Driving Change: How One Mentor is Helping Young People Gain Independence After a long career as an engineer, Allan Wood was looking for a meaningful way to give back to his community when he retired and moved to Warrnambool. More than 10 years later, he’s still behind...
No Interest Loans (NILs) provide individuals and families with access to fair, safe, and affordable credit for essential goods and services without the burden of interest, fees, or charges. This initiative is particularly beneficial for those on low incomes, offering...
Construction is ramping up at the new headspace Hamilton site with builders working hard to complete the fit-out. Demolition work at the 48 Thompson Street site is complete, and remediation is underway, with the fit-out of the building expected to be finished by the...
Foster carers across Victoria play a crucial role in providing safe and supportive homes for children who cannot live with their families. Brophy is urgently seeking foster carers to help local kids stay connected to their communities. Thinking about becoming a foster...
Brophy's Stoked Surf Therapy program is proud to be part of the SheShaka Exhibition, which launched at The Slab Lab in Warrnambool on Friday, June 14 It comes after the exhibition, created by the University of Melbourne, ran in Melbourne from November to December...
Brophy will support fathers to improve their relationships with their children and end controlling and abusive behaviour through the delivery of a new program. The program, Caring Dads, has been rolled out in other parts of the state but will launch in the south-west...
Brophy is hosting a digital National Reconciliation Week event, asking the south-west community: Why is Truth Telling Important, Now More Than Ever? in line with the national theme. Responses will be collated into a video to run at the conclusion of National...
The Kindness Car with Warrnambool Toyota is back for 2024! Donations - winter warmers are appreciated - can be dropped off at the Warrnambool Toyota dealership reception at 1075 Raglan Parade, Warrnambool. From Monday 25th March through to Monday 15th April, we are...
*Story originally featured on Fostering Connections. Julie is currently a staff member in the Home-Based Care team at Brophy. Julie was 15 years old when her parents became foster carers providing care to more than 100 children and young people in the Warrnambool...
Foyer Warrnambool is partnering with Victoria's Container Deposit Recycling Scheme, meaning the south-west community can support a program which supports young people to reach their employment, educational and lifestyle goals. The Foyer Warrnambool has registered as a...
There has never been a better time to become a foster carer. More than 450 children each night in the south-west need a foster home. That's more than we have carers. If a home is unable to be found, children might need to move out of region - away from their friends,...
Kinship Carer's “rewarding” experience Brophy Kinship Care Nicole Walker “wouldn't change (her role) for the world” and describes it as “so rewarding”. Nicole and her husband have cared for Montana, a nine-year-old girl, since she was three months old. “She's been...
