homelessness
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 and…
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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…










