For a time In the 1850’s, the territory from Princes Bridge to South Melbourne was know as Canvas Town. Considered a slum, masses arriving from all around the world seeking their fortune in gold descended upon Canvas Town. Living conditions certainly would have been dire and challenging in this nineteenth
Freddie MacGregor was pretty typical of the blokes who came to live in community rooming houses in the 1990s. He was a boiler maker, in and out of work, and separated from his wife. He just needed a room that was affordable and easy to look after. For a while
This story is told by Justin himself: My Journey so far! Things have certainly improved for me over the last few years and at the moment everything is pretty good and the future is looking very bright right now. Looking back and considering where I was, even 18 months ago
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,
CHIA Vic, in collaboration with BOOMPower, recently assisted seven community housing organisations
We support the ‘yes’ vote on 14 October 2023. SPCHG operates from inner South Melbourne and as an organisation, we acknowledge the peoples of the Kulin nation, the Traditional Owners of this land. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present. We acknowledge that we operate on unceded land which always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. As a community housing and youth homelessness support service assisting vulnerable people in our community, we believe that First Nations peoples are unacceptably over-represented among those who experience homelessness. Asserting the Voice to Parliament will enable self-determination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, providing opportunities to inform policy and legal decisions that directly impact their communities.
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