After weeks of uncertainty, Colony 47’s mental health drop-in centre in Hobart will close.
Colony 47 could no longer afford to run the centre, but the service will continue through a new provider, Richmond Fellowship Tasmania.
The service will operate in the Richmond Fellowship’s centre on Patrick Street, from next month.
In a statement, the Premier, Lara Giddings, said Colony 47 and the Richmond Fellowship would work together to ensure a smooth transition for clients.
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Second Opinion
June 22, 2011 at 19:00
Richmond Fellowship Tasmania has released a pamphlet indicating it would provide lunch Monday to Thursday from 10 AM, at 29 Patrick street, at a cost of $4.50 and starting July 4.
http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=32567
This can in no way substitute for the need of an inner city refuge for the homeless and those seeking community.
Mental Health has nothing to do with it.