Draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 – 2025 Implementation Plan

Consultation has concluded

Acknowledgement of Country

"Ngalla City of Bayswater kaatanginy baalapa Noongar Boodja baaranginy, Whadjuk moort Noongar moort, boordiar’s koora koora, boordiar’s ye yay ba boordiar’s boordawyn wah.

The City of Bayswater acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation, and pays its respects to Elders past, present and emerging."

Background and Engagement

The inaugural draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 – 2025 Implementation Plan has been developed with strategic advice and support from the City’s Local Homelessness Advisory Committee.

With recommendations from the Committee, the consultation to develop the draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 - 2025 Implementation Plan has involved a wide range of stakeholders, including: the Local Homelessness Advisory Committee, people with lived experience of homelessness, local homelessness service providers, peak bodies and City staff, through the following community engagement initiatives:

  • Focus groups with people experiencing homelessness in the City of Bayswater (November 2020)
  • Local Homelessness Community Engagement Workshop (December 2020)
  • Councillor and Local Homelessness Advisory Committee Briefing (March 2021)

The consultation identified four key priorities that informed the draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021–2025 Implementation Plan. These are:

  • Priority 1: Preventing Homelessness
  • Priority 2: Safety for People Experiencing Homelessness
  • Priority 3: Exiting Homelessness
  • Priority 4: Service Coordination and Advocacy

The draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 – 2025 Implementation Plan lists 38 place-based actions to be implemented within the four key themes over the four-year lifespan of the plan, within a proposed total budget of $140,500 (overall cost over four years).

The Implementation Plan will contribute towards the Department of Communities' state-wide whole-of-community approach to end homelessness - “All Paths Lead to a Home” - a 10 year strategy.

At the Ordinary Council Meeting of 27 April 2021, Council approved the draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 – 2025 implementation plan to be released for public comment: The public comment period took place from 28 April until 13 May 2021.

  • A total of 177 people visited the City’s Engage Bayswater website to read about how the City’s Local Homelessness Strategy Implementation Plan was developed.
  • A total of 63 people downloaded the City’s draft Local Homelessness Strategy Implementation Plan document to self-inform.
  • A total of 41 people familiarised themselves with the draft Local Homelessness Strategy Implementation Plan survey and of those, nine people made contributions.

The survey specifically asked the community to share their views about the actions proposed within the four key themes of the strategy. The majority of the feedback received reflect the following five key areas:

  • The perception that it is the State’s responsibility to end homelessness and fund services, not local government.
  • General support for the community resource hub proposed in the implementation plan (strategy 1.1).
  • A housing first approach should be a focus for the City.
  • Community education and better promotion of the City’s initiatives planned in the strategy.
  • Ideas in relation to stakeholders the City should be involving and engaging with to implement the strategy.

A full summary of the feedback received through the public comment phase is presented in Attachment 2 of the Council Report.

What's Next

At the Ordinary Council Meeting 29 June, Council endorsed the City’s inaugural Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 – 2025 as recommended by the City’s Local Homelessness Advisory Committee. The City will progress the implementation of the strategy over the next four financial years and will be specifically focusing on:

  • Preventing homelessness
  • Safety for people experiencing homelessness
  • Exiting homelessness
  • Service coordination and advocacy.

The strategy was launched on 5 August during Homelessness Week in the company of a wide range of community stakeholders.


Acknowledgement of Country

"Ngalla City of Bayswater kaatanginy baalapa Noongar Boodja baaranginy, Whadjuk moort Noongar moort, boordiar’s koora koora, boordiar’s ye yay ba boordiar’s boordawyn wah.

The City of Bayswater acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation, and pays its respects to Elders past, present and emerging."

Background and Engagement

The inaugural draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 – 2025 Implementation Plan has been developed with strategic advice and support from the City’s Local Homelessness Advisory Committee.

With recommendations from the Committee, the consultation to develop the draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 - 2025 Implementation Plan has involved a wide range of stakeholders, including: the Local Homelessness Advisory Committee, people with lived experience of homelessness, local homelessness service providers, peak bodies and City staff, through the following community engagement initiatives:

  • Focus groups with people experiencing homelessness in the City of Bayswater (November 2020)
  • Local Homelessness Community Engagement Workshop (December 2020)
  • Councillor and Local Homelessness Advisory Committee Briefing (March 2021)

The consultation identified four key priorities that informed the draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021–2025 Implementation Plan. These are:

  • Priority 1: Preventing Homelessness
  • Priority 2: Safety for People Experiencing Homelessness
  • Priority 3: Exiting Homelessness
  • Priority 4: Service Coordination and Advocacy

The draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 – 2025 Implementation Plan lists 38 place-based actions to be implemented within the four key themes over the four-year lifespan of the plan, within a proposed total budget of $140,500 (overall cost over four years).

The Implementation Plan will contribute towards the Department of Communities' state-wide whole-of-community approach to end homelessness - “All Paths Lead to a Home” - a 10 year strategy.

At the Ordinary Council Meeting of 27 April 2021, Council approved the draft Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 – 2025 implementation plan to be released for public comment: The public comment period took place from 28 April until 13 May 2021.

  • A total of 177 people visited the City’s Engage Bayswater website to read about how the City’s Local Homelessness Strategy Implementation Plan was developed.
  • A total of 63 people downloaded the City’s draft Local Homelessness Strategy Implementation Plan document to self-inform.
  • A total of 41 people familiarised themselves with the draft Local Homelessness Strategy Implementation Plan survey and of those, nine people made contributions.

The survey specifically asked the community to share their views about the actions proposed within the four key themes of the strategy. The majority of the feedback received reflect the following five key areas:

  • The perception that it is the State’s responsibility to end homelessness and fund services, not local government.
  • General support for the community resource hub proposed in the implementation plan (strategy 1.1).
  • A housing first approach should be a focus for the City.
  • Community education and better promotion of the City’s initiatives planned in the strategy.
  • Ideas in relation to stakeholders the City should be involving and engaging with to implement the strategy.

A full summary of the feedback received through the public comment phase is presented in Attachment 2 of the Council Report.

What's Next

At the Ordinary Council Meeting 29 June, Council endorsed the City’s inaugural Local Homelessness Strategy 2021 – 2025 as recommended by the City’s Local Homelessness Advisory Committee. The City will progress the implementation of the strategy over the next four financial years and will be specifically focusing on:

  • Preventing homelessness
  • Safety for people experiencing homelessness
  • Exiting homelessness
  • Service coordination and advocacy.

The strategy was launched on 5 August during Homelessness Week in the company of a wide range of community stakeholders.