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Grant’s Story

Grant Prestt is a jovial man, with a sharp sense of humour and a life jam-packed with experiences. Being the life of the party, patriarch of his family, and having an unrelenting strength about him, you’d never believe the struggles he has faced. In 2016, Grant had an aneurism which resulted in a brain injury. …

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Our Support Coordination team will return to Newborough

Our Support Coordination team is coming back to Newborough. The Sale office has closed down. But our team of Support Coordinators will still support participants and families, and can still be contacted. Please know, Headway Gippsland will continue to support participants and families in the Sale area and in East Gippsland. The Sale team will eventually move into our …

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Michael is an artist living with epilepsy. He avoids flashing lights but looks to the stars

Warragul artist Michael Jones loves to draw outer space. Warragul artist Michael Jones jokes he is fascinated by space because of the “crater” in his head. The cosmos has become a major theme of his pastel artworks, where stunning neon planets orbit through kaleidoscopic skies. What puzzles Michael today, is his belief his drawing improved …

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Woodwork helps Ian live with post-traumatic stress disorder

Ian Jarman has been woodworking at the Korumburra Mens Shed. Some kids were playing on a rocking horse that belonged to Ian Jarman’s grandson Phoenix when it broke. Ian, who lives with post-traumatic stress disorder, remembers being determined to save the beautiful wooden toy from landfill. He was already looking to buy replacement legs when …

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