Interested in finding out more about social/community housing and homelessness or more about the local area? We’ll post links to interesting reads as we find them. Some recommended websites to start a reading journey: http://www.acoss.org.au/ http://www.chp.org.au/ https://www.bsl.org.au/ https://www.vinnies.org.au/page/Our_Impact/homelessness-in-Australia/ https://theconversation.com/au http://www.chfv.org.au/ https://www.tuv.org.au/act/
This story is told by South Port founding Committee member, Beris Campbell who, in 1983, was the head social worker at Port Melbourne Council. The Port Melbourne rooming house, at 211 Princes Street, was owned by local businessman Jim Fletcher. He was a tall, dignified man, probably in his 80s,
We started out life in the 1980s as a manager of State Government owned rooming houses. In those days rooming houses were for people from all walks of life, including local workers at the docks and younger people coming to the city to look for work. Over time, government eligibility
CHIA Vic, in collaboration with BOOMPower, recently assisted seven community housing organisations
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. © South Port Community Housing Group Inc.
