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  EFFICIENT hot water heat pumps will be donated to Anglesea’s Sirovilla Retirement Village, Phoenix Housing and Geelong’s Samaritan House, as part of Geelong Sustainability’s 2024 Electric Homes Program. The initiative, which was first launched in 2023, aims to support...

Throughout the year, the residents have been busy knitting and sewing a delightful collection of items including unique toys, premmie baby beanies, crib blankets, and colourful quilts. Each piece is crafted with care and purpose, offering warmth and comfort to...

Bellarine Community Health (BCH) recently joined with affordable housing provider Sirovilla to celebrate the official opening of the refurbished Sirovilla Eric Tolliday Units in Point Lonsdale. More than 60 people, including Neil Tolliday, son of Eric Tolliday, current residents and...

Our AGM was held on October 17, 2023. It was a significant year with our 50th anniversary and bringing the Eric Tolliday units in Point Lonsdale back to life. Sirovilla Annual Report 2023 final – pages        

The Operations team at Sirovilla were lucky enough to attend the G21 Geelong Regional Alliance Forum on Friday 1st April. G21 is a formal alliance of government, business and community organisations that are working together to help improve the lives...

Photo: Mavis Tolliday speaking at the opening of the second stage April 6, 1984 The team at Sirovilla would like to announce our exciting new partnership with Bellarine Community Health (BCH) to reopen the Eric Tolliday Units (ETUs) located in...

The story of Sirovilla is quite a unique one. It is the story about the great vision and enthusiasm of the CSIRO Social Club led boldly by the late Geoff Watson, gentleman in the photo above. The story has a...

The full concert is available on DVD for sale for $20. Please contact us directly to purchase.            

Last Tuesday, the passionate Belmont Rhythmic Singers reunited after a seven-month hiatus. The group of men, including a pianist and nine singers, have been sidelined since March of 2020 and have had to find a new of spreading joy and...