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“The system is quite broken”: 60,000 new homes required over 15 years to tackle Victorian social housing crisis

“The system is quite broken”: 60,000 new homes required over 15 years to tackle Victorian social housing crisis

The number of households sleeping rough in cars, tents or in the open in Gippsland soared by 32 percent over the last year.

Jacob Wallace
CouncilCouncil
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“Behind these statistics are people": Baw Baw Shire looking to provide a one-stop-shop for people seeking shelter

“Behind these statistics are people": Baw Baw Shire looking to provide a one-stop-shop for people seeking shelter

Around 130 people were homeless in the area, one councillor said.

Jacob Wallace
Bass Coast ShireBass Coast Shire
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Petition against a noisy Airbnb triggers council debate on Bass Coast housing crisis

Petition against a noisy Airbnb triggers council debate on Bass Coast housing crisis

When your next-door neighbour changes every night, how do you ask them to keep it down?

Jacob Wallace
EnvironmentEnvironment
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Councillor calls for urgent action before houses "fall into the ocean"

Councillor calls for urgent action before houses "fall into the ocean"

“People are dumb enough to build houses [that will] fall into the ocean”

Jacob Wallace
Cost-of-livingCost-of-living
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Thousands in Gippsland on waiting list for social housing as cost of living crisis bites

Thousands in Gippsland on waiting list for social housing as cost of living crisis bites

Even those earning good coin can easily find themselves under “rental stress”

Jacob Wallace
Cost-of-livingCost-of-living
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Would you rip 50k out of your super to buy a property in Gippsland?

Would you rip 50k out of your super to buy a property in Gippsland?

In Baw Baw Shire median home prices went up 42 percent in five years.

Jacob Wallace