There are fears the lives of vulnerable adults with disabilities will be upended after the City of Stonnington council voted to sell off a prized pocket of land in Melbourne’s south-east used by a much-loved disability centre and food bank.
Thirty-six adults with disabilities attend the Fisher Street Centre in Malvern East for care and activities, and the centre has over decades developed into a tight-knit community that families say has given purpose to their loved ones.
