The Homelessness forum, hosted last Wednesday by Heatherdale Community Action Group, (HCAG), has drawn much praise from the wider community. The opportunity for open discussion with questions from the floor gave the attentive audience the chance to better understand the complexities surrounding the issue of homelessness. Assumptions about homeless people are often far from reality and the testimony of one individual who has lived through the experience gave the audience a very powerful message of hope.
Guest speakers were former Melburnian of the Year (2013), Major Brendan Nottle from the Salvation Army, Janene Evans, Manager of Crisis and Homelessness Services at Wesley Mission and Aaron Jones Manager of NEAMI (Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing) Blackburn.
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| Major Brendan Nottle of the Salvation Army addresses the audience. |
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| Janene Evans from Wesley Mission answers a question from the floor as our diligent Secretary Elwynne Kift takes notes. Many thanks to Michael Sukkar, Member for Deakin who chaired the forum. |
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| It is an honour serving as Vice-President of HCAG with President Steve Roberts |
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