AFTER a Werribee resident took guardianship of his 12-year-old nephew, his good deed has been rewarded.
Robert Carter is used to battling for every cent.
But when he approached Werribee Support and Housing seeking a new bed for young Bailey, who was “growing at a rate of knots”, he got more than he had bargained for.
“The lady said she had some good news . . . a lovely person, who had done this before, offered us a new car,” Mr Carter says.
“Later, when they pulled into the driveway, it was a ’97 Ford, in such good condition inside and out. My partner broke down crying.
“We’re used to getting kicked in the guts, we’re not used to this stuff.”
Mr Carter and his partner took in Bailey after a troubled childhood.
“When we first got him, he just came virtually with the clothes on his back. He’s had a hard life, and now we’re his last chance.”
The car, generously donated by Lynette McGuire of Hoppers Crossing, means Mr Carter will be able to return to work as a labourer in the Laverton North area and drive Bailey around town, broadening his horizons.
“I’m going to take him to the museum, the Werribee Zoo, out fishing . . . he had never even been to the beach.”
Werribee Support and Housing crisis counsellor Cath Guerrieri said the car could not have gone to a more deserving family. “He doesn’t realise that he’s done such a good deed by taking on his nephew, and the way this has turned around, I think it’s just beautiful and amazing.”
Ms Guerrieri said the centre always welcomed random acts of kindness and there were scores of needy people whose lives could be brightened.
