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Homelessness strains Brimbank

The Council to Homeless Persons’ (CHP) homelessness heatmap has revealed 3279 people in Brimbank sought help from specialist homelessness services in the 2024–25 financial year, placing the municipality in the second-highest heatmap category. CHP chief executive Deborah Di Natale said the heatmap exposed how Victoria’s…

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