{"id":45535,"date":"2013-09-26T00:14:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T14:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=45535"},"modified":"2020-12-11T16:05:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T06:05:18","slug":"new-look-castra-opens-its-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/09\/26\/new-look-castra-opens-its-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"New-Look Castra Opens Its Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Murgon Catholic Parish Priest Fr Michael Carroll with the Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Brian Finnigan, and Castra manager Nina Vonhoff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 26, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Murgon’s new, ultra-modern $14 million aged care facility was officially opened on Wednesday by Catholic Bishop Brian Finnigan before a packed room of invited guests.<\/p>\n

The new-look Castra is located beside the old building in Cooper Street, with large verandahs that overlook local farmland.<\/p>\n

Residents were recently shifted from the old facility into their spacious new home which has been built by Southern Cross Care (Qld).<\/p>\n

Southern Cross Care is a project of the Catholic men’s organisation, the Knights of the Southern Cross. It took over running Castra from the former Murgon Shire Council about the time of council amalgamations.<\/p>\n

The old hostel and retirement home had 32 beds; the new facility has 60 and is currently welcoming about three new residents every week.<\/p>\n

It has its own multi-denominational chapel, coffee shop and health and beauty treatment room.<\/p>\n

All residents have their own single rooms but some double rooms for couples are also available. All rooms have their own en suites.<\/p>\n

Respite care is also available and there are some independent living units on site which are available to rent.<\/p>\n

The Department of Health and Ageing provided an $8 million “real-interest” loan to make the facility a reality; a Catholic archdiocesan fund loaned another $5 million.<\/p>\n

Southern Cross Care (Qld) CEO Peter Bell thanked Castra manager Nina Vonhoff and her staff for all their work to help make the project a reality.<\/p>\n

“This home represents the standard of accommodation that should be offered to all our senior citizens in their twilight years,” he said.<\/p>\n

A special guest at the opening was Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen. Her late husband, Sir Joh, officially opened the first Castra retirement home exactly 35 years ago.<\/p>\n

Footnote: “Castra” is the name of the first home built by European settlers in Murgon, in 1904. It was moved to the Murgon Dairy Museum in 1988<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Castra manager Nina Vonhoff escorted Bishop Finnegan as he moved through the building blessing the facility with holy water, assisted by seminarian Nicholas Okafor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Former Southern Cross Care (Qld) chairman Alfred Roughan with Lady Bjelke-Petersen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Mary Roberts, from Murgon, and Elaine Madill, from the North Country Deanery\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Castra employees Lyn Zelinski, Jo Olbes and Neethu Mullankuzhy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Leo Geraghty, from Murgon, with Francis Price, a director of Southern Cross Care (Qld)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Alan Monahan, from Brisbane, with former Murgon Shire mayor Bill Roberts<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Cr Kathy Duff, Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell and Mayor Wayne Kratzmann from the South Burnett Regional Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cr Damien Tessmann and Cr Barry Green (South Burnett Regional Council)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Mayor Ken Bone and CEO Warren Collins from Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Knights of the Southern Cross members Keith James, John James and Mike Kenna, from Brisbane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Brian Finnigan officially opens the new Castra facility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The modern building sits in landscaped grounds overlooking farmland nestled under Boat Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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