SEEKING SUPPORT: Open Door Neighbourhood House executive officer Loretta Waters and Pangerang Community Hub executive officer Tennille Hall are encouraging locals to support the Neighbourhood Houses Victoria 'Keep Our Doors Open' campaign. Pangerang held an event outside its Ovens Street base on Tuesday, to coincide with the Melbourne launch of the campaign, which is calling on the state government to increase annual funding to the sector to 'sustainable levels'. PHOTO: Simone Kerwin
Neighbourhood Houses Victoria has launched a campaign calling for the state government to increase annual funding by $11.7 million, or risk the closure of 200 neighbourhood houses across Victoria.
Wangaratta's two neighbourhood houses have backed the 'Keep Our Doors Open' campaign, which was officially launched in Melbourne on Tuesday, and say the need for funding is being keenly felt locally.
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