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Our Stories

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Address: Mobile Service Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.ourstories.net.au

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25.01.2022 Our website has had a facelift! Check it out by clicking the link below. http://www.ourstories.net.au

25.01.2022 Respect the elderly. We have no idea who they were before we knew them.

24.01.2022 Our Stories is a small Not For Profit run by a team of story experts and volunteers. We work with residents of nursing homes and diversional therapists to deliver assisted autobiography courses to seniors living in care. Driven by passion and fuelled by the stories we hear, we believe in turning lives well lived into tales well told. #LikeItLocal

24.01.2022 We are so excited to announce that Our Stories will feature at the Sydney gig for Good For Nothing! Check out the link below for more information! http://www.goodfornothing.com/gigs/the-sydney-jam

21.01.2022 Wow! Happy 116th Birthday. I imagine she got many home-made cards. I'm not sure Hallmark would stock Happy 116th!

19.01.2022 Something we at Our Stories know well!

19.01.2022 This is my grandmother June, she has has an amazing life and a rather action packed one at that! I would live to get all her stories down and keep them for my children.

19.01.2022 We are currently putting a memory book package together for a gentleman who worked at Aarnotts and loves to play Golf. All memory book packages come with scrapbook and backing craft paper, stickers and decals unique to the person who you order it for. Our packs also include a set of questions so that you can walk your buddy through their life history.... The memory book package makes the perfect gift. Show them you care! Purchase one today! http://www.ourstories.net.au/#!shop-online/c1jpe

18.01.2022 Volunteer interviews today! Our Stories Project Support Officers help us to do the very valuable work that we do with seniors living in aged care. Interested in volunteering yourself? Head over to: http://www.ourstories.net.au/#!volunteer-vacancies/c16r0

17.01.2022 Our Stories won the 2015 Community Program of the Year at the Parramatta City Council Australia Day Awards. We have free 8-week autobiography courses for seniors and training for staff of aged care facilities or groups. We are currently looking for partners in the area. Get in touch to find out more. http://www.ourstories.net.au

16.01.2022 Exciting times on the Horizon at Our Stories HQ with new partners and new volunteers. And a very special part of the website coming soon!

16.01.2022 Have you or someone you know got a story that you'd like to share? You can submit stories to our website for consideration of publication on our website. If your parents or grandparents have some stories that you'd love to see preserved, help them to write it and we can help to publish it! http://www.ourstories.net.au/#!stories/cc45

15.01.2022 Sara from Wesley Tebbutt Dundas talks about The Our Stories Program. We had a blast too, Sara. A big thank you to Sara and the residents who became authors at Wesley Tebbutt.... #stories #ourstories #wesleymission Wesley Mission

15.01.2022 Week 8 of 8 with these wonderful story crafters at Wesley Tebbutt!

15.01.2022 Help transform well lived lives into well told tales! http://www.ourstories.net.au/#!shop-online/c1jpe

14.01.2022 On Saturday we were lucky enough to meet the folks of Good For Nothing for the Sydney jam. A team of marketers, developers and business wizards gave up their Saturday to work with Our Stories, sharing their passion for the work that we do and forging new and exciting campaigns. There was so much energy in the room over the 9 hours spent together. Truly amazing people and an invigorating and inspirational experience. A huge thank you to all of our collaborators.

14.01.2022 On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, we remember them. "...I enlisted at the age of seventeen but they kicked me out and then once I turned eighteen I joined the navy and they took me in. As soon as I had joined the navy they told us to bring a cut lunch and meet at the train station, there was a group of about twenty or so of us there, and as soon as we were all there we were told that we were hoping on a train to Melbourne. I served on the HMAS Gascoyne which... was a Frigate and the first of its class of ship, we were mostly an anti-submarine ship with about one hundred and seventy crew on board, we were stationed with four American destroyers during the war. My job was to swim from the ship and plant the flag. I also loved to collect shells. One day I had swum off the ship and was ready to plant the flag when I saw a great specimen to add to my collection. I bent down to pick it up, just as a bullet whizzed past my ear from up the beach. It would have got me in the body if I hadn't have seen this shell. The beach wasn't clear after all. I was quick to get out of there. I was glad for my love of shells" See more

12.01.2022 After our volunteer training yesterday for our program starting next week, we are training 90 recreation students with UWS today in the Our Stories program for use on their pracs and in the workplace. Bring it!

