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*** MEDIA ALERT *** Origami homes on Vic parliament steps show scale of homelessness crisis

Council to Homeless Persons < 1 mins read

Media alert | Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Who: Council to Homeless Persons CEO Deborah Di Natale, Victorian Homelessness Network MC Rhonda Collins and Jason Russell who has lived experience of homelessness.
What: Thousands of origami houses will be displayed at parliament to illustrate the lack of social housing and investment needed to tackle the crisis.
When: 1 - 2 pm Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Where: Victorian Parliament House steps, Spring St, Melbourne 

Media contact:
Georgie Moore
georgie@hortonadvisory.com.au
0477 779 928

 

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