Ongoing housing protest in Collingwood

November 5, 2016
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A police action on October 28 evicted occupants of Bendigo Street houses, which had been compulsorily acquired by the former coalition government for the East West Link project that was later scrapped by Labor.

Joel from the Homeless Persons Union of Victoria told 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly the eviction was in violation of an agreement with the state government that the houses would be vacated and the keys handed over to assigned occupants of public housing.

The house which was seized was waiting to be occupied by First Nations occupants, he said.

Several days later the house was again filled with protestors and on November 2, 45 riot police with pepper spray evicted the protesters and board up the doors and windows.

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