May - 23 May. Details will be announced in the coming weeks and will be shared on a number of platforms so that people can enjoy them and share the joy of gardening. We will bring you the virtual...
Listen to TED and TEDx
TED stands for (Technology, Entertainment, Design), started as an American media organisation that posts scripted speeches taped before live audiences, called "Talks", online for free distribution. Talks are accompanied by the slogan "ideas worth spreading". TEDx is...
Learn From the University of the Third Age (U3A)
The University of the Third Age is an international movement whose aims are the education and stimulation of mainly retired members of the community—those in their third 'age' of life. It is commonly referred to as U3A. Their website from the UK has many wonderful...
Free Adult Colouring Books
Discover on these sites, free downloadable PDF colouring pages with various themes, artists, difficulty levels and styles including mandalas and art therapy, anti-stress. flowers and vegetation, animals, countries, masterpieces, pop art, history, special events.... ....
Books to Hunker Down With
Keep your distance but don’t distance yourself from great reading, Australian Geographic style, with these books our staffers think you should devour....
Simple Exercises for Seniors
With many people now self-isolating and social distancing at home, the need to stay active has never been greater. With the elderly and vulnerable being advised to stay at home during the COVID-19 crisis, the importance of staying active as never been greater....
Self-Isolation Entertainment Guide
As the looming threat of Covid-19 intensifies, many Australians have rightfully taken the government's advice onboard by practising self-isolation and social distancing in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Whether you're staying home under...
News and Articles
Starts at 60
Starts at Sixty is a news, blog and information website and online community for Seniors and over 60s in Australia and New Zealand. They cover travel, living, romance, grey nomads, health, money matters, retirement, retirement lifestyles, hobbies, humour and life...
Quest Newspapers – South West Satellite
Read your digital copy of the South West Satellite here. http://quest.smedia.com.au/south-west-news/
Quest Newspapers – Westside News
Read your digital copy of Quest Newspapers Westside News here. http://quest.smedia.com.au/westside-news/
Quest Newspapers – Albert & Logan News
Read your digital copy of Quest Newspapers Albert & Logan News here. http://quest.smedia.com.au/albert-logan-news/
Quest Newspapers – Wynnum Herald
Read your digital copy of Quest Newspapers Wynnum Herald here. http://quest.smedia.com.au/wynnum-herald/
Quest Newspapers – South East Advertiser
Read your digital copy of the South East Advertiser here. http://quest.smedia.com.au/south-east-advertiser/
Quest Newspapers – Southern Star
Read your digital copy of the Southern Star here. http://quest.smedia.com.au/southern-star/
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This week, our TransitCare drivers were happy to assist with the delivery of Pay It Forward meals. Thanks The White House of Waterford for organising these meals to the elderly and vulnerable members of our community.Thanks to TransitCare for delivering this week Pay It Forward meals to elderly and vulnerable members of the community, some of which haven't had a proper meal for months.
Great to see our drivers out and about and being acknowledged for their fabulous work!! Thanks The White House of Waterford for your acknowledgement of our service! What a wonderful service you are providing, during Pay it Forward week.More meals going out the those in need! Thank you TransitCare for helping us get these out and thank you to everyone that has paid it forward this week!
Logan City Council is offering the 2020 Influenza vaccine free of charge for those considered at risk, or $10 per vaccine for those without risk factors. This includes the vaccine for people aged 65 yrs plus. These are being held tomorrow at Logan Entertainment Centre, from 8.00 am to 4.00 pm by appointment only.
To make an appointment email nurse@logan.qld.gov.au or phone 3412 5513. Include your name, contact number and the number of family members that will be attending. The Logan City Council team will contact you with time and provide information on the process for the day to ensure strict social distancing measures are in place.
TransitCare will transport clients to and from the venue.
For further information on eligibility visit: logan.qld.gov.au/immunisation. Other dates are also available on this website.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of any organisation and as we celebrate National Volunteer Week, we put our hands up to thank all of our wonderful TransitCare volunteers by waving a smile of appreciation from afar. We can't see you in person, we can't thank and acknowledge and celebrate with you the way we usually do, but that doesn't mean that we aren't thinking about you and missing you all. We can't wait to see you on the other side!
We greatly value you all and how you selflessly give of your time to help our elderly clients and those with disabilities remain connected to their communities. Our organisation would not exist without you. THANK YOU TRANSITCARE VOLUNTEERS!!
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of volunteers across Australia. At this uncertain time it is important now, more than ever, to recognise and acknowledge you all. The theme this year is "Changing Communities. Changing Lives”.
#NVW2020 #waveforvolunteers, Volunteering Queensland Volunteering Australia
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on 12 May each year, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.
The theme for 2020, Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health, demonstrates how nurses are central to addressing a wide range of health challenges, and now most importantly, during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
The tireless work of Australia’s nurses has been recognised by the Federal Government, as part of International Nurses Day.
Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Richard Colbeck, said more than 31,000 registered nurses and more than 18,000 enrolled nurses are working in aged care across Australia, caring for more than 1.2 million seniors. It is these nurses in particular who look after our valued TransitCare clients when they are ill, ensuring vital infection prevention and control processes are in place to better protect senior Australians in care from this virus.
“The nurses working across aged care are more important than ever,” Minister Colbeck said.
We at TransitCare would like to thank and acknowledge all of the amazing nurses, and in particular, those working in aged care, for their dedication and commitment in protecting our seniors and delivering outstanding frontline health care during these unforeseen times. #IND2020