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New members appointed to advise council on homelessness
The City of Melbourne has refreshed its Homelessness Advisory Committee (HAC), appointing three new members to help guide policy and practice as the city confronts rising demand for support services.
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CBD resident urges council to hold faith-based organisations accountable in combating homelessness
Jake Land is a CBD resident and a former council candidate and adult store proprietor. However, now in retirement, he has shifted his energy into a campaign calling for churches in Melbourne to do more to address the homelessness crisis.
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City of Melbourne and Vasey RSL Care join forces for Homelessness Week
The City of Melbourne has marked Homelessness Week by highlighting the role of its flagship housing initiative, Make Room, while joining forces with Vasey RSL Care to provide food hampers for residents doing it tough.
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The City of Melbourne endorses plan to tackle homelessness
The City of Melbourne has endorsed a strategy that strives to prevent and end homelessness in Melbourne.
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Underworks to provide essential winter clothing for those in need
In response to alarming statistics revealing that tens of thousands of Australians who are experiencing homelessness this winter, Underworks is committed to donating 30,000 essential clothing items in 2024.
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New CBD homelessness service for Aboriginal Victorians
The state government has launched a new pilot site for Aboriginal people experiencing or at risk of homelessness on Bourke St.
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Rough sleepers “tip of the iceberg” in homelessness crisis
The City of Melbourne has launched a new homelessness strategy to address the city’s “housing and homelessness crisis”.
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Hubs to support more Melburnians experiencing homelessness
The City of Melbourne is boosting its support for Melburnians experiencing homelessness, partnering with the Salvation Army to offer meals and outreach services at a night-time café in the CBD.
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Push for national response to homelessness
The leader of a charity who threw his support behind a CBD project last year to create an emergency housing shelter says it “doesn’t surprise” him that a national homelessness strategy has yet to be developed.
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Unison CEO hopes council housing project could be the first of many in the CBD
When Unison CEO James King first got wind that the City of Melbourne was looking to transform one of its CBD properties into housing for rough sleepers, he knew his organisation was well-placed to deliver its vision.
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Rough sleepers “tip of the iceberg” in homelessness crisis
New CBD homelessness service for Aboriginal Victorians
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