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Homes First can end homelessness

by Yvette BrandA new initiative launched in December last year immediately met a desperate housing need in Gippsland. And, with ongoing support, it is helping to break the cycle of homelessness. Auspiced by Quantum Support Services, the Homes First...

Yvette Brand

01 Oct 2025

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Meeting a desperate need

by Yvette BrandA social housing development in Mason St, Warragul will provide desperately needed housing security for 51 households, only slightly easing the pressure on the growing list in West Gippsland. Developed by Housing Choices Australi...

Yvette Brand

29 Sep 2025

Humanity for Homelessness

Look beyond bricks and mortar for solutions

by Yvette BrandSolutions to the current homelessness crisis require a multi-level government approach, according to local Members of Parliament. Member for Narracan Wayne Farnham said all levels of government needed to work together and look beyond...

Yvette Brand

23 Sep 2025

Humanity for Homelessness

Family violence escalates need for housing

In the wake of increasing family violence reports to local police, the need for housing support also has escalated. For Quantum Support Services, support to family violence survivors included short term emergency accommodation as well as long term...

Yvette Brand

17 Sep 2025

News

New chapter in war bugle story

by Yvette BrandThe story of George Eyre’s bugle is shared every year at Warragul Anzac and Remembrance services before the sounds of the bugle echo across the cenotaph playing the Last Post. But the mystery behind the bugle now continues, with...

Yvette Brand

30 Jul 2025

News

Ripple effect of trauma

by Yvette BrandA car crashed into a tree, a young life gone. It is a confronting scene that occurs too often on rural roads. Local paramedic Jessica Newton doesn’t need to be reminded of the horror circumstances that killed her best friend. After 15...

Yvette Brand

22 Jul 2025