Thursday, 20 September 2018


Constituency questions

Dandenong electorate


Ms WILLIAMS

Dandenong electorate

 Ms WILLIAMS (Dandenong) (11:45): (15 030) My question is for the Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing, and I ask the minister: how will the new assertive outreach homeless team in Dandenong work to support local members of our community experiencing homelessness? Local residents have raised concerns about the wellbeing of those people in our community who are doing it tough and sleeping rough. I am proud to be part of a government that has committed $1 billion in additional homeless and housing supports, which is the largest response to homelessness in the past decade. These commitments include the recently announced assertive outreach homeless team that will be working in Dandenong. Early intervention and tailored supports are the key to helping those at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The announcement of the new outreach team was very well received locally, and Dandenong constituents would now like to know more about how the new team will work and assist our local residents.