A camp in the regional town of Buxton is giving newly arrived Ukrainian children and their mothers a sense of home and a space for healing.
It's here that 14 Ukrainian children and six mothers are experiencing a sense of safety and belonging for the first time in a long time.
The Ukrainian Youth Association of Melbourne has offered support and invited the children to its annual winter camp."It's very important to begin the healing processes and there's a long way to go," association member Nick Soloczynskyj said."It's about putting smiles on their faces, listening to the mothers' stories and reaching out as best we can.
It has owned an outdoor education facility in Buxton since 1963, where summer and winter camps are run.The organisation rebuilt the facility after the Black Saturday bushfires ripped through the town."Having to flee the aggression and invasion, leaving their fathers and partners behind, in this day and age is beyond belief and downright unfathomable," Mr Soloczynskyj said.
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