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About
Mary Ogilvy House
History
of the Home
The land on which Mary Ogilvy House stands is a small
portion of the original 157-acre Land Grant to Charles Swanston Esq.. The
exact date of construction is unknown, but in the Deed transferring the
property from Lavington Roope, a well known Hobart businessman, to Mrs. Phillis Seal
in 1856, the house is referred to as having been “lately built by Lavington
Roope”.
The house changed hands quite often during the next fifty years,
and in 1889 was described on a mortgage deed thus, “A well built stone
residence with slates, coach house and other out-buildings and tennis
court, (occupied by Mr Counsel), a weather board cottage, (occupied by W.
Lyall), a stone house and stables, (occupied by Mr. Craustorm). The land
also occupies about 7 acres or thereabouts in grass and about 2 to 3 acres
in gardens and orchard and has very large frontages on the Main Road to New
Norfolk, on Cross, Swanston, Ross and Montague Streets.” In 1919 Captain
Kenneth Ogilvy purchased it from T. W. Hopkins.
The house was purchased by The Society in 1946.
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Awards and Ratings
- 2000 -
Ministers Award for Excellence in Residential Aged care - Achievement
in staff development.
- 2000 -
Margaret Alwright Award for Excellence.
- 2001 -
Highest Level Achievement, Occupational Health and Safety, Injury
Management Systems.
- 2001 -
Hesta Better Health and Safety Award.
- 2002 - Aged
and Community Services Australia
Recognition for Therapy Programs Award.
- 2003 - Aged
Care Standards Accreditation Agency - Higher Ratings Merit Award.
- 2003 - Gold
Workplace Safe Award - Best Induction Program Category.
- 2003 -
Finalists ACSA Award - Best Training Program Category.
- 2003 -
Minister for Aged care Awards for Excellence - Leadership and
Management Category.
- 2003 -
Tasmanian Finalist - Australia
Day Awards - Australian of the Year Category - Awarded to Mrs Doone
Kennedy (Board Member)
- 2004 -
ANHECA National Renovated Building Award
- 2004 - DPS Publishing
Aged & Community Care Photographic Competition 2004 - Best
Tasmanian Image
- 2005 - ACSA
Awards for Excellence - Volunteer Award
- 2005 - ACSA
Awards for Excellence - Newsletter Award
- 2006 – The
Aged Care Standards & Accreditation Agency – Better Practice in
Aged Care Award
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Mission Statement
The Mary Ogilvy House community is
committed to providing quality aged care in a safe, homely and secure
environment, maintaining each residents individuality and independence.
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51 Pirie St
New
Town. TAS. 7008
Ph (03) 6228 1037 Fax (03) 62287826
Email: moh.tas@tassie.net.au
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