by The Homeless Project | Aug 25, 2016 | News
Author: Major Brendan Nottle I FEEL like I’m living in a parallel universe. Melbourne has just been named the world’s most liveable city for the sixth time. Yet two weeks ago, a homeless man died on our streets from a massive heart attack. Unfortunately, the coroner’s...
by The Homeless Project | Jul 25, 2016 | News
Author: Benjamin Preiss and Aisha Dow Alan Tootell’s home of 25 years is up for sale. So are the other 49 units at St Kilda’s City Gate Apartments. Nearby, the Gatwick Private Hotel, with rooms for up to 100 people, is also on the market. These two big...
by The Homeless Project | Jun 30, 2016 | News
Author: Aisha Dow Mental health patients are being released into unregistered Frankston rooming houses because they cannot afford their own homes, community workers say. Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Peter Sibly said there had been a recent growth in unregistered...
by The Homeless Project | May 24, 2016 | News
Author: Michael Short After a week during which Melbourne’s City Square has been occupied by a camp of homeless people protesting about their treatment and their plight, young writer David Allegretti’s account below tells but one of the human stories...
by The Homeless Project | Apr 19, 2016 | News
Author: Stephen Taylor The Mornington News THE spectre of homelessness in old age weighs heavily on those lacking the job prospects and mobility of someone younger. This is especially so for older renters. Adding to the threats posed by rising property prices,...
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