Tag: homelessness
Homeless sleeping rough at Altona’s Cherry Lake
It’s an isolated place, inhabited by snakes, but homeless people are pitching tents on the north side of Altona’s Cherry Lake.
Last week, a tent...
Tragic fire deaths highlight social housing need
The deaths of three squatters in Footscray highlights the urgent need for more social housing in Melbourne’s west, according to advocates.
Last week’s alleged arson...
Concerns raised over homeless housing project
A chorus of concern is building against a project which will provide housing to the homeless in Footscray and Maidstone.
Not-for-profit agency Launch Housing is...
Residents air concerns on housing the homeless
A formerly homeless woman has issued a passionate plea to residents fighting against a new housing project to reconsider their position.
Not-for-profit agency Launch Housing...
Deal struck on project tackling homelessness in west
A groundbreaking deal has been struck on a housing project aimed at tackling homelessness in Melbourne’s west.
Not-for-profit agency Launch Housing has applied to locate...
Sleepout … not so cosy for students at a Braybrook school
Students at a Braybrook school are spreading the word about the plight of Melbourne’s homeless.
Caroline Chisholm Catholic College students and staff recently spent the...
Fr Bob helps launch homelessness campaign
Father Bob Maguire and Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon have helped local youth homelessness support service Latitude launch its ‘Belong’ campaign.
The Altona-based service supports...
State Trustees CEO highlights The Big Issue
A Footscray business leader wants people to think twice before they next scurry past a street magazine seller.
State Trustees chief executive Craig Dent donned...
Altona pupils collect gifts for homeless youth
Students at Altona P-9 College are collecting items for a local organisation to give homeless and at-risk youth a better Christmas.
Year 7 students have collaborated...
Residents pitch in for homeless man
Williamstown residents have rallied to help a homeless man, who has been living in his car opposite a cemetery after his elderly parents died...
Knitting baskets raise awareness
Knitting baskets with unfinished scarves in them are popping up around Hobsons Bay in a campaign to raise awareness of youth homelessness.
The idea is...
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Give better this Christmas
It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...
