	{"id":122042,"date":"2025-10-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=122042"},"modified":"2025-10-12T23:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:43:34","slug":"geelong-community-gathers-to-highlight-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/geelong-community-gathers-to-highlight-housing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Geelong community gathers to highlight housing crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MORE than 5,500 households in Geelong are in need of social housing and local advocates are calling for urgent action.<\/p>\n<p>The Real Deal Geelong Alliance will hold a vigil at the Norlane Community Centre on Friday, October 17, to mark World Homelessness Day (October 10).<\/p>\n<p>The event will start at 5pm and feature personal stories from residents directly affected by the housing crisis. The alliance will also provide an update on its advocacy efforts at a local, state and federal government level.<\/p>\n<p>Norlane Community Centre chief executive Esther Konings-Oakes said conditions were getting worse for the region&#8217;s most vulnerable residents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many women and other vulnerable groups are in constant fear of homelessness due to financial insecurity and domestic violence,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are paying increasingly high rents in the private rental system for quite often substandard housing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Any one of us can quite suddenly be in need of social housing after a divorce, accident, medical incident or due to family violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_122165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122165\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-122165\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/10\/560027907_1110709754586238_7828182726998825581_n-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/10\/560027907_1110709754586238_7828182726998825581_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/10\/560027907_1110709754586238_7828182726998825581_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/10\/560027907_1110709754586238_7828182726998825581_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/10\/560027907_1110709754586238_7828182726998825581_n-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/10\/560027907_1110709754586238_7828182726998825581_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-122165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Norlane and Cloverdale community centre are inviting residents to help create a display of paper houses for the event. Photo: FACEBOOK\/CLOVERDALE COMMUNITY CENTRE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As part of the alliance&#8217;s efforts, several of its members last month appeared before a City of Greater Geelong submission review panel to urge councillors to prioritise social housing.<\/p>\n<p>The city has <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/geelong-council-pressed-to-prioritise-homes-over-debt\/\">proposed the sale of two council-owned sites, previously earmarked for social housing<\/a>, in a bid to drive down its debt.<\/p>\n<p>Vigil coordinator Orisi Qaranivalu reaffirmed the alliance&#8217;s opposition to the sales, and its desire to see the land put towards housing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased to see that the council is supporting our call for state-regulated mandatory inclusionary zoning to ensure enough social housing is built in new housing estates and that the city is calling for a state government social housing target and delivery timeline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But we need all governments to act now as the housing crisis is getting worse every day, especially for those on the lowest income.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The vigil is open to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Norlane Community Centre is at 39a Rose Avenue in Norlane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MORE than 5,500 households in Geelong are in need of social housing and local advocates are calling for urgent action. 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