Swanston Street Stories Homeless Melbourne Documentary 

good video mate :)

Not every homeless person is on drugs or violent. They are human and no one knows when perhaps we might end up in a situation where we end up homeless. Be kind and say hi. ❤ to you all.

I often take em out for lunch. You meet some great people out there.

The guy with the dog seems like a really good person, hope he & his dog gets housing soon .

I was a addicted to all sorts of drugs & pills , also injecting things that I shouldn’t, I really feel for the guy who lost his hand , that literally could have been me , all it takes is rushing the shot & not doing it properly & I tiny bit misses the vein & then it gets infected & unfortunately you can loose that limb. He would still be in disbelief, & I can’t imagine the depression , & unfortunately there’s basically only 1 thing that would help numb the emotional & physical pain ( drugs ) & that would be keeping him in an endless cycle, he probably wouldn’t be able to get on a methadone/suboxone program either because of no fixed address. People always judge but until you live in their shoes you really have no idea, also what was the reason for using in the 1st place, now put the amputation & homelessness on top & I challenge anyone to try not numb their pain . I hope things change for him soon & he can try live a better life & have love in his life .

I have some very mixed opinions on this. Unpopular ones judging by the comments below. I worked in Melbourne city for a few years at a youth centre and homeless would sleep under an awning behind the building. Each morning, I got pretty sick of cleaning up the needles, rubbish and other drug paraphernalia of homeless people that they'd leave on the ground. It used to make me angry that it was left in an area where kids would play. On one occasion, my workmate saw two shamelessly having sex (during the day) in the bushes right near where the kids were playing. I also bought food for some of them (their specific order, not my choice) and didn't even get a thank you. Nothing. I'd have people be aggressive for money when I'd leave the train station. If they didn't get money, they'd ask for a cigarette (while they've got a lit cigarette in their mouth). I think these first hand experiences really wore me down over time, significantly reduced my willingness to give and my trust that any money given will go to anything of good purpose. Many of the same people begging at train stations or Swanston Street were the same people drinking or doing drugs behind my work and I'd be cleaning up after them. Also, it hasn't helped my perception after going to third world countries where there is real widespread poverty that wasn't caused by personal choices. Extreme poverty, danger and absolutely no safety nets. They don't complain about their city not having free bacon and eggs at the shelter. I'm not trying to be cold hearted and I know many of them are probably lovely people with genuine reasons to be in their positions but not everyone is just misinformed. Many have had their generosity taken advantage of or have had experiences that give them little reason to trust. An interesting question would be, Why are you staying in Melbourne if resources are stretched? What do you need to move forward and never turn back?

Handy Andy

Sad there so young

I'm old and ugly

Under neoliberal capitalism, 10 Million will soon be homeless. 😢

They are no jobs no homes there r to many people over seas and there no food nice dog u do get money in Australia doll money they have salvation army there is help why don't u just get a tent a sleep bag and a pillow well go back to Geelong and eat Bugg sleep on the street . Ur right they dont help do they brendan nottle saids they help well were is the help