Heart-breakingly close to Christmas, the transitional accommodation house run by local charity Halo has been forced to close its doors, with the prospect of re-opening unlikely.
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Founder Dee Freitag set up the home in 2014, after witnessing a strong need in the area for homelessness services, with many people having nowhere to go.
But in a post to Facebook on Thursday, Ms Freitag announced the tough decision to close the doors after seven years of helping community members transition from homelessness into secure homes.
With the shared home now on the market and high renting prices leaving no viable prospects for relocation, Ms Freitag said the team had no choice but to discontinue offering the accommodation service.
Despite the bitter news, Ms Freitag said Halo wouldn't stop helping people in the community who were struggling to find secure housing.
"We are currently looking at gaps for service and looking into how we can move forward to best utilise our position to help people getting into secure housing via our housing support programs," she said.
"In the new year we will release more (information) into the housing support program and what that will mean for people in need or at risk in our community."
Although saddened by the news, the Halo crew haven't let it dampen their Christmas spirit.
Partnering with local restaurant Flics Kitchen, the team will make sure no-one is left out on Christmas, by throwing their annual Christmas day lunch.
Ms Freitag said the community feast was for those who are "alone, on the streets, have low income or simply just need to be with someone somewhere".
"It is a great event and we usually see between 200-300 people on this day," she said.
This year, the event will be a little different, with volunteers also working together to give secret Santa gifts to every guest.
For the sixth year running, Flics Kitchen will help prepare food for the guests. They have also set up a Christmas tree and donation jar in the restaurant, where people can donate toys and food hampers.
The goal: Collecting 1350 toys and hampers to give to those less fortunate.
Speaking about the kitchen's involvement, restaurant owner Felicity Evans said the kind effort was nothing out of the ordinary.
"We just do it because we think it's important. We don't advertise it much," she said.
Not only does Halo put on the Christmas feast every year, but it also runs a soup kitchen and provides food, medicine and help with paying for items that people can't afford on their own.
The community can support the work done by Halo, by visiting or donating to the Halo Community Op Shop on Gibson Street, following the Halo Team Facebook page and donating toys and food at Flics Kitchen.
