by Carolyn Turner
When Joe Ridley was asked to help establish an aged care facility in Warragul in 1958, he didn't imagine he would be a resident so many years later.
Joe was deputy manager and accountant at the then Warragul Hospital when then Warragul Shire mayor Phil McDonald asked him to assist with establishment of Fairview. He didn't hesitate to volunteer his expertise to the fledgling organisation.

Joe's journey to Warragul and now to Fairview Aged and Health Care Services