The next Politics in the Pub will be held Monday June 18 at 6.30pm, upstairs at the Astor Hotel in Goulburn.
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The topic up for discussion will be: ‘Why do we have homeless people in Goulburn?’
Speakers on the night will include: president of the Canberra/Goulburn Territory Council of St Vincent de Paul, Warwick Fulton; president and founder of Angels For The Forgotten, Melina Skidmore; Iain Fyfe from the Goulburn Greens; and Dr Ursula Stephens from Goulburn Labor.
Meanwhile, the State Government NSW recently announced an extra $61 million over four years to help the state's homeless as part of a broader $1 billion package.
About a third of the funds will go towards helping the private and not-for-profit sector develop new programs to deal with homelessness.
Just over $10 million will be used for tenancy support and addressing issues of mental health, drugs and alcohol, plus about $9 million for additional transitional accommodation.
Another $6.2 million will go to expanding the 'staying home leaving violence' program, which helps victims of domestic violence stay in their home while the perpetrator is removed.
The NSW Greens' housing spokeswoman Jenny Leong branded the announcement “nothing short of spin”.
Helping people with housing applications, assisting them with temporary accommodation or connecting them with services “aren't genuine solutions when these systems are already in crisis,” she said.
“There are over 100,000 people currently approved for housing languishing on the decade long waiting list, and services providing crisis accommodation and support are already overstretched and unable to meet demand,” she said in a statement.
A school students’ Politics in the Pub (no pollies allowed) is also being organised for August, so watch this space.