Leaving home

Greg Kidd outside his independent home in 2004

“On 20 December (2004), Lorraine from Yarra Community Housing (YCH) delivered the Keon Park house keys, the remote-controlled front door keypad code, the carport roller door remote and the news that I could move in whenever I wished.

After inspecting the access modifications to my new home, I settled on 8 January as the move-in date. Then I took stock of my progress. No stress. No fade-outs.”

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On 20 December 2025, I walked into my father’s home, pictured above. It was the first day without him.

As I rifled through Greg’s papers and photos, I felt like I was searching for my father in the empty rooms.

An old article about Greg Kidd’s endeavours.

Yet somehow I seemed to find a different person, someone much more than the person he was as a Dad.

Greg Kidd’s first passport. Looking very beatnik.

I don’t think I ever knew my father’s height. He was in a wheelchair long before I was born.

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