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Unique home for young people with ABI celebrates 13 years

Menchie Khairuddin August 22, 2023

13 years since the opening of Austin Street, a permanent residence for young people with a significant acquired brain injury (ABI). Villa Maria Catholic Homes

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nonprofit, Latest News, Disability, Fundraising, Community Organisations, Humanitarian Crisis, Charities

VMCH launches the Build a Shed appeal to raise $80K to open more sheds nationally

Menchie Khairuddin June 6, 2023

This month VMCH launches its Build a Shed appeal, aimed to raise $80,000 to open two more Cre8 sheds in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

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Aged Care, Housing and Homelessness, Latest News

VMCH says “Absurd” planning decision fails retirees

Menchie Khairuddin May 24, 2023

VMCH has labelled a VCAT decision to reject an Ivanhoe East retirement development in the midst of a national housing crisis as “short-sighted” and “nonsensical”.

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Latest News, Palliative Care, Health

National Palliative Week encourages end-of-life planning

Menchie Khairuddin May 18, 2023

“Palliative care isn’t here to help you die – it’s here to help you live your best life possible.” Liz Tantau is still grieving the

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Latest News, Social Affairs, Aged Care, Risk management, research, Health, Innovation

Green light for Australia’s first falls prevention research in Aged Care

Menchie Khairuddin February 21, 2023

VMCH partners with innovative falls detection technology provider HomeGuardian and leading researchers from Deakin University in a three-year study. Funding for the research comes from

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Stories, Latest News, Disability, Events, Community Organisations

Café creating job opportunities for people with disability celebrates Social Enterprise Day and one-year milestone

Menchie Khairuddin November 17, 2022

Award-winning social enterprise café Where Is My Coffee? (WIMC) will celebrate its one-year anniversary next month. Located in Wangaratta, the café offers learning experiences for

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Community Organisations, Featured, Stories, Latest News, nonprofit

Donate Christmas Hampers to support those who feel socially isolated or financially disadvantaged

Menchie Khairuddin November 10, 2022

Christmas is the season of giving, but unfortunately, not everyone will receive a gift this festive season. For the past eight years, for-purpose Catholic organisation

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Housing and Homelessness

Affordable homes help support older women in need

Lourdes Antenor July 26, 2022

Think homelessness couldn’t happen to you? Neither did Helen Simmons. August 1-7 is Homelessness Week; raising awareness around people experiencing homelessness, and the action needed

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Aged Care

De Fiddes wins design award for outstanding dementia care

Lourdes Antenor April 19, 2022

VMCH congratulates leading interior designer, de Fiddes, for winning an international award for their work in the refurbishment of VMCH’s specialist dementia care unit, Lady

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Education, Youth, Autism, Health

Opening up communication possibilities for students with autism

Lourdes Antenor April 5, 2022

“Communication is a basic human right. Sometimes people think that just because a child with autism has trouble communicating or isn’t verbal, they can’t communicate

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