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See below what's happenning in your region
Inner and Outer East Melbourne
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Homeward Bound Walk
August 5th 10am -12noon
Ringwood Park Lake, Ringwood
In a country as wealthy as Australia, no-one should be without a home.
So, put on your walking shoes and join the Eastern Homelessness Network (EHN) at Ringwood Lake on August 5th, for an interactive walk to help raise awareness of homelessness in our community and the need for more social housing. Everyone is welcome.
We’ll also be supporting the Houses at Parliament Campaign so bring along a folded origami house (or two!) to add to our display.
Registrations essential - https://events.humanitix.com/homeward-bound-whlt54a6
Loddon Mallee
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Houses at Parliament Homelessness Week Event in Kyneton
August 5th​
Kyneton Mechanics Institute
Event begins at 11am with a networking and services expo and morning tea from approx. 11.45am.
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​Macedon Ranges
Join us for the 2025 Houses at Parliament homelessness week event in Kyneton. Macedon Ranges Shire Council, in partnership with Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health’s housing team, is proud to support Homelessness Week 2025 with a local event at the Kyneton Mechanics Institute.
No registration required, just come along!
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Houses at Parliament Homelessness Week Event in Bendigo
August 5th​ 11am
On the lawn between the town hall and the library, Hargreave4s Street Bendigo
Come along at 11am to the library lawns on Tuesday 5th August for Homelessness Week 2025.
There will be a Welcome to Country by Jason Kerr and didg playing. We’ll have The Orange Sky, a sausage sizzle and plenty of give aways.​​​​​​​​​​
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Central Highlands
Houses on Sturt
August 5th 10am - 2pm
Sturt St Median Strip, East End
Join us to create a carpet of origami houses under the trees on Ballarat's iconic Sturt St.
6000 houses will sway in the breeze while the children's choir from Mt Clear College create a beautiful soundscape.
Share your message of support and hope and fold a house or two and add to our display.
There's over 5000 people living with housing insecurity or homelessness in the Central Highlands and we plan to do something about that!
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Southern Metro Melbourne
Southern Homelessness Services Network (SHSN) Houses at Parliament Exhibition
Victorian Pride Centre 79-81 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
204/08/2025 at 12:00pm — 08/08/2025 at 3:00pm
Join the Southern Homelessness Services Network (SHSN) at the iconic Victorian Pride Centre during Homelessness Week 2025.
SHSN has teamed up with the Victorian Pride Centre for Homelessness Week. The Victorian Pride Centre are kindly hosting a week-long SHSN Houses at Parliament exhibition from 4-8 August, 79-81 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda.
The exhibition will include a display about the Houses at Parliament campaign, an installation of origami houses used in Houses at Parliament and an interactive display where visitors can make an origami house, write a message and add it to the display and the Statewide Tally.
Visitors will have the opportunity to talk to SHSN members about the challenges facing our sector and to talk to our lived experience members about homelessness. This is a great way to educate the general public about homelessness and break down some of the stereotypes and stigma.
The SHSN thanks the Victorian Pride Centre for their wonderful support for the SHSN Houses at Parliament Campaign.
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Northern Metro
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Northern Homelessness Network Community Expo
Tuesday 5 August, 11AM – 2PM
Brunswick Town Hall.
This year’s event is more than just a gathering, it’s a call to action. Come and hear directly from people with lived experience of homelessness, alongside the frontline workers supporting our community and enjoy a crape. Learn about the current landscape in Melbourne’s Northern Region and how you can help advocate for real solutions, starting with more public housing. #housesatparliament
RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/homelessness-week-community-expo
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Barwon Homelessness Network
In Geelong Deakin University HOME Team will launch Home Truths: Local Responses to Homelessness research report. The event is taking place in the City Chambers at the Geelong City Council on Tuesday August 5 10-11.30.
The Salvation Army are hosting an event at the Geelong Corp building (239 Malop Street) between 11am and 3pm on Monday 11 August. The event is to provide a “one stop shop” for clients to view different services/programs in the region. There will be a free sausage sizzle on the day. Community members are welcome to attend.
Sacred Heart College Year 8 & 12 students are folding paper houses for the Houses at Parliament campaign. Students are hoping to fold a house for each household on the priority housing broadband waiting list for Geelong - 5,726. Local data will be displayed along with the houses at the school during homelessness week.
Deans Marsh Cottage are holding an event on Wednesday 30 July 12.30-1.30 to support the Houses at Parliament campaign. Community members are invited to fold a house for homelessness to add to the Victorian Homelessness Network tally. There are 60,000 households that urgently need housing now in Victoria! Come along for soup, folding, coffee & tea. You can RSVP here.
The Salvation Army Corp in Colac holds a weekly breakfast at 51-57 Dennis Street between 9-11am on a Wednesday. You are welcome to attend on 6 August to support homelessness week along with local support agencies.
Colac Area Health staff will fold houses and write messages to support Homelessness Australia’s campaign to Homelessness Action Now. The houses will be displayed in the community services reception from 4-10 August.
South West Homelessness Network
The Youth Café at Brophy is holding an event for young people aged 12-25 at 210 Timor Street in Warrnambool free entry 2-5pm on Wednesday August 6. There will be free haircuts, free nail painting, goodie bags, door prizes, free toasties & hot drinks.
Emma House at 131-133 Kepler Street in Warrnambool will display paper houses in support of the Houses at Parliament campaign during National Homelessness 4- 10 August. The houses will be added to the Victorian Homelessness Network tally to raise awareness for the urgent need to for 60,000 homes now for those on the Victorian Housing Register. There will be information and data on display showing the number of homes needed now in each of the Local Government Areas across the South West region. Family and Domestic Violence is the main reason for homelessness.
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Gippsland
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Houses at Parliament comes to Gippsland
Date/time: Friday 8 August, 2025 11am - 1.30pm
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Join members of the Gippsland Homelessness Network, community members and politicians at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre, Traralgon to raise awareness of Homelessness in Gippsland.
View our beautiful origami houses freshly fold and transplanted from Parliament House to Gippsland and a video display featuring photos and writing from young people experiencing homelessness.
Enjoy a sausage in bread courtesy of Enrich Realty.
All welcome
Wimmera
Houses at Parliament Homelessness Week Event in Horsham
Tues. August 5th 12:00 pm
Houses on Firebrace Street
Wimmera Homelessness Alliance (WHA) invites you to come see our display out the front of Horsham Post Office and enjoy a free sausage sizzle.
Houses at Parliament Homelessness Week displays in Stawell
Wed. 6th August to Mon. 11th
108 Main Street Stawell - come and chat to local services on Wednesday 6th Aug.
Stawell Neighbourhood House display from Monday 11:00 am lasting all week.
42 Sloane St. Stawell
Ovens Murray & Goulburn Homelessness Network
End Homelessness for Good- community forum
Latrobe University Community Room 120
7th August 11am.
All welcome.
Walking Home- Awareness walk
A gathering at Lake Victoria foreshore followed by a walk around the lake and free sausage sizzle.
Lake Victoria, Wyndham St.
8th of August.
11 am-1:30pm
All Welcome
Houses At Parliament Campaign
Displays will be set up all around the Ovens Murray and Goulburn regional areas.
