Another milestone was reached recently when one of our dear residents celebrated their 90^th birthday on 9^th October.

Alina Bastone has been part of the Assisi community since December 2015 and we’re delighted to hear from her daughter, Angela, that Alina is very happy here and is treated like part of the family.

Alina was born in Calabria to parents, Fiorina and Pietro, and has 4 siblings; 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

Alina grew up on a farm in the country with part of her childhood enduring the ravages of world war 2.

In 1948, at the relatively young age of 18, Alina married Antonio, also 18 years old, and a year later their daughter, Angela, was born.

In 1960 the family migrated to Caracas in Venezuela, until another move in 1965 saw them living in Australia, where other members of their extended family had already settled.

Their second child, Renato, was born in 1968.

After her husband passed away in 1980, Alina continued working and raising her son.

Alina has been blessed with a loving family, which includes 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Happy Birthday Alina!

We wish you health and happiness always!

Gemma Leombruni