Homeless Crisis in Shepparton

Ajouté : 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]What's going on, guys? It is Justin, Cody, Sheree, Liz, and Jarvis.

[00:00:06]>> Shane Breaker.

[00:00:07]>> Shane Breaker. Good man. We're just out here in Sheperdan.

[00:00:11]>> Uh, we got our backpacks full of essentials for the homeless. Yeah.

[00:00:15]>> I bloody watched one of your buddy Melbourne. Remember the Melbourne? I watched him the other night.

[00:00:19]>> Mad. Did you like it?

[00:00:20]>> Yeah, that was badass, man. Sorry. Your buddy running around like Yeah. No, it was awesome. How's it going?

[00:00:26]>> What's going on, brother? How are you, man?

[00:00:28]>> You all right, bro? What's your name?

[00:00:29]>> Ladies, nice to meet you, brother. Yes, I'm always sleeping generally.

[00:00:34]>> This is my mate Justin.

[00:00:36]>> Justin, how's going?

[00:00:37]>> Good to meet you, brother. Good to meet you, man.

[00:00:38]>> This is the crew here, too.

[00:00:40]>> How's it going?

[00:00:42]>> Hey, [laughter] and we're giving out these backpacks.

[00:00:49]>> Yeah, bro. You out in the streets?

[00:00:50]>> Yeah, I got a I got a backpack. It's like me throwaway. It's like got me food in there.

[00:00:56]>> We got heaps of essentials, man. like anything you need if you're on the streets, bro.

[00:00:59]>> Well, I got me like like a buddy. I had me old faithful buddy jumper last night.

[00:01:05]I had it for 6 weeks and I went tucked into a bin.

[00:01:09]>> Oh, I wish I had some jumpers with a bin.

[00:01:13]>> Yeah, I got to get like some sleeping.

[00:01:16]>> I've been down at the church sherborns there in the room C's corner at the moment. I was over there last night, but it was like nah. Yeah. Yeah. Got a bit crazy there. So I've been down that way.

[00:01:28]Yeah.

[00:01:28]>> Just you staying warm. You staying warm enough.

[00:01:31]>> Yeah. Yeah. Like I got the basics like oh no I need another plan. Like there's something I miss like I'm always I got milk and baked beans.

[00:01:38]>> Yeah.

[00:01:38]>> I got the little basics but you know like an extra bloke. It never hurts.

[00:01:42]>> Yeah. Well we got some stuff in these backpacks man. Take a backpack. Yeah.

[00:01:46]>> You sure?

[00:01:47]>> Yeah brother.

[00:01:52][laughter] >> The trolley is a very hungry trolley.

[00:01:58]Yeah, it's good exercise around like this.

[00:02:02]You got to be real, you know.

[00:02:04]>> At least he's positive, man. Good positive vibes, brother.

[00:02:07]>> I was from York and that you used to pick fruit through the trees.

[00:02:10]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:02:11]>> Haircut sh whatever. Yeah.

[00:02:14]>> Have a little look what's in there, bro.

[00:02:18]I got like a [laughter] >> Let me put this stuff away. Drugs on me.

[00:02:24]Just just going now. [laughter] I got I'll run out alcohol before I >> got this drove like sleeping bag.

[00:02:33]>> Yeah, you got everything, bro.

[00:02:37]>> Have you eaten yet, brother?

[00:02:39]>> Do you need a feed?

[00:02:40]>> I had some beef jerky before. A pack of beef jerky. That's all. I've been drinking a lot and I only come out of prison 3 months ago. I was at Raven Hall. I smashed a few windows and >> Yeah. Yeah. I just wasn't >> Yeah. There you go.

[00:02:56]And then when I went to court, he's like, >> I go I go I said, "Here's me. I've done some shop. I'm I'm not I'm not a bad person. Like I just I steal some stuff like I'm hungry.

[00:03:08]>> That stuff hurts mouth and stuff over here, but you know, I can't afford it."

[00:03:13]So, but I really need it. So, um >> So, you're honest? You're honest to the judge? Yeah.

[00:03:17]>> Yeah. No, he said, "Look, um I'm going to give you a clean slate." set you can go be a copper army whatever you want to do >> just keep clean. So I'm like so for the last 3 4 months I'm like yeah I got to you know cuz I when I got out it was just me so I got to >> So you got and straight back on the streets again. Yeah.

[00:03:36]>> Yeah. Yeah. No I went to my friend's place and she owns a house. It's only a little two-bedroom house. Little yard.

[00:03:43]She's got like three dogs a bird thing.

