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Dr George O'Neil
M.B.B.S., F.A.Ch.A.M., F.R.A.N.Z.C.O.G., F.R.O.C.O.G., D.D.U., Cit.W.A.
Addiction Specialist
Medical Director

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Fresh Start Annual Report 2010

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Click here to view the full version of the 2010  Annual Report.

Fresh Start Saved My Life

Charmaine Moraday is another Fresh Start success story - from street worker to stable hand

Being 'trusted and 'valued' is helping Charmaine Moraday to a Fresh Start in life . . . a far cry from the abandonedpg_1_image 13-year-old on the streets of Perth living an arduous life with drugs

Now her courageous fight for a better life - Charmaine has been treated for heroin addiction 14 times since 2003 - is returning a small dividend.

Counsellors at the Fresh Start Recovery Programme helped organise two days a week volunteering at a Perth racing stable, reconnecting to her past skills and knowledge in the equestrian field. She loves it.

But it meant she had to start work at 3am and without any transport Charmaine had to rely on friends to get her there.

Thats when the Midland Police and Citizen Youth Club stepped in - they presented Charmaine with a restored bicycle and she now cycles to the stable every morning.

"It was a great feeling to know that there was a group of kids eager to help. My bike is great and its exactly what I need' she said

But her biggest hero is Dr George O'Neil …(click here to read the whole story).