Thursday, 9 September 2021

 Mr BRAYNE (Nepean) (6005)

The action I seek is for the Minister for Housing to provide an update to my community on how the Victorian government’s announcement on funding to provide housing support and targeted initiatives to address homelessness in this year’s budget will help to reduce homelessness on the Mornington Peninsula.

Homelessness is an issue on the Mornington Peninsula, with the Mornington Peninsula Shire recording 390 requests for housing assistance from young people under the age of 25. With national Homelessness Week taking place at the beginning of August, now is an appropriate time to once again raise the importance of this issue to my community and seek to couple the ongoing efforts of this government in this space with the needs of the community I represent.

This government has a proud record of addressing homelessness in Victoria, and I look forward to updating my constituents of my minister’s response.