Blessing Bags Statement: Victorian Public Housing Lockdown
On Saturday July 4, 3000 residents in 9 Public Housing Estates across Flemington, Kensington and North Melbourne were placed on immediate lock-down with little notice and with a heavy police presence. 500 police have been stationed on every floor of the towers from 4pm. This equates to 1 police officer per 6 residents. Residents received no warning, and have been denied the chance to get food and medical supplies to sustain them for the lockdown period. Many residents are mig