Ahead of a night spent out in the cold, Healthy Cities Illawarra CEO Kelly Andrews is adamant that "something has to give".
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
or signup to continue reading
Not for her - although it will be just 13 degrees outside on Thursday night she plans to be wrapped up in her winter woolies, cuddling into a borrowed sleeping bag.
But for the 100,000 plus people in Australia who dont have a home to sleep in.
"I think this year the Vinnies CEO Sleepout is a little bit different," she said.
"With the housing crisis and the need for social and affordable housing, I think this complex issue has come to a head."
Ms Andrews was born in Wollongong and Vinnies helped her family after it moved to Port Pirie when she was five - soomething she credits her strong sense of social justice to.
"Homelessness is an injustice," she said. "It's not a minority problem anymore, it's hitting the mainstream. Something has to give."
Ms Andrews has raised more than $3000 for Vinnies as part of the CEO Sleepout, and hopes the publicity from the event, as well as the networking it facilitates, will lead to real change.
We depend on subscription revenue to support our journalism. If you are able, please subscribe here. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support.
