Odyssey Victoria

11/04/2026

Thought for a Sunday...

10/04/2026

Our Lower Plenty Resi’ rehab’ have a new furry visitor called Button, the baby turkey (which is called a 'poult'). Button lives with one of our staff and comes to play at the Children's Centre each day. Unfortunately, she was the only one that hatched from the incubator, so she keeps the company of humans. She enjoys morning snuggles with the adult residents in the recreation room and playing outside with the children in the sunshine during the day. She is currently 3 weeks old.

06/04/2026

We have Mental Health First Aid courses coming up in May. To find out more information go to: https://education.odyssey.org.au/mental-health-first-aid/

03/04/2026

Our residents at Circuit Breaker resi' rehab near Benalla are hard at work building new letterboxes for our property and nearby neighbours, after a fallen tree damaged the original ones.
Inspired by the colourful Brighton Beach Boxes, residents are building and painting each design themselves.
A small project with a big impact on community connection and collaboration.

02/04/2026

Congratulations to our Short Story Competition winner Amanda Clarke for her story 'Green Shoots in Concrete'. To read this and the placeholders stories go to:

https://odyssey.org.au/short-story-competition-2025-winners/

31/03/2026

Round two! Another mysterious envelope just arrived. Same distinct style, another $5, but an Ace of Spades this time.

We still have no idea who is behind these, but we're officially intrigued. To our secret sender: thanks again for the thought, the mystery, and for keeping us on our toes!

27/03/2026

During their stay with us, most of our residents spend part of their days in the kitchen preparing meals for fellow residents and staff under the guidance of a trained chef. Our Hope Centre residential rehab residents enjoyed preparing a delicious chicken salad using fresh ingredients harvested straight from the garden, including silver beet, kale, spinach, corn and tomatoes. 🌱🥗

23/03/2026

A recent study found that the drinking habits parents' model at home carry over to their children. The influence is strongest when children are aged 15-17. This is the stage when teens begin navigating social situations with alcohol and start deciding what 'normal' drinking looks like.

https://theconversation.com/is-it-ok-to-drink-in-front-of-your-kids-new-research-shows-the-age-theyre-most-influenced-278667

Children don’t need a flawless example of parents who never drink alcohol. But over time, they notice your choices about when, why and how much you drink.