Mrs Mavis Cleaver surveys the beginnings of the new village with a resident-to-be, 1961
From humble beginnings back in 1960, Mavis together with her late husband Dr Richard Cleaver, set about on the creation of a long term vision to create suitable and practical accommodation for aged persons. Their aim at that time was to create an environment that was safe, affordable and would foster a community spirit of togetherness, respect and caring. This was the birth of what was then known as Swan Cottage Homes. More than 50 years on, and that same vision still holds true today, with Community spirit, caring and respect the cornerstone of our organisation’s culture and values. On behalf of the SwanCare Community we are indeed indebted and forever grateful to you and your late husband’s visionary foresight, dedication and commitment. The foundation that you and your family created not only has stood the test of time, but has enabled SwanCare to develop and grow into one of Western Australia’s premier integrated retirement and aged care facilities. Thank you Mavis, and congratulations on your 100 wonderful years. Julian Keys Chairman, SwanCare
Swan Cottage Homes Social Centre opens, 1962
Congratulations, thanks to the Cleaver vision, and the tireless work of Mavis and Richard, SwanCare is the success that it is today. Graham Francis On behalf of Eva & John Morgan. Long-time friends of Mavis and the Cleavers. (Brian is Mrs Morgan’s accountant) Eva Morgan Lots of good health. Jack Grayson Happy 100th Birthday Mavis. Thanks to you and your late husband, we are pleased to be independent residents of SwanCare. Ian & Lorraine Oliver Dear Mavis, Congratulations on your 100th Birthday and for your very active lifespan. I hope my contribution helps Kingia Residential Facility. Ernest Taylor
The original village is declared complete, 1966
Congratulations and best wishes to you Mavis. I have many happy memories of the years in South Perth, Church activities. You babysat Hilary one weekend and Richard officiated at her marriage at Araluen. The last 20 years have been spent happily in “Swan Cottages�. Thank you and God Bless you Mavis. Love, Sheila Barley Thank you for providing Swan Cottages. James Kingdom Happy 100th Birthday Mavis. Thank you for all that you have done for our village over the years. Cath Devereaux Many thanks. Mrs E J Ditchburn Happy Birthday. Beth Tas
Happy Birthday Mavis. Lots of memories of Church and YWCA meetings in your home. Always made so welcome. Love, Evelyn Hughes Thank you so much for SwanCare Mavis - both you and your husband are precious. I love my rental bed sit. Nola Hill I wish to donate towards the ground floor wing of our Kingia Residential Care Facility. My late husband Newell was a brother to Colin Jamieson MLA and leader of the opposition of the Labor Party at one time. He seemingly had a bit to do with Richard Cleaver in the early days of SwanCare. My very best wishes to Mavis on this very special birthday. Noreen & Newell Jamieson Congratulations. Our love from Alby & Doris Alfirevich
View of the self-service food centre and independent living units in Gordon Way and Graham Crescent, 1967 Christmas Card
With thanks for the care of my mother-in-law Mrs Hilda Underwood and her husband Bill Underwood. Mr Hartley In appreciation of your cheerful personality and contribution to this Village. Love, Judy & Don Pederick Hope you have a very happy 100th birthday. Rhonda & Doug Sammels Happy Birthday Mavis. Thank you for all that you have done in the past which makes it possible for me to be here now. Fiona Millar We remember when it all started. Thank you for being you Mavis. Mr & Mrs Ken Cleaver
Swan Cottage Homes Annual Report, 1971
Our village is a wonderful concept developed by you and Richard. Thank you. Joyce Barker Best wishes for this special Birthday. Your efforts establishing our Village are much appreciated. Pam Hind Congratulations - Happy Birthday. Thank you we can enjoy the benefit of your efforts establishing our Village. Bentley Park Line Dancers Wonderful concept. I love living here, feel so very safe. God is good. Hazel Evans Thanks to God for the blessings received as a resident of SwanCare. Praise Him for the faithful work and dedication of both Richard and Mavis over many years. May Simmons
The 55-unit Richard Cleaver Lodge opens, 1972
Mavis, Congratulations on a memorable and rewarding life. Pat Wadsworth Have a Happy Birthday with all your family around you. God Bless, Arthur & Joan Dimmock Mr & Mrs Cleaver’s excellent work gave happiness to many seniors like me. May God Bless her. Padmavathy Kampurath Many happy returns on your 100th Birthday. Have a happy day. Gwen McKeiver Congratulations on a wonderful life. Happy Birthday. Beverley Howard Happy 100th. Winefride Murty
Fundraising drive for 100-bed Tandara Nursing Home, 1979
Fond memories over many years. All the best for reaching 100 - wish Dick had done it. Dr Malcolm Wootliff Congratulations Mavis, Thank you for your care. God bless you abundantly. Lorraine Walker / APS Rewinds Mavis has been associated with my family for over 70 years. A wonderful Christian lady who has contributed much to her family and the community. Albert Johnson Thanks for a happy, friendly village with great staff always ready to help. Ken & Gill Godsmark I am very pleased that I was asked to help. Ken Harris
