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A new start

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The value of residential care

Robert’s
Story

When Robert’s father died, no one
told him. He waited at a neighbour’s
house and eventually drifted on to the
streets in Darwin. A family connection
was identified in Victoria and he was
moved 3,700 kms. Not surprisingly, this
wasn’t very successful and Robert was
referred to our residential care program
in Ballarat.
Slowly our staf