SHOCKING! Shepparton Revealed To Have The Highest Rate Of Homelessness
Something needs to be done
A shocking new statistic has come through, revealing that Shepparton has the highest homelessness rate out of any regional town in Victoria.
Josiah & Elly shared this news on the show today, calling for the State Government to take action.
"Something has to be done because that's a terrible statistic to have," Josiah said.
This statistic was revealed via a new homelessness heat map, showing Shepparton to have the 21st highest amount of homeless people of ANY Victorian Local Government area!
A staggering 372 people were known to be homeless in 2016.
"Considering there's only 55,000 people in Shepparton, it's still quite a high number", Elly said.
If you missed the chat, you can listen to Josiah & Elly talk about homelessness in Shepparton here: