With over 30 years in the homelessness sector in grassroots and executive roles, current CEO of the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Tony Nicholson, understands Melbourne’s homelessness picture.
He has just finished a task for Minister for Housing, Martin Foley, writing a discussion paper on rough sleeping in Melbourne. His report ‘Rough Sleeping in Victoria: Situation Appraisal’ is a troubling and interesting read. Available from the Council to Homeless Persons website.
http://chp.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Rough-sleeping-in-Victoria-Situation-appraisal.pdf
South Port Community Housing Group would like to acknowledge that we operate here today on the land of the traditional owners of this land, the Yalukit Willam clan of the Boon Wurrung. We pay our respect to their elders, past and present. We recognise and respect the significance of their cultural heritage and relationship with the land as we work from the historic meeting place of Emerald Hill.