While there are significant barriers to accessing suitable housing in Castlemaine, a small number of local families have successfully transitioned a family member with an intellectual disability into independent housing.
Some have taken the rental pathway, others have purchased a property, and some are planning to purpose build.
As part of its ‘A Home of My Own’ priority project, the Mount Alexander Shire Accommodation & Respite Group (MASARG Inc) is conducting another valuable online forum on Thursday August 5. See the Mail for more details.