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Run Melbourne raises $13,500
11th of August 2010
On Sunday July 18 36 people who attend Bayley House participated in the 5km walk as part of the Run Melbourne event. Known as The Bayley Beat team, they were supported by 15 staff and family members. Looking resplendent in their new blue shirts the team joined nearly 18,000 other...Read More
Very Special Saints
13th of May 2010
Bayley House was recently visited by some very special Saints. Early in May, members of The St Kilda Angels Supporter Group, Barbara Datson and Joan Lewis, called into Bayley House present us with 21 membership packs and other membership items. Much to the delight of the...Read More
Mad Hatters Party a Success
4th of May 2010
On Friday April 30 more than 30 people from Bayley House attended a 'Mad Hatters' Party at The Deck Bar in Brighton. Hats were the theme of the night and there was all sorts.....cowboy hats, jester hats, mickey mouse ears, top hats, mexican hats and lots more. Prizes were awarded the best...Read More
Bayleys on Hampton Mother's Day Sale
3rd of May 2010
Spoil your mother this Mother's Day with a beautiful gift from our extensive and affordable range. To help you celebrate her special day we are offering 10% off all stock until May 9th Visit us today at 515 Hampton St, Hampton. The proceeds of all items sold at Bayleys on Hampton assists Bayley...Read More
Entertainment Books Available
14th of April 2010
Bayley House Residential Raisers are now selling the 2010-2011 Entertainment Book for the Melbourne Metropolitan area. $13 from the sale of each book will be donated to Bayley House to assist in the provision of our residential accommodation service. Each book is $65 and contains a large...Read More
Milan-Melbourne Exchange Program
15th of March 2010
In March Bayley House was involved in MELMI, an international exchange program for young people with a disability. As part of the program Bayley House, together with Interchange and the Aussie Hands Foundation hosted eight young adults from Atlha Onlus and their carers during...Read More
Step On Its Perform at Client Network Meeting
18th of February 2010
Early in February the 'Step On Its' were invited to perform at the ‘Having a Say’ State conference for people with a disability held at Deakin University in Geelong. With an audience of approximately 200 people the 'Step On Its' conducted themselves...Read More
Honda to the rescue - New car for Lubrano Street
7th of October 2009
Thanks to the support of Brighton’s Robert Lane Honda and The Honda Foundation, the five residents of Bayley House’s supported accommodation home in Lubrano Street have a new car to transport them to and from their social activities, day programs, outings and appointments. Mr Sam Lane,...Read More
Bayleys on Hampton Opens
2nd of October 2009
After 20 years in Martin Street, Gardenvale, our gift and accessories shop has been relocated to 515 Hampton Street, Hampton. Bayleys on Hampton opened at the start of September and is already proving popular with customers. The elegant store has been outfitted with the support of the Bayley Birds...Read More
Bayley House involved in the Brighton Bayside Art Show
11th of August 2009
Over twenty pieces of artwork painted by 17 clients from Bayley House were on exhibited at the Brighton Town Hall as part of the Porsche Centre Brighton Bayside Art Show between 6-8 August. The 39th Brighton Bayside Art Show was presented by the Rotary Club of Brighton, in conjunction with the...Read More
New Travel Pass
11th of August 2009
A new travel pass for Victorians with a disability who can travel independently on public transport but can not use the ticketing systems due to difficulties with utlising ticketing machines or barriers. It is anticipated that the new Access Travel pass will be introduced around...Read More
NAB donates computers
16th of July 2009
Thanks to a joint effort between two departments of the National Australia Bank, the Rotary Club of Brighton and a Victorian Police Officer, staff at Bayley House now have access to 10 laptop computers to complete administrative reports and develop personalised plans for clients. Bayley House is...Read More
The Bayley Beat Walks Again
30th of June 2009
Once again a team from Bayley House joined over 14,000 other people to take part in Run Melbourne, a large community based fun run/walk around the Botanical Gardens, MCG and Birrarung Marr. Held on June 28, this is the second year Run Melbourne has been conducted and Bayley House has been involved...Read More
Diamond Debutantes
19th of June 2009
The Twelve debutante sets were presented at our Debutante Dinner Dance held on June 17 at the Brighton International. This very special event is held every two years and is a wonderful opportunity for family and friends to celebrate the achievements of the newer members of Bayley House. Set amongst...Read More
New CEO commences
2nd of February 2009
Newly appointed CEO, Ms Janet Batey commenced at Bayley House on 19 January and has hit the ground running meeting clients, board members, staff and other members of the Bayley House community. Janet comes to Bayley House from Merrimu Services Inc where she was CEO for 12 years. Merrimu...Read More
Peter Lee Retires
23rd of December 2008
Chief Executive Officer Peter Lee retired at the end of 2008 after being at the helm of Bayley House since February 1995.Under his guidance Bayley House grew and developed into a most successful ATSS/Residential service – one that is bursting at the seams these days from very happy...Read More
The Bayley Express
18th of December 2008
More than 650 people attended the annual Christmas Carols concert on December 15 at Brighton Grammar raising over $17,000 for Bayley House. The members of the Allstars Theatre Company took the audience on the Bayley Express Train to see how countries around the world celebrate Christmas visiting...Read More
