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Raise the Roof: View portraits of AFL fans impacted by homelessness
July 29, 2025
We’re excited to share a new photo exhibition at Birrarung Marr until 24 August, celebrating Melbourne’s love of footy through the stories of AFL fans who have experienced, or come close to, homelessness. The display features two-metre-high portraits by acclaimed photographer Andrew Diprose, to...
Read MoreFrom outreach to advocacy: reflections on a 30-year journey addressing homelessness in Melbourne
May 22, 2025
By George Hatvani. In 2001, I set off on my first shift as a homelessness outreach worker in Collingwood. In those days many of the people we worked with were struggling with long-term mental illness. A number of big psychiatric institutions had closed, and...
Read MoreLocation, location, location: What's really driving homelessness in America's cities?
May 15, 2025
We talk to Gregg Colburn about his ground-breaking book on homelessness in the USA – and what might lie ahead for Australia. By Meg Mundell Photo: Unsplash
Read MoreThink Local: Can Councils Help to End Homelessness?
October 17, 2024
As Victorians prepare to vote in council elections, we explore the rise of local solutions to homelessness… By Meg Mundell
Read MoreStreet Art With Heart: Putting Homelessness In The Frame
September 18, 2024
Can spray paint spark empathy? We chat to globetrotting street artist Adnate…
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Major new mural from Archibald Packing Room Prize-winning artist, Adnate, calls for Melbourne to end rough sleeping
August 08, 2024
A new 13-metre mural by 2024 Archibald Packing Room prize-winning artist, Matt Adnate, calls on Melbourne to become Australia’s first city to end rough sleeping.
Read MoreTake a peek at our Eyes Open Rides during Open House Melbourne Weekend
August 08, 2024
Thanks to all 60+ of you who joined us, braving the rain and cold to help make our Open House Melbourne Weekend events - Eyes Open Ride: Stories from the Streets - such a success!
Read MoreCash up front: Can no-strings payments help solve homelessness?
July 29, 2024
What happens if you give homeless people a big cash payment, no strings attached? Dr Jiaying Zhao at the University of British Columbia shares the surprising results of her world-first study…
Read MoreFrom decorated soldier to homeless veteran...Jody Letts shares her incredible survival story.
July 22, 2024
Meet Jody Letts, a decorated former soldier who faced a new battle on return to civilian life…
Read MoreUnfinished Business: Renters’ Rights and the Housing Crisis
July 15, 2024
By Jennifer Beveridge, CEO of Tenants Victoria If you’ve watched the news over this past year, the sight will be familiar: dozens of hopeful people lining up outside a rental property, competing to secure a home.
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