August 31, 2022
Registrations are now open for the re-scheduled South Burnett Homelessness Forum.
The forum was originally to be held in Kingaroy in July but was postponed at the last minute due to heavy rain which caused flash flooding throughout the region.
It will now be held from 9:00am to 3:00pm on Friday, October 7, at the Nanango Cultural Centre, 48 Drayton Street.
The forum is free but attendees should register online for catering purposes (NB. if you registered for the previous event, you must still register again).
The aim of the forum is to bring together voices from across the South Burnett to create a community strategy to address the impact of housing shortages and homelessness in the region.
It is being organised by key agencies and organisations which confront the issue of homelessness regularly, including South Burnett CTC, the South Burnett Regional Council, Q Shelter, Regional Housing Limited and the Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The groups are seeking community input to find workable solutions for the problem.
South Burnett CTC CEO Nina Temperton said the real number of people experiencing housing accessibility issues was much higher than official statistics.
“Many people are still unaware of where to access specialised support and are therefore not recorded in government statistics; they are falling through the gaps,” Mrs Temperton said.
“Homelessness isn’t always visible and modern homelessness can happen to anyone, often involving families sleeping in cars, on a friend’s couch or camping in a tent.”
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