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"In the shed of the house where Lynette* sleeps, boxes are piled high. The
66-year-old dreams of unpacking the cartons – placing plates on shelves,
hanging her coats in a wardrobe, picking fresh flowers for her favourite vase.
Lynette is on the pension and works as a casual primary school teacher. On the
weekends she teaches golf. She is also homeless.
She has been staying with a friend in Kilsyth, in Melbourne’s outer east. It’s
not ideal for either of them, but it is keeping her from rough sleeping.
“She is my closest friend,” Lynette says. “She said, ‘I won’t have you sleep in
the car’.”
Like many essential workers, Lynette is priced out of the area where she works.
Homelessness organisations say they are witnessing an increase in essential
workers – often part-time nurses, teachers – needing their services.
Lynette has been on the public housing waitlist for nine years. “There’s just
no way I’ll ever be offered a place off that list,” she says."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
