Up to 80 women and children sleep in their cars in a Greater Geelong church carpark guarded by volunteers every night, an inquiry into homelessness has heard.
Olivia Shying, Geelong Advertiser
Up to 80 women and children sleep in their cars in a guarded church carpark each night because they have nowhere else to go, an inquiry into homelessness has heard.
A state parliamentary inquiry investigating homelessness in Victoria heard startling submissions from Barwon region agencies on Monday.
Geelong-based service Bethany Community Support representatives said more 3000 people were on the region’s public housing waiting lists, meaning it was effectively “impossible” to find secure funded accommodation.
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The inquiry chaired, by MP Fiona Patten, continues.
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