Noticeable for its absence in both the Community Roundtable report and by speakers at the Council meeting on the night of May 21^st, was an examination into the role of the City of Port Phillip Charities and NFP sector - not only prior to the arrival of the homeless in the unstable and dangerous homeless encampment environment, but also their role in the development of the City of Port Phillip community safety plan due later this year. Read on to explore the complex, impactful, and sometimes contradictory role of charitable organisations in helping the vulnerable in our community.

Get the full background on why community safety is so important and what Council is - or is not - doing about it. Learn how you can support Cr. Rod Hardy's motion to toughen Port Phillip's encampment laws.