Quality Shared Accommodation
Urban Fabric is not a traditional lodging house. It is genuinely committed to providing housing options that enhance the lives of its residents. Urban Fabric provides quality short, medium and long term shared accommodation at affordable rates. Urban Fabric offers flexible rental arrangements, with small bonds and no lease to sign. Villages are located close to Fremantle in Spearwood, Samson, Hamilton Hill and O’Connor. All are conveniently near shops and public transport.
Urban Fabric’s charter of respect, communication, honesty, peace, tolerance and community is key to its success. Residents are a diverse mix of singles and couples — some working full-time, some part-time, some disabled, some elderly. All have in common a need for clean, comfortable, secure accommodation in a friendly community environment. Residents can enjoy company and support but also their own private space. Some residents have stayed since Urban Fabric first opened its doors. Others stay while they get themselves back on their feet.

Urban Fabric
1300  GO FREO (1300  463 736)
http://www.urbanfabric.net.au

Tuart Place Provides Support to Forgotten Australians: Open Day
The Australian Senate ‘Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care’ reveals that approximately 500,000 children and child migrants were placed in institutional or out-of-home care – a result of poverty and family breakdown at a time when there was limited support for families in crisis.
Until social change came about in Australia in the 1970s, there was almost no community or government support for families in crisis or financial need, so most children whose families could not care for them were placed in some form of out-of-home care. Institutions were managed by state governments, charities, welfare, religious organisations, or individuals, which were often under resourced and poorly supervised. Reports to the inquiry included ‘lack of love, affection and nurturing’, physical and sexual abuse, inadequate medical care, lack of healthy food and clothing and inadequate accommodation.

Pictured left to right, Minister Andrea Mitchell, Ron Love, Dr Philippa White, Professor Maria Haries, Lyn McLaughlin

Tuart Place is a resource service for forgotten Australians, providing counselling and support services, assisting with family tracing and obtaining records, helping in lodging complaints and providing support in learning computer and life skills. The atmosphere and community at Tuart Place is something unique and very special. Those hesitant to come along, perhaps out of fear of revisiting past memories, or being pressured to talk, need not worry – Tuart Place has a community atmosphere that is warm, inviting, accepting, and equal. All who were in out-of-home care during childhood are cordially invited to gather at Tuart Place each Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. There are free community lunches on Mondays, where staff and guests share a meal together.
Tuart Place invites you to find out more at the Open Day this Monday 5th September from 11 am to 2 pm at 24 High Street Fremantle. There will be a free information session and screening of a short film. A complimentary sausage sizzle, cakes and refreshments will be available throughout the day.

For more information visit http://www.tuartplace.org or free call 1800 619 795