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Snapper makes Faces of Frankston his latest vehicle CELEBRITY photographer Richard Simpkins was in town last week as part of the Faces of Frankston campaign. The photographer, famous for his selfies with the rich and famous, will show his images at the Locals of Frankston display at Frankston Arts Centre until 21 October. Simpkins was welcomed by Frankston mayor Cr Brian Cunial and Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke. The railway station was transformed with live acoustic performances and a pop-up photo exhibition. People took selfies with Simpkins. Earlier, he had travelled from Melbourne to Frankston by train accompanied by peninsula musician Ben Jansz who performed an acoustic set during the trip. Picture: Yanni
Figures show decline in housing affordability Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au FRANKSTON ranks third among 15 Melbourne suburbs where rental affordability has declined the most. Figures put out by the Council to Homeless Persons show the suburb ranks only behind Greater Dandenong and Casey – two traditionally affordable areas – as a place where people on low incomes can afford to rent. In the 10 years from March 2007 to
March 2017, the percentage of rentals that were affordable to low-income earners has fallen from 66 per cent to 10 per cent. Local homelessness services will use the data during Homelessness Week (7-13 August) to highlight how the housing “crisis� is driving more people to the brink of homelessness, and to call for more public and community (social) housing to provide relief from skyrocketing rents. “It’s a grim situation for low income earners, who find that there is nowhere
to escape high rents, and that the social housing safety net is inadequate,� Council to Homeless Persons policy and communications manager Kate Colvin said. “Moving further out is no longer the silver bullet to reducing rent stress,� she said. “People in Frankston shouldn’t be languishing on public housing waiting lists. There are 1842 individuals waiting for social housing in Frankston, many with children and partners, so the total number of people is actually far greater.
“So we need at least 1842 new properties to get those men, women and children out of rooming houses, caravan parks, crisis accommodation and expensive rental, and into a safe, permanent and affordable home.� Ms Colvin said Victoria’s public housing levels were the lowest in history, with 35,000 people on waiting lists. “Providing housing that people can afford is the single most important way to reduce homelessness,� she said. “We want to see 100,000 homes dedicated to low income earners
delivered over five years nationally, 30,000 of which would be allocated to Victoria.� Dunkley MP Paul Edbrooke will visit service provider SalvoCare East during Homelessness Week. Council to Homeless Persons media officer Lanie Harris said topics of discussion would be “the ballooning public housing waiting lists in the Frankston area, as more people are pushed out of private rental, and the impact that the housing crisis is having on the local homelessness service�.
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