$10,000 for homelessness
Thank you to all who make donations and spread the word on my Vinnies CEO Sleepout effort. We raised over $10,000 and a great deal of awareness. Next step? Our parliamentary inquiry into homelessness.
MEMBERS STATEMENT – Homelessness and CEO Sleepout
There is no single fix that will end homelessness and poverty in Australia. We need sustained action, solidarity and compassion, because this is an issue that touches us all in some way.
Spotlight firmly on hidden homelessness in Victoria
A full investigation into the causes of and measures needed to combat the hidden problem of homelessness will be undertaken in Victoria. Eastern Metropolitan Melbourne member Rod Barton presented a motion today calling for independent analysis of the changing scale and nature of homelessness across Victoria.
“We need to get a proper handle on this. What has struck me since become a member of parliament is how many of our people are facing a crisis in housing and are in need of homelessness services, and how hidden this problem is,” he said.