Wintringham Housing is pleased to have once again worked in partnership with the Alexander Miller Memorial Trust and the Victorian Government to bring security, opportunity and a new home for 10 residents in Park Street Geelong. Each unit is a beautifully appointed one-bedroom home which is purpose-built for elderly residents that optimises connection to community services, resources, and social activities.
Residents moved into their homes last month with the help of Annie, Wintringham’s tenancy worker, who said everyone’s been settling in slowly, taking their time decorating and moving things around to make it feel like home. She said the residents have reported feeling safe and for some, having this feeling for the first time in their lives.
Jenny, a resident, said “she has never lived anywhere as good as this” and PJ said, “he was keen as mustard to move into the new unit with his pet Kelpie”.
Bryan Lipmann AM, Wintringham CEO, said: “It’s great to see that some of the most marginalised people in our community are able to have access to quality housing, social support, and health care resources where they otherwise would have had difficulty accessing them.”