Council to Homeless Persons

Council to Homeless Persons Over 30,000 Victorians are homeless tonight. We are the peak body supporting organisations & individuals in Victoria committed to helping them.

Join the fight to end homelessness; like our page and follow us on twitter Council to Homeless Persons aims to raise awareness of homelessness and housing issues. As part of this mission, we foster conversations with and between our online followers. However, please note that respectful behaviour is a community standard of this page and we reserve the right to remove any comments that are:

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Wathaurong Aboriginal Co OP does amazing work providing support as a homelessness entry point for Aboriginal and Torres ...
08/06/2026

Wathaurong Aboriginal Co OP does amazing work providing support as a homelessness entry point for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members.

This Wednesday night in Geelong we’re lucky to be hearing from two Wathaurong workers – Violet Pearson and Elyssia Graham – at the community forum.

They’ll be sharing a bit about their work and why we need to do much more to tackle systemic injustices.

Register to come along and hear more from them on the night!

You’ll also hear speakers from Meli and local representatives Christine Couzens MP and Sarah Mansfield MP.

🗓️Wednesday 10 June, 6:30pm
📍Wurriki Nyal Civic Precinct
👉 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/walk-in-her-shoes-exhibition-and-forum-geelong-tickets-1987800077542

Big thanks to City of Greater Geelong for helping us bring the event to the region.

Experiencing homelessness as a young person can be a huge disruption at a formative stage of life.Lived experience advoc...
04/06/2026

Experiencing homelessness as a young person can be a huge disruption at a formative stage of life.

Lived experience advocate Jessie Moore has spoken before of the toll it takes.

We’re grateful to have Jessie joining the conversation at next Wednesday's community forum in Geelong.

Jessie says they’re looking forward to taking part because:

"I want people to understand not just what happened, but how it affected me – my mental health, my physical health, and the way it disrupted my life ... Just to give them a feel of what people on the streets actually go through."

Jessie found support through Meli, living in transitional housing in Geelong.

We’ll also be hearing from Meli's Josephine Taylor, Violet Pearson and Elyssia Graham from Wathaurong Aboriginal Co OP and local representatives Christine Couzens MP, and Dr Sarah Mansfield MP.

Big thanks to City of Greater Geelong for helping us bring the event to the region.

Book your spot now:

🗓️Wednesday 10 June, 6:30pm
📍Wurriki Nyal Civic Precinct
👉 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/walk-in-her-shoes-exhibition-and-forum-geelong-tickets-1987800077542

Next Wednesday night in Geelong, we’ll be hearing from Josephine Taylor, Director Youth, Housing and South West at Meli....
02/06/2026

Next Wednesday night in Geelong, we’ll be hearing from Josephine Taylor, Director Youth, Housing and South West at Meli.

Josephine says she’s noticed how “the face of homelessness is changing” as more people feel the pressures of the housing crisis.

She’ll be joining the conversation at the forum night, discussing how we can end homelessness in Geelong and beyond.

“We need community and all levels of government to be part of the conversation and the solutions and look beyond the assumptions that are made about homelessness,” says Josephine.

“Community is our eyes and ears to intervene early and try and prevent homelessness.”

Come along to hear more from Josephine, plus Violet Pearson and Elyssia Graham from Wathaurong Aboriginal Co Op, local representatives Christine Couzens MP, and Dr Sarah Mansfield MP, and lived experience advocate Jessie Moore.

Book your seat now!

🗓️Wednesday 10 June, 6:30pm
📍Wurriki Nyal Civic Precinct
👉 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/walk-in-her-shoes-exhibition-and-forum-geelong-tickets-1987800077542

Walk in Her Shoes is heading to Geelong in less than two weeks!Come along on Wednesday 10 June and catch the exhibition ...
28/05/2026

Walk in Her Shoes is heading to Geelong in less than two weeks!

Come along on Wednesday 10 June and catch the exhibition and community forum at Wurriki Nyal Civic Precinct, from 6:30pm

Book your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/walk-in-her-shoes-exhibition-and-forum-geelong-tickets-1987800077542?aff=oddtdtcreator

On the night, we’ll hear a community question from Salma Gul of Cultura, who has deep reflections on the meaning of home, after arriving in Geelong as a refugee from Afghanistan.

“Home is not just a place to sleep; it is a place to exist with dignity,” says Salma.

“Yet for too many, the walls they seek are beyond reach, and the doors remain closed.”

You’ll also hear from:

● Dr Sarah Mansfield MP – Member for Western Victoria
● Christine Couzens MP – Member for Geelong
● Josephine Taylor - Meli
● Violet Pearson – Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative
● Elyssia Graham – Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Operative
● Jessie Moore - Lived experience advocate, Meli

Big thanks to City of Greater Geelong for supporting us to bring the event to the region.

Today marks the start of National Reconciliation Week 2026! This year’s theme “All In” reminds of the fact that “reconci...
27/05/2026

Today marks the start of National Reconciliation Week 2026!

This year’s theme “All In” reminds of the fact that “reconciliation is not a spectator sport” – but something that all Australians can all actively work at.

Pushing for reconciliation is not the sole responsibility of First Nations people but rather something for all of us to strive for together.

At Council to Homeless Persons, we aim to embody this every day in our work.

We're committed to working alongside communities to address the disproportionate number of First Nations people who experience homelessness in Victoria, as a direct and ongoing result of colonisation.

Our vision for reconciliation is an Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures are valued and respected, where self-determination is meaningfully achieved through Treaty, and where the structural forces that lead to homelessness are eliminated.

We’ll be deeply reflecting on this for the next seven days – and asking how we, and the specialist homelessness services sector, can commit even further to going “all in” on reconciliation each and every day.