Swan Cottage Homes newspaper advertisement, 1980
Best wishes from all at Veeco. Veeco Pty Ltd We hope you achieve your goal. Congratulations on your 100th Birthday. Staff at AD Coote & Co (Sheetmetal) Thank you Mavis and family. We are very happy living here and for ongoing care. Bert & Sheryl Wieman What vision! A wonderful organisation. Pauline Bremner Thank you for your care in starting SwanCare. Have had family members there for many years. Dawn Murphy I would like to give this gift to celebrate Mavis and Richard Cleaver for establishing Swan Cottage Homes. Mr Dennis Morris
Tandara Nursing Home opens, 1981
Congratulations. Have a very Happy Birthday. Gwen Howard I would like to give this gift to celebrate Mavis Cleaver’s one hundredth birthday Mrs Ann Morris I would like to give this gift to celebrate Mavis’ 100th birthday and take this opportunity to say to you Mavis, how much we appreciate living in this very caring, affordable and extremely well managed retirement village which wouldn’t be here today without Richard, yourself and your family’s relentless commitment. Kind regards, Glen & Doug Warnes I would like to give this gift in memory of Helen McElhiney. Barbara McDonald On behalf of Infection Control Eng P/L. Gavin Foley
Swan Cottage Homes Workshop
Congratulations and well done Mrs Cleaver. Ian Watson Happy 100th Birthday, you have reached a lovely milestone. Wishing you a lovely day. I have a comfortable place in RCL. Thank you all. Bhamumathi Pillai I lived in the area for years and new dreamed I would live here in my retirement and be so happy. Joan Campbell You shouldn’t only be congratulated for reaching 100, an amazing milestone in itself. You should be praised for the love, caring and wisdom you’ve given so generously everyday for 100 years. Happy 100th Birthday. AustGroup Insurance Brokers What a wonderful milestone. Congratulations and Happy 100th Birthday. Leanne LeBrun
Swan Cottage Homes Therapy Centre
Thank you for looking after my Dad in Care and happy birthday. Pearly Sook Koh - G4 Renovation Having lived in St James from 1952, Eric (dec’d) and I had many memories of Swan Cottages since the first sod was turned and the official opening. Didn?t dream then we would live in this lovely Village - moving in on our 58th Anniversary. Elsie Harris Congratulations. BT & EJ Clare Mavis it was lovely to visit you after the concerts when I was on the concert round. Wonderful 100 Years. Nancy Coe. Congratulations. Such a great gift you and Richard made to us all. Many, many thanks. Doreen Langoulant
Waminda Hostel opens, 1976
Best of everything. May God guide you. M Johnson As we have never met Richard or Mavis Cleaver we are grateful for their foresight enabling residents to have this facility available. Happy 100th Mavis. Barry & Frances Williams Happy Birthday Eddie & June Harrison My family and I are very pleased to be able to contribute to Kingia upgrade. Congratulations to Mavis Cleaver & Family. Bernadette Sauzier To a life well lived and a job well done. Carpet Bowls Team Congratulations and Best Wishes. Dallas
25th Anniversary signage, 1985
100 years you have spent in such a special way Thank You! Many congratulations & best wishes from Margaret. A Margaret Richmond Happy memories of the start and hard work of this lovely Village. Laurel Pontin Congratulations Mrs Mavis Cleaver on reaching 100 years and thank you for the wonderful lives of service and major contribution to WA Aged Care because of the vision, commitment and passion shared by you and your late husband to make this dream a reality. My Mum, Marguerite Meynert spent 7 happy years there. Thank you. Have a wonderful birthday celebration. Wendy Meynert A cheque for $2000 will be posted after our next Trustee’s meeting - Nov’15. Stan Perron Charitable Trust
Mrs Mavis Cleaver - Words of Commendation, 1985
What a wonderful achievement. Best wishes to you Mavis and congratulations. Rob & Ann Atkins You are an inspiration to me. You did fulfill destiny and may God continue to bless your family. Ms Morenike Adekaiyero Congratulations for 100 years of caring for our precious elderly. DA Whitelaw Ceilings What a fantastic legacy you have created. A credit to you and your family and something substantial for all those who reside at SwanCare. Tony Delaney - Brownie Points To Mavis, wishing you a very Happy 100th Birthday. Love, Silvia Walton
Mavis Cleaver Court opens adding 76 apartments to the village, 1985
I wish you a very Happy 100th Birthday. Have a great day. xx Tini Kampen Dear Mavis, have a wonderful birthday. You were an inspiration and a marvellous asset to your husband Richard. I certainly enjoyed my nineteen years working at SwanCare and wish it continued success. Frank & Lyn Hollingsworth My late husband would join me to thank you for all the care we have received from the village. Jillian Parsons Congratulations on your 100th birthday. Best wishes, Jean Rothschild Congratulations to Mrs Mavis Cleaver. Mrs E Ecker
Swan Cottage Homes Time Capsule, 1989
In memory of our mother Betty Walker who had many happy years firstly in her unit in Bentley Park and then Waminda Care Centre. Many thanks. Judith Culver on behalf of Walker Family I am an under 70 year old resident of Mavis Cleaver Court and love living here. Thank you so much to the Cleavers for what they created at Bentley Park. Sandra De Villiers Best wishes. N & R Thorp All the best for the future. K Skinner Congratulations on the celebration of your 100th Birthday. Doris Wood