12.01.2022 How about FREE pool entry for Wollondilly Seniors for all of February! We are teaming up with Wollondilly Council to encourage seniors to get active during the... month of February by getting along to their local pool to swim or walk laps. Residents can visit us here at Picton or Warragamba Pool for FREE seniors access. Simply sign in each time you visit. If you currently have a membership we can suspend or extend it so you can take advantage of the free access. We also have FREE Gentle Aqua Aerobics classes at WCLC, however bookings are required for Aqua and classes are limited to 35 participants. FAQ's and booking info and class times ore on our website at: www.wclc.com.au/seniors

10.01.2022 Week 5 at Wesley Vickery Sylvania with our volunteers and recently placed diversional therapy students!

09.01.2022 Our Blog has been updated with the latest news from Our Stories! Check it out! http://www.ourstories.net.au/#!blog/cmc3

08.01.2022 Spending time with the folks of Good for Nothing today. Our Stories was selected from a lineup to be part of the Sydney gig. Stay tuned for exciting developments over the weekend!

08.01.2022 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au//free-tv-educati/

07.01.2022 Did you know Our Stories sells memory book packages to help you record the stories of your unforgettable people? The packages include memory book materials, including the book, decorations, stickers and paper. It also comes with a step-by-step guide for talking about the past with the people you love. The packages make great birthday presents, Christmas gifts and are great to do on a Sunday afternoon. ... There is no time like the present to record the well lived lives of those you care about! http://www.ourstories.net.au/#!shop-online/c1jpe

07.01.2022 A powerful project to record Hiroshima stories.

05.01.2022 So much energy and excitement today at Wesley Vickey Village for week 8 of the Our Stories program today! The memory books are coming together and look amazing! Our volunteers and participants were buzzing while detailing finishing touches. Stay tuned to see some of the magnificent products!

04.01.2022 Our Stories helps you tell the stories of your unforgettable people. For more information head to www.ourstories.net.au

04.01.2022 One of our volunteers, Adam with Irene, a current participant in the program at Wesley Vickery.

03.01.2022 We are now on Twitter! Hit us up @OurStoriesSnrs

03.01.2022 From getting creative with leftovers to "fix don't throw", what lessons have your grandparents taught you?

03.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/nationalmuseumofaustralia/videos/10153349894864114/

02.01.2022 Competition time!! Our Stories help you to turn your loved ones well-lived lives into well-told tales. Capture your unforgettable moments today over a bond that will never be broken! Post a picture with your grandparent or another older person that you look up to and tell us in 25 words or less why you'd like to record their stories for your chance to win a memory book package.... Share this post with friends and family!

02.01.2022 Calling for volunteers for our Richmond program beginning in November. If you have a passion for telling stories, being social and making a difference, head over to our website and submit an application! Volunteers commit to a minimum of ten weeks including training and debrief. Course runs Mondays for two hours per week. ... #volunteer #makeadifference #ourstories #care #seniors #stories #storytelling #leadership #greatforresumes http://www.ourstories.net.au/#!volunteer-vacancies/c16r0

02.01.2022 Sneak peak at one of the Wesley residents' memory book! Don't forget our competition!! Post a picture with your grandparent or another older person that you look up to and tell us in 25 words or less why you'd like to record their stories for your chance to win a memory book package.... Our Stories help you to turn your loved ones well-lived lives into well-told tales. Capture your unforgettable moments today over a bond that will never be broken!