Dreaming of freedom

Dreaming of freedom

The State Government says its will invest $150 million to build new homes for more Aboriginal Victorians.
The investment will enable Indigenous people to live in safe and secure housing through grants to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and Aboriginal housing providers.
Statistics reveal one in six Aboriginal people presented to homeless services in Victoria last year, the highest rate in Australia.
Siblings, Marion and Josh Tuiono, have been looking for rental accommodation in Bairnsdale since 2018 so they can escape overcrowded living conditions.

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