When Nanyima Aged Care invited residents to “make a wish”, Colleen and Ken Walker suggested fish and chips on the beach.
The local pair, who met at a Friday night dance as teenagers, have long loved the beach.
“My parents had a beach house, and we were down there all the time,” said Colleen.
“At that age, all the young ones were at the beach of a weekend.
“It’s just a lovely place with lovely people.”
“They’re just loving being out here in the fresh air having a meal with everybody in the community,” said Diversional Therapist Tanya Tooma.
“It actually boosts their confidence and self-esteem.”
When the aged care home contacted Scott Palmer at the surf club to book a lunch, he was ready to go “bigger and better”.
After lunch, residents were treated to punch on the beach and a toe-dip in the ocean thanks to the surf club’s beach wheelchair and buggy.
“We’re just trying to show that the surf club isn’t just the beach, it’s the whole community,” Scott said.
14 Nanyima Aged Care residents enjoyed fish and chips at Mackay Surf Life Saving Club before dipping their toes in the water. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie
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