Council says it has no land for proposed rough-sleeper campsite
A council has said it has no land available for a charity seeking to build a transitional campsite for people sleeping rough, according to ABC News Australia. The request has raised wider questions about homelessness policy in New South Wales. The supplied material does not identify the council, charity or proposed site.
A council has said it has no land available for a charity’s request to build a transitional campsite for people sleeping rough, according to ABC News Australia. The proposal would create a campsite intended to provide temporary accommodation for homeless people. The available source material does not identify the council, the charity, the number of people the site would serve or the land that was considered.
The request has prompted broader questions about homelessness policy in New South Wales. The supplied information does not describe the council’s reasons beyond its statement that no land was available, and it does not report whether alternative sites or funding arrangements have been discussed. No response from the charity, state government or people affected by rough sleeping is included.
The report therefore records the council’s position and the wider policy issue without details of the proposal’s next steps.
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