With the assistance of UPA, your friends and family, it can be a rewarding move.We believe that every human being has the basic right to live at peace with dignity and security, and that right does not diminish with age. UPA Murray River Region owns and operates 5 hostels, Murray Vale Shalem Hostel Lavington, Oolong Hostel Howlong, Myoora Homestead Hostel Henty, Holbrook Village Hostel Holbrook and Jindera Aged Care Hostel Jindera.Our Philosophy Of CareThe United Protestant Association, (UPA) is a Christian organisation that aims to provide quality service and care. We believe that every person that we care for has the right to live in peace with dignity, respect and security. That right does not diminish, irrespective of age. We welcome people from all religious and cultural backgrounds. We convey compassion, kindness, respect and honesty in our work. Our staff and volunteers encourage and empower those we care for to choose their own path.Today, our association is made up of 12 districts which have a healthy degree of autonomy, yet are bound together under the one mission and company structure. A foundational principle used since the very beginning of our work was that the money raised in the town would stay in the town. Local governance, management and administration are core strength of UPA{s work.The OrganisationThe United Protestant Association of NSW Limited (UPA) is a Christian care organisation, established with the commitment to care for disadvantaged children & the provision of care & accommodation for the elderly.  The Association{s work commenced at Grafton in 1938 by the late Thomas Agst, BEM, JP, when he took several small children into care. From this small beginning, the Association was to gain impetus which has since seen expanded services to both young and old with over 45 centres (NSW).