The Victorian government promised to find a new home for the Outpost homeless shelter during the last election, but two years on, no new site has been found.
Amy Flint and Maggie O'Neill work with the homeless in Geelong.A homeless shelter in Geelong is still looking for a new home, years after being promised new premises by the government.
Amy Flint and Maggie O'Neill are board members of the Outpost, the only homelessness service providing no-questions-asked food, clothing and support every night in Victoria's second-biggest city.ABC News: Harrison TippetThis week they're sleeping rough, surviving on support services just like the one they run and learning about the day-to-day realities of life for those living on the streets.
The pair spent the week sleeping rough to gain a better understanding of the challenges Geelong's homeless face."Our community is supported by predominantly volunteer-run, community-funded organisations, and it's those people that are actually keeping people alive," she said. The space in the city-owned Busport building was given to the charity by the city on a "peppercorn lease" — a nominal payment typically as small as $1.
"Now we don't want that, so what I can commit to today, if we are re-elected we will provide $50,000, which is money to tide them over, and then Chris and I, relevant ministers, will work to find a permanent home for Outpost — and that will be free of charge."
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