Geoff – Seaford

“I was 62 years old and had a walking cane with osteoarthritis.

I was living in a private unit in Frankston.

The landlord had just stuck up the “For Sale” sign – they wanted me out so they could sell.

It was my forty-third home in forty years.

It seemed easier to swim to New Zealand than to search for affordable homes in the real estate agent’s window again.

Want to know what saved me?

A small public housing unit.

That was 13 years ago now.

Having a secure, affordable place to live turned my life around.

It has done the same for many others, but cannot do for many more as there’s simply not enough stock to keep up.

I hear politicians saying that the first job of Government is to keep people safe.

Providing affordable, long-term housing is the best way to do that.”

Geoff, Seaford