A new multi-purpose building is completed (Administration), 1989
Dear Mavis, it has been a joy to know you and Richard over many years. Wishing you all the best for the coming years. Love, Pat Glazner It’s quite astonishing to reach 100. Well done and many congratulations from the team at DeFiddes Design. De Fiddes Design Thank you so much. We absolutely love it here. Tom & Angie Wieman Keep up the fantastic work. Tony Paduano All the best from your friends at Wilson Security! Joshua Wilson I give in gratitude for all the Cleaver family’s work towards providing my beautiful home. Mrs Ann Hedison
Swan Cottage Homes promotional booklet, 1991
I would like to give this gift to celebrate Mrs Mavis Cleaver’s 100th birthday. Ms Hortense Dabire I would like to give this gift to celebrate the pivotal role you played in establishing the SwanCare organisation. Thank you for all the employment opportunities you have provided at SwanCare for staff such as myself, and for helping elderly residents live better quality lives. Marek Cicchini Happy 100th Birthday, Mavis. Ken & Audrey Thurtell To Mavis, a loveable and generous lady who with her husband Richard endeared themselves to many over many years. Beryl and (Late Norman) Davis Congratulations, Mavis. Trish Reed
Swan Cottage Homes promotional booklet, 1991
Thank you for your tremendous community contribution Mavis, especially SwanCare. You have certainly earned the celebration of your centenary year. Regards, John McGrath MLA Congratulations Mavis on reaching this milestone. Val & Brian Mather We would like to thank you Mrs Cleaver for cofounding “SwanCare” as we look forward to the perfect place to live in our golden years. We have signed up for an Apartment in the new “Akora” building. Margaret & John Bouwhuis Thank you for helping to found SwanCare and congratulations on reaching your 100th Birthday. Doris Osment Thank you. Sandra Robins
Mavis & Richard Cleaver, 1992
Dear Mrs Mavis Cleaver. Congratulations! Happy 100th Birthday. A big big thank you to you and Richard for caring and passion for Seniors commmunity at large. You both achieved the biggest goal of your life and you lived to see the fruits you both sewed. Best wishes to you and your family. Regards from Shereen Bindahneem I have had the pleasure of being associated with SwanCare for many years. In the very early days my Grandmother was a resident at Tandara and over the years other family members have lived at Bentley park. I developed a working relationship with SwanCare when my Company was contracted to provide good quality renovations to their units, something I took great pride in for several years. On behalf of my family and Manray, thank you SwanCare and a very Happy 100th Birthday to Mrs Cleaver. Len Phillips, Manray Managing Director
Stage 1 of Bentley Park adds 58 new villas and apartments, 2005
On behalf of Hannie Warren, Bollig Gardens. Mrs Joan Van der Hoeven I would like to give this gift to celebrate Mavis Cleaver’s 100th birthday. SwanCare has a special place in my heart from a professional and personal perspective and I am delighted to be able to contribute to the proposed work at Kingia, where my parents both lived. Dr Barbara Horner We are pleased to support this wonderful cause. The Team at Bunzl WA I would like to wish Mrs. Cleaver a very happy birthday and to thank her for all she has contributed, alongside her husband Mr Cleaver now deceased, to provide a safe and thriving retirement village for our residents; and for giving me an opportunity to work somewhere that  I so thoroughly enjoy. Penny Felder
Opening of Kingia Care Facility, 2009
I would like to give this gift to celebrate the life of Mrs Mavis Cleaver who has given with such kindness and generosity to so many. Ms Margaret Robinson I would like to give this gift to celebrate Aunty Mavis’ 100th birthday - we are all proud & privileged to know her and to be part of this wonderful family. Congratulations on 100 amazing years - well done. Mrs Terri Brownley Congratulations to Mavis Cleaver, having the forsight, with her husband, to found a retirement village of this calibre. Don & Jan Bain Sincerely - thank you. Kim George
Tidings newsletter - Opening of Kingia Care Facility, 2009
Other Contributors Michael Post Brigette May Mary Gent Mrs Low (Drummond) Jackie McKee & Mike Etta Palumbo Moira Grassby Mr Metzger Mrs Metzger Robert & Ronnie Deans Mrs Meg Hams Mrs Thelma Kahl Mr & Mrs Nangle Mary Perreau Mr & Mrs Greig
Kingia Care Facility, 2009
Other Contributors Julian Keys Maxene McLean Marion Pollock Kath Morey Yvonne Boal Ken & Gwen Sinclair Karen Parker Dawn Inverarity Garry Black Mabel Chapman Andrew Wilson R & N Gregory Jack Matthews C & M Wieman Shirley Smith
Tidings
Fiftieth Anniversary Year
September 2010
We’re having a party! Invite the family to a day of fun and entertainment to celebrate SwanCare Group’s 50th birthday. Put a ring around the calendar on Sunday 31st October 2010. This special day marks the first meeting of the inaugural Board of Swan Cottage Homes on 31st October 1960 to commence planning for a new retirement community. Fifty years on we are a thriving
SwanCare Group’s Golden Anniversary
community of over 1,100 residents. Our special birthday will have something for all ages . . . .