See you in Darebin tonight? There are still a few seats left for this evening’s community forum. Join us at Northcote ...
25/05/2026

See you in Darebin tonight?

There are still a few seats left for this evening’s community forum. Join us at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre from 6:30pm.

Book your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/walk-in-her-shoes-exhibition-and-forum-darebin-tickets-1987799947152?aff=oddtdtcreator

We’ll be hearing a community question from Gerry Lyons, President Preston Rotary.

As Gerry points out, any one of us could experience circumstances that lead to homelessness at some point in our lives. So, what kind of response do we want in place?

Come along tonight to hear more from the Darebin community, MPs, homelessness workers and people who know firsthand what it’s like to live through homelessness.

See you there!

Thanks again to Darebin City Council, Juno and Merri Outreach Support Service for helping us bring the event to the area.

21/05/2026

Homelessness isn’t always easily visible. Sometimes, it's out of sight.

When Diana and her children were living in their car, they were still maintaining their lives – studying, applying for work, trying to hold onto a sense of normalcy.

If you’ve heard Diana speak before, you’ll know how warm, generous and articulate she is when sharing her experience of homelessness.

It’s been a privilege to work with her – and each of the women who appear in – as the exhibition makes its way around Victoria.

We’re so lucky to have Diana joining the panel as it stops in Darebin on Monday.

Come along to hear more about Diana’s experience and how it mirrors that of so many other people seeking assistance right now.

📅 When: Monday 25 May, 6:30pm
📍 Where: Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
👉 Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/walk-in-her-shoes-exhibition-and-forum-darebin-tickets-1987799947152

Big thanks to Darebin City Council, Juno and Merri Outreach Support Services for supporting us to bring the event to the area.

“These conversations can be uncomfortable, but they need to be,” says Fr Stephen Monseigneur.As Chair of WARM – Winter A...
19/05/2026

“These conversations can be uncomfortable, but they need to be,” says Fr Stephen Monseigneur.

As Chair of WARM – Winter Accommodation Resource Movement – Fr Monseigneur will be helping to provide shelter to rough sleepers in Melbourne’s northern suburbs this winter.

We’ll be hearing more from him next week at the Darebin leg of hashtag , which explores the drivers and impacts of homelessness, particularly for women.

“When we create space to listen and understand, we empower women to seek help when they need it, and we empower the community to step in and support them."

Have you booked your spot at the forum yet? Come along to hear more about homelessness in Darebin and Victoria and how we can build a stronger response together.

📅 When: Monday 25 May, 6:30pm
📍 Where: Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
👉 Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/walk-in-her-shoes-exhibition-and-forum-darebin-tickets-1987799947152

Big thanks to Darebin City Council, Juno and Merri Outreach Support Service (MOSS) for supporting us to bring the event to the area.

If you were reaching out for help, what kind of response would you hope to receive? Every day, Eve Giles works with peop...
14/05/2026

If you were reaching out for help, what kind of response would you hope to receive?

Every day, Eve Giles works with people seeking support at a vulnerable moment in their lives. The senior homelessness practitioner at Juno says structural barriers can make it tough to offer people the response they need.

"It is impossible to truly promote safety while working in the existing system.

“For the people we work with, feeling safe relies on the knowledge that when adversity strikes, they will not be forced into homelessness and isolated from supports but instead nurtured by governments who invest in accessible support services and robust public housing."

Eve is joining our Darebin community forum, shedding light on how we can build stronger homelessness responses in the area and across Victoria.

Come along on to hear more from Eve, alongside local MPs, service providers and people who have lived through homelessness.

📅 When: Monday 25 May, 6:30pm
📍 Where: Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
👉 Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/walk-in-her-shoes-exhibition-and-forum-darebin-tickets-1987799947152

Big thanks to Darebin City Council and Merri Outreach Support Service (MOSS) for supporting us to bring the event to the area.

We’re very appreciative that, so soon after taking on her new portfolio, Victoria’s Minister for Youth the Hon. Luba Gri...
14/05/2026

We’re very appreciative that, so soon after taking on her new portfolio, Victoria’s Minister for Youth the Hon. Luba Grigorovitch MP made it a priority to meet with us yesterday to discuss the need for a new Victorian Youth Homelessness Strategy.

Young people are needlessly suffering right now because our homelessness system was not built with young people in mind, and because all the other systems young people interact with - like health, education and justice - aren’t properly integrated with the homelessness system.

We see the costs of that in young people being turned away from hospital emergency departments when presenting in acute mental health crisis (or being seen and discharged back into homelessness). We see it in young people leaving family violence only to then be disbelieved or bounced between services. We see it in the lack of transitions when young people leave out-of-home care. And we see it in so many other ways.

Victoria can fix this by developing a youth strategy for the homelessness sector, just as other sectors like justice have their own youth frameworks. We call on the Government to make it an election commitment to fund and develop a Youth Homelessness Strategy in partnership with the sector and young lived experience experts, if elected.

Want to know more?

This AHURI Report is a great explainer of why Victoria needs a Youth Homelessness Strategy:https://www.ahuri.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021-11/AHURI-Prof-Services-Final-Report-Towards-a-Youth-Homelessness-Strategy-for-Victoria%20%282%29.pdf

’s Unsafe and Unseen Report is a powerful insight into the service gaps that are failing young people leaving family violence, highlighting exactly the kinds of harms a Strategy can fix: https://www.mcm.org.au/news/unsafe-unseen

And the Victorian Youth Homelessness Assembly’s Final Report outlines the key principles that should underlie a new Strategy: https://chp.org.au/publication/victorian-youth-homelessness-assembly-final-report/

Let’s make the 2026 Victorian Election the election where, as a state, we choose to put young people first.

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