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The closure of a Bendigo disability service has left more than 100 supported workers no choice but to make ends meet without their weekly wage.
Radius Disability Services entered voluntary administration on Monday after a budget audit predicted it could lose as much as $500,000 over the next financial year.
California Gully woman Madeline Howard became a Radius client last year and began working at Morleys Emporium every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday morning when the cafe and retail outlet opened in 2016.
Her last shift was on Monday, just hours before the shop closed its doors.
While the 23-year-old said she received a government pension and financial support from her family, unemployment meant she …
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