Cairns' Good Samaritan Ministry Centre closed yesterday, with residents being forced to move out of their units due to the accommodation centre not meeting fire safety regulations. The twenty-five residents of the crisis accommodation centre in Gatton Street were moved to temporary housing in a motel on Sheridan Street in Cairns North.
Reverend Fihaki removes furniture from the Good Samaritan Ministry Centre
©Sean Davey/The Cairns PostLast week I posted about Lindus Bearnard, a resident of the Ministry Centre, who was to leave her unit after being there for nine months. In an update to that post, it turns out that Lindus has again been moved to temporary accommodation, not a permanent residence as I was told.
Uniting Church worker Taufa Fotu wipes sweat from her brow whilst cleaning an apartment at the centre.
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Reverend Hedley Fihaki was busy moving furniture with Uniting Church workers yesterday when we went to interview him at the centre. While he is disappointed at the decision to close the centre, Reverand Fihaki is pleased that most of the residents will be able to spend Christmas together in their new temporary housing on Sheridan Street.
Reverend Fihaki remains optimistic the centre will reopen.
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