‘It’s Up to Us’: squeezed by the housing crisis, a NSW rural community finds its own solution

After raising $350,000, a group of Bega electorate residents provided temporary units for locals – but long-term investment is needed to provide more permanent accommodation

About two years ago Michael Brosnan decided he could no longer wait for the government to act on the housing crisis.

As more and more people were squeezed into homelessness in his community on the far south coast of New South Wales, he and other locals decided to start a fundraiser.

Date:	Mar. 18, 2023 3:00 PM ET
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