Bendigo Winter Night Shelter is 10 guests, 14 churches, 260 volunteers, 92 nights

Elspeth Kernebone
August 8 2019 - 8:00am
SHELTER: Fourteen churches have signed up to host guests experiencing homelessness. Picture: GLENN DANIELS
SHELTER: Fourteen churches have signed up to host guests experiencing homelessness. Picture: GLENN DANIELS

Don has been through three big disasters. Every 10 years a calamity like a fire or a storm has come through and wiped him clean. He moved to Bendigo after the third, when Cyclone Debbie came through his northern NSW town and took off his roof.

Elspeth Kernebone

Accident brought me to journalism, but every day convinces me again that strong media is more important than ever. After a starting off as the sole reporter in a tiny NSW town, I’m loving the teeming metropolis that is Bendigo. Focussed on health, business and education. Got a tip? Email elspeth.kernebone@bendigoadvertiser.com.au.

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