Draft Homelessness Strategy 2024-2027
Homes Melbourne is developing a Homelessness Strategy to address homelessness in our city.
On this page you can:
- find out more about the work of Homes Melbourne
- follow this page for updates on future projects
Recognising that the complexity and extent of the housing crisis needed a comprehensive, targeted response, we created Homes Melbourne in 2022 – a multi-disciplinary team committed to reducing homelessness and increasing safe, secure, and affordable housing in our city.
The team brings housing, homelessness and policy experts together to innovate, advocate and collaborate with partners across the housing sector. The Homes Melbourne team also includes partnership and philanthropic professionals to assist with the funding and delivery of homelessness and affordable housing programs and projects.
We are working with governments, businesses, developers, funders, community housing organisations and the not-for-profit sector to deliver 6000 affordable homes and reduce homelessness in our city.
Our work
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Make Room
The Make Room project is a unique partnership between the City of Melbourne, Unison Housing, the Victorian Government and key philanthropic organisations to address the critical needs of people experiencing rough sleeping and homelessness in the City of Melbourne.
Affordable housing at Curzon Street
The site we are investigating for an affordable housing project is 44-60 Curzon Street, North Melbourne. It’s currently being used as a car park.
People’s Panel on affordable housing
We’ve called on the people of Melbourne to help us explore new and innovative ways to increase affordable housing, and truly make Melbourne a city everyone can call home.
Key worker research
Through our Council Plan, the City of Melbourne is committed to facilitating more affordable housing for key workers.
Homelessness Advisory Committee
Council has appointed 11 external representatives to its Homelessness Advisory Committee to hear from voices of lived experience in our community.
Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners
The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.
We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.
