From living in her car to a house built from kerbside rubbish piles

By Ainslee Dennis
October 10 2019 - 8:30am
Elysia's lived experience of homelessness over many years has led her to form the view that there is little empathy for homeless people in the community.
Elysia's lived experience of homelessness over many years has led her to form the view that there is little empathy for homeless people in the community.

No power. No running water. Blue tarps tied to treated pine poles form the walls of a kitchen covered with scavenged corrugated roofing, a garden gazebo on pallet flooring is the living room, and a 1972 16-foot Chesney caravan provides Elysia* with a mostly waterproof place to sleep.