Why are rough sleepers dying a stone’s throw from luxury waterfront houses in Victoria?
There’s a simple solution to homelessness, advocates say. You need a house, and you need support The Mornington Peninsula is known among Victorians for its cool-climate wineries, natural hot springs, being home to Australia’s richest suburb, a summer playground for Melbourne’s wealthy elite. In just over six weeks, four rough sleepers have died. Not much is known about the cluster of four. Three were men. They had long connections to the area, some growing up there.
The youngest was 36 and the oldest only 65. At least one killed himself; he walked into a truck after being discharged from hospital. Another man’s health deteriorated so quickly after he started rough sleeping he was dead within a few months.
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