As the east coast endures a cold start to winter, there are calls for more to be done to help the growing number of people sleeping rough in New South Wales.
A vigil took place to remember people experiencing homelessness who have diedThe 2023 NSW Street Count published today shows a 34 per cent increase in rough sleepers in the state in the past year.
The organisers of the Homelessness Memorial Service, which include the End Street Sleeping Collaboration and Wesley Mission, called on the government to create a protocol to prevent deaths during extreme weather events. Ms Jackson said she had asked the government to investigate implementing code red and code blue protocols for extreme weather.
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