A Canberra campaign offering to renovate 20 vacant public housing properties for free needs access to the homes within four weeks if it is to get homeless people housed by Christmas, the organiser, real estate agent Jonny Warren, says.
Mr Warren is leading the 20 Homes by Christmas campaign, which is asking the ACT Government to identify 20 vacant public housing properties that need repairs before they can be occupied. Canberra tradespeople, suppliers and businesses would donate labour, materials and project management expertise, while St Vincent de Paul would furnish the completed homes. The campaign is backed by Housing All Australians ACT, ACT Shelter, and independent MLA Thomas Emerson.
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