Carols in the Park
9th of December 2008
Bayley House was centre stage at the DFO Carols in the Park held each year at Dendy Park by the Bayside City Council. Not only was Bayley House the chosen event Charity Partner, but we also performed a rendition of ‘Jingle Bells’ as part of the program. Led by Katie, Margret, Tamara,...Read More
Basketball Challenge Cup
3rd of December 2008
More than 50 players took to the court to play in the annual Bayside Basketball Challenge Cup on December 3. Six teams competed in the round robin competition. The competition was fierce and the goals aplenty. Eventual winners, The Dragons played a tough match in the grand final...Read More
Living in the Roxburgh Transition Units
1st of December 2008
Roxburgh House was opened just under a year ago and already we have had fantastic success with the ‘first’ graduates of the program moving into the new transition units at the rear of the property. New residents,Tamara, Georgina, Luke and Peter moved in during August and are...Read More
'Lady' visits Bayley House
6th of November 2008
Everyone at Bayley House is hoping that ‘Lady Luck’ will be with them when Gardenvale Tote starts her racing career in early November. An 18 month old greyhound, Gardenvale Tote or ‘Lady’ as she is affectionately known, visited Bayley House on Friday 24 October to meet a very...Read More
ExxonMobil lends a hand
22nd of October 2008
Volunteers from ExxonMobil spent a day at Bayley House on Wednesday 15 October as part of their Day of Caring program. Our Step Aerobics squad, the 'Step-On-Its' soon had them warmed up when the volunteers joined them for a Step Aerobics session which tested their fitness level and...Read More
Bayley Olympics
20th of August 2008
More than 60 people from Bayley House participated in the 2008 Bayley Olympics on August 8 2008. 50m sprints, wheel chair dashes events, tunnel ball races and the egg and spoon relay……it didn’t matter what the event, the pace was fast and furious. Individuals and teams were...Read More
Walking to the Bayley Beat - Update
23rd of June 2008
Well, we've done it. We completed the 5km walk in Run Melbourne on sunday June 22!! Not only did we finish the walk in fantastic style (even if a bit damp....) but we reached and exceedd our fundraising target of $8000 ($1000 for every team member). In fact, we raised OVER - $8500...Read More
Santa's Workshop a hit!
1st of February 2008
On December 17 more than 600 people attended the annual Bayley House Christmas Carols Concert held at Brighton Grammar School. The concert featured the theme of ‘Santa’s Workshop’ and told a story of Santa and his helpers making last minute preparations on Christmas Eve...Read More
Good Guys BBQ
29th of November 2007
On the weekend of Friday 23-Sunday 25 November, more than 40 volunteers cooked up a storm at The Good Guys store in Brighton. Each November The Good Guys Brighton hold a large 3 day sale. Earlier this year Bayley House was nominated by Manager, Simon Burgess to be the...Read More
Volunteers give our workshop benches a new look
14th of November 2007
With the assistance and hard work of some very dedicated volunteers, the benches in the Bayley Industries workshop area have received a much needed fresh coat of paint and now have new lease of life. Volunteer teams from ExxonMobil and Diners Club International spent time at Bayley House towards the...Read More
Roxburgh House Opened
17th of October 2007
The Hon Rob Hudson MP, Member for Bentleigh officially opened Roxburgh House on Wednesday 17 October. Roxburgh House is the seventh residential property operated by Bayley House and was named in acknowledgement of the generosity of Mrs Joan Roxburgh who was very supportive of Bayley House....Read More
All Sorts at the AGM
5th of October 2007
What a fabulous night! Our Allstar Theatre Company once again stole the show at our Annual General Meeting which was held on Wednesday 26 September at Rosstrevor Hall, Brighton Grammar School. Based around the theme of ‘Liquorice Allsorts’, the Allstars performed ‘All...Read More
Bayley House receives a grant from the National Seniors Foundation
7th of September 2007
Representatives from the National Seniors Foundation and the Caulfield & District Branch of the National Seniors were given a warm Bayley House welcome when they visited us for morning tea on Friday 31 August. After joining in on the community singing program, Mr Mark Furness, General Manager of...Read More
A great day of racing thanks to SEW Eurodrive
24th of August 2007
On Monday 20 August, 50 people from Bayley House were treated to a fabulous day out at the Harness Racing at Moonee Valley. Rob & Adel Merola from SEW Eurodrive hosted the day in memory of Gary Gilchrist, a long-time friend of Rob and a great supporter of Bayley House. And what a day it was!...Read More
Helping to 'Brighton Up Bayley'
26th of July 2007
Beachside Brighton came to Bayley House on Friday 20 July when ten volunteers from Fuji Xerox put their creative skills to the test and worked with nine of our people to paint a large mural on one of the main walls in the gymnasium area. Aiming to ‘Brighton Up’ Bayley House, and give...Read More
Rotary Club of Brighton raises over $20,000 for Bayley House
23rd of May 2007
The members of the Rotary Club of Brighton hit a ‘hole-in-one’ for Bayley House on Monday 14 May when they held their annual Charity Golf Day at Spring Valley Golf Club. More than 90 golfers took to the greens for 18 holes of golf followed by a three course dinner, raffle and auction....Read More
Bayley House 'Backyard Blitz'
6th of April 2007
On Tuesday 3 April, ten volunteers from Zurich Financial Services performed a ‘Backyard Blitz’ at Bayley House. Members of the Bayley House gardening group worked alongside the volunteers to complete the project. They have done a fantastic job digging up the old garden beds, pruning...Read More