Creative Craft Displays Free Sausage Sizzle and Icecream Treats
Free icecreams 11.30am – 11.55am Organ music from Pavilion Stage 12 noon – 12.30pm Jazz Band on Pavilion Stage
Farmyard on wheels
Delicious Devonshire Teas
Giant Raffle
Bring yourself and the family too!
Programme:
Face painting Roving musicians
Sausage Sizzle
Program starts at 11am in the grounds surrounding Peter’s Pavilion Official welcome and commemoration of Anniversary Rose Garden 12.30pm – 1.00pm
Celebration! 1960-2010
Have-A-Go Bowls
Children’s Activities including Old MacDonald’s Farm and Face Painting
SwanCare Group’s Golden Anniversary
Foot tapping entertainment
Sunday, 31st October 2010 Unmissable Entertainment
Sunday 31st October
12.30pm – 1pm Official Opening and Plaque Unveiling 1.10pm – 1.45pm Bill Blaine, Guitar & Song, Pavilion Stage 1.45pm – 2.15pm Jazz Band around area & Pavilion Stage
Plus
2.40pm – 3.20pm Bill Blaine, Pavilion Stage
Bentley Park activity groups and clubs
3.20pm – 4pm Afternoon Tea and Piano, Stratton Centre
demonstrating their talents
4pm – we all go home, happy to be part of such a special community!
Inside this issue >
Security Number If the Resident Support Services number is unavailable residents are reminded the mobile contact number for Security is:
0413 388 650
50th Anniversary of SwanCare, 2010
Stratton Luncheon Concert - 3rd Sept Quiz Night - 11th Sept Sunday Auditorium Concert - 19th Sept
CEO’s Report - pg 3 Diner’s Club / Theatre Go-er’s - pg 4 Bentley Park News - pg 5 What’s On - pg 6-7 Social Club News - pg 8
Other Contributors Mr Popelier JLT Olive & Robert Pratt Total Project Management Kevin Munn Kingia/Tandara Auxiliary Tony Paduano Glenys McLaughlan B Fitt Carpet Call Wilson Security Ms Julie Strack Dr Robin Watts Mrs Christine Holden Dr Georgina Fyfe
Opening of commemorative rose garden - 50th Anniversary of SwanCare, 2010
Other Contributors Carolyn Wellstead Peter Bowyer Brian Gray E Simpson I & J Chadwick 2015 Handicraft Group Golda Pridmore Onpress Digital Pty Ltd D & J Finney Verna Roberts Chris & Joan Mann Morris and Son Tree Services Robert Watson Dennis Stephenson Kate Doust MLC
Opening of commemorative rose garden - 50th Anniversary of SwanCare, 2010
Other Contributors Purple Bra Day Mrs J Fitzgerald Mr Victor Jonga Bev Froggatt Christine Bennett Peter Johnstone Mrs Joy Day Mr & Mrs Mackintosh Mrs Cecil Ross Terry Kingdon Alastair Wilson Kevin & Trish Ding Ron Samuel Giovanni Nobile Robert Abrahams
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Other Contributors Ms Carol Neist Mr Ditty Kunjukunju Miss Bristow-Baohm Doris Harper Mr Trevor Vaughan - Mayor TOVP Pat Sundstrom Julie Atkinson Grant Thornton (Patrick War) Paul Rea Trevors Carpets Mrs Geraldine Garrett Mr Anthony Greenfield Mrs Hilda Evans Mrs Jovy Tesani
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