In the early hours of Saturday 23 March, AEIOU Foundation's Townsville centre was destroyed by fire. This is a matter that is now with the police.
This is a devastating blow to our team, and the children and families we support.
We have been working around the clock to secure an alternative centre location to support these young children, and hope to share an update on a temporary solution very soon!
In the meantime, Hutchinson Builders are working hard to bring the completion date of the new AEIOU Townsville centre in Idalia forward by up to three weeks, with an expected open date in July.
This new centre is a huge expansion for AEIOU and we can now offer more than 10 new enrolment spaces!
Despite the tragedy which unfolded for our team in North Queensland, we want to assure our community that we are on track to securing a new leased space to support the children, and the new centre is being fast-tracked.
Our existing site in Kirwan was an old building but, while it didn't have the capacity or resources we need to deliver our service into the future, it was filled with heart and has been a cornerstone of our community for over 15 years. Anybody who entered the doors there knew immediately that our team is skilled, committed, caring and that this centre environment was warm and inviting.
We'd like to thank our community for the extraordinary outpouring of support, with special thanks to our friends at Hutchinson Builders who stepped in and quickly donated office space for our team to get together and commence our recovery. If you would like to show your support, we would be so grateful. You can show your support here.
We hope to be able to share a positive update with our community soon.
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