Nick Cave’s son, Jethro Lanzenby’s, death in Melbourne at the Coburg Motor Inn has put a spotlight on the lack of crisis accommodation in Victoria.
It’s the smell that hits you first at the Coburg Motor Inn; the $110-a-night motel room has the rank miasma of antiquated sweat, grime, and desperation.visited last week, there were rips in the carpet and couch, a chair was mottled with stains and the view from the motel room window was of car wrecks and a mattress propped against the fence.Loading
“It is time for action on this dangerous establishment before the people staying there or those living nearby are put at further risk. My fellow residents and I want vulnerable people to be supported properly – not dumped in the too hard basket up the road from us. The current arrangement only serves the owner of the motel, no one else.”
“They smash things in the room, doors, lights, everything that can be damaged is damaged to wipe their anger sometimes.” “As a result of these inspections, council officers have sought the cooperation of the operators to make improvements to the standard of the facilities,” a council spokesperson said.
Launch Housing hadn’t referred families, women escaping family violence or young people to the Coburg Motor Inn for a number of years due to the conditions of the accommodation. “Homes Victoria takes seriously reports of unsafe conditions, and when made aware of non-compliance has issued directives for homelessness agencies not to refer people to particular accommodation until issues are rectified,” a government spokesperson said.
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