Category Archives: Korongee
We are now accepting expressions of interest to live at Korongee
It’s a big day for us – we are excited to announce that we are now accepting expressions of interest for residents to live at Korongee! Korongee is a village for people living with dementia, offering small house living and an innovative model of care. Located in the northern suburbs of Hobart, Korongee is slated […]
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Call-out for community members to take part in a Korongee research project
Researchers at the Wicking Centre, in consultation with Glenview, are seeking input from people interested in the development of the model of care for the Korongee village. Members of the Glenorchy local community are invited to participate. There are three ways you can participate: group meetings over online video calls individual interviews in person, over […]
Younger onset dementia
In this short video, Prof James Vickers, director of the Wicking Dementia and Research Centre in Hobart, answers some questions regarding younger onset dementia. What is it exactly? Who is more at risk of developing younger onset dementia? And what is Korongee doing differently? Prof James Vickers on younger onset dementia from Glenview Community Services […]
What’s in a name?
People often ask us where the name Korongee originated from. The story itself is shrouded in the mists of history but after undertaking some historical research, a likely answer to the name question has come to light. The original land owner was a man by the name of Henry Emmet, and by the 1890s, the […]
Interview with 7 News Tasmania on Korongee progress
Our CEO Lucy O’Flaherty spoke with 7 News Tasmania in an interview which aired on 10 November 2019. In this clip of the news story, she reveals the latest on the progress of Korongee, Australia’s first village for people living with dementia. As Lucy says in the interview: “We’re about a third of the way […]
Construction continues on village site
Construction work continues to progress at Korongee, with the ground slabs poured and the timber wall framing now well underway for the three houses in Cluster 1. Retaining walls have been built around Clusters 2 and 3 in conjunction with the laying of ground slabs. Meanwhile our team is busy looking at the operational requirements […]
Australian Dementia Forum comes to Hobart
Our dementia consultant Ros from Dementia Tas attended the Australian Dementia Forum in Hobart last week. This is what she said about the experience: “It’s been great to be able to continue the conversation about dementia and to meet many enthusiastic people who are working towards making a real difference for people who are living […]
Ready, set, action! Construction begins on Korongee site
It’s all happening down at Korongee as the construction management company Fairbrother has officially moved onto the site and is now in the process of conducting earthworks to lay the foundations for the village. Korongee project manager Donna Lashmar said this represents an exhilarating phase of the Korongee development. “It’s truly exciting to see the […]
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