Joanne knows she will soon be moved on from her latest sanctuary beneath a park shelter at a popular Gold Coast beach, as a local charity says it is feeding more homeless people than ever.
Joanne Hottes is among an estimated 300 people sleeping rough on the Gold Coast.abc.net.au/news/joanne-40-sleeping-rough-on-gold-coast-homelessness/101692768With backyard balconies overlooking her, Joanne Hottes sits tall in her makeshift home beneath a park shelter adjacent a popular Gold Coast beach.
Joanne became homeless with her partner through a combination of circumstances, including unaffordable rent.A milestone birthday wish "By 41, my goal is to be in a home and just be the mum I need to be for my girl. Every day I wake up is a good day."At a housing summit held on the Gold Coast last month, delegates heard high rental costs and low vacancy rates were contributing to homelessness.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Motorbike involved in double-fatal crash on the Gold Coast was stolen, police sayA man and a woman aged in their 30s have died after the motorbike they were riding crashed on the Gold Coast. The couple was earlier pursued by police.
Read more »
How a rugby league match on the Gold Coast is helping grow the sport in Poland and South AfricaThe match, called the Warsaw Airlift Cup, is a nod to a shared history between the nations — the World War II operation of the same name.
Read more »
Schoolies on Sunshine Coast swap schooners for smoothiesThe class of 2022 say they 'don't want to waste a day being hungover' and just want a 'chill, fun time', reflecting a trend among young people towards drinking less.
Read more »
Walmart gunman's note shows he may have targeted certain co-workers in store shootingA rambling note on the mobile phone of a Walmart manager who killed six co-workers before turning the gun on himself hints at a motive for the killings.
Read more »
A new man has spiced up our marriage: Our golf coachTwo years into her family’s sea change, Kate Halfpenny is loving her slower life by the coast, even the midweek golf lessons with her hubby and another man.
Read more »
Alternative to Bruce Highway may need 85 properties resumedThe unfunded, 60-kilometre route would connect Brisbane's north to the Sunshine Coast through rural Moreton Bay, but residents say the route is not right.
Read more »