Last Friday I was invited to speak at a rooming house conference in Dandenong about the success of the Servants model of housing. Speaking to about 70 housing/social workers many people were, to put it mildly, impressed with what I had to say about our model. I believe this was the most significant sector speech I have delivered about our model.

The downside of the day was driving thru Dandenong on many occasions before finding the venue. What I now understand re Dandenong is that 2 out of every 3 shops are Cash Converters or equivalent – a pretty sad place I thought.