Warrnambool's ever-tightening rental market seeing more families and individuals at risk of homelessness, support services say

Kyra Gillespie
Updated May 7 2019 - 6:27pm, first published 5:00pm
Residents across the region have reported being hit with a rise in rent, as rental vacancy reaches a record-low and more landowners opt to put their properties up for sale. Picture: Rob Gunstone
Residents across the region have reported being hit with a rise in rent, as rental vacancy reaches a record-low and more landowners opt to put their properties up for sale. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Attending dozens of house inspections, offering more than the advertised rental price, couch surfing and living in cars are all an emerging by-product of what's being dubbed the region's rental 'crisis'.

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Kyra Gillespie

Kyra Gillespie

Journalist

Multi-platform journalist and digital / social producer for Australian Community Media, covering all the latest news across south-west Victoria. Got a news tip? Get in touch: kyra.gillespie@austcommunitymedia.com.au | 0475 951 618

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