[00:03:45]She got like whole wildlife in her backyard. [laughter] Like you don't need me. You already got that. Anyway, I'll go shoot somewhere else.

[00:03:54]>> You have some fun now. Yeah. Yeah. Mad ass.

[00:03:57]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:03:58]>> But yeah, like it's more so, you know, cuz I'm 41. You know, I'm me, you know, middle child. I'm kind of lost. I'm lonely. I'm longing for something. I just don't know what it is. You always the world, but I don't born chef grew up. Come back over. Chef this way about 23 years.

[00:04:13]>> Yeah.

[00:04:14]>> But, you know, cuz I was born here. I just, you know, I want to be able to go, "Oh, there's me." Yeah. Yeah.

[00:04:18]>> And then I'll I'll go to like I'll go where like I've been overseas Italy cardinal seen church you know cleaned out there you know.

[00:04:27]>> Yeah. No it's just I don't know what to do with myself filming as well.

[00:04:32]>> Yeah. No.

[00:04:33]>> I kind of used to getting a good time. [laughter] >> Sweet. Where do you know anyone else that's sleeping rough around here?

[00:04:44]>> Oh there's me. There's Colin. There's Jason.

[00:04:46]>> Yeah. Where is Kylie and Jason?

[00:04:48]>> Kylie.

[00:04:50]>> Jason was staying down this way. Kylie's at the back at the moment.

[00:04:53]>> Yeah, we'll go down here for a while.

[00:04:54]>> Um, if you go around the back, you'll see. And yeah, she >> she's got like Yeah, I've got one. Yeah, she you know, she could use another blanket or like even just a hay, you know. That's why we want to make sure like go past. Hey, what's going on?

[00:05:08]>> That's it, brother.

[00:05:09]>> Yeah.

[00:05:11]>> Awesome, man. Awesome.

[00:05:12]>> Good to see you.

[00:05:13]>> Yeah, it's always Yeah. No way. He's like, I'm sure it mate, bro. I still from here. I just got to figure out your head and that. So, I get me some price.

[00:05:23]>> Awesome, bro. Awesome, man. Yeah.

[00:05:25]>> Thank you.

[00:05:26]>> No worries, bro.

[00:05:27]>> Well, mate, congratulations.

[00:05:30]>> Stay positive. Yeah, that's it, bro.

[00:05:32]Stay positive, brother.

[00:05:33]>> Yeah. No, you got to smile on your face.

[00:05:37]Sweet dream, you know.

[00:05:39]>> Good on you, mate.

[00:05:42]>> See you, brother. See you, mate. All right, guys. We got Jarvis just grabbed himself a kebab from >> This is Kebab Paradise, Central Sheperdan.

[00:05:57]>> Kebab Paradise Central. So, check these guys out. Jarvis just let them know that we're handing out backpacks here in Sheperdan. She come running out after us and she goes, "How many backpacks you got?" I go, "Five or six?" She's like, "All right, just wait a minute. We'll get you some meals that you can hand out to the homeless as well." So yeah, check these guys out. Absolutely beautiful.

[00:06:16]>> Great people.

[00:06:17]>> Yeah, >> great customer service. Great food.

[00:06:21]>> Look at the size of the wrap. The kebab.

[00:06:24]>> This is bigger than my [laughter] absolutely beautiful.

[00:06:37]Awesome.

[00:06:40]>> All right, couple backpacks down. Yeah.

[00:06:46]>> Going for it.

[00:06:53]>> We got met our friends out here.

[00:06:57]>> There you go.

[00:07:00]>> I carried more than this. [laughter] My son on top of that. All of my bag.

[00:07:06]So, one pri one.

[00:07:09]>> They were way.

[00:07:09]>> Wow. [laughter] All the bags on the one pram in front of my son.

[00:07:15]>> Wow.

[00:07:16]>> Strong ass.

[00:07:18]>> Yeah. Everything you need, bro.

[00:07:20]>> Yeah. You got snacks and everything.

[00:07:22]>> Watch your back.

[00:07:24]>> Yeah.

[00:07:27]>> Strongest. Strongest.

[00:07:28]>> As long as you realize you shouldn't be here.

[00:07:30]>> Yeah, we know. We're just trying to help out some uh friends, mate.

[00:07:33]>> Just watch those signs there and the cops, mate.

[00:07:35]>> Yeah.

[00:07:36]>> Troll just back there. So, just be careful.

[00:07:38]>> Thank you, brother. Appreciate it.

[00:07:45][laughter] >> We got the pass. We got We got Javas.

[00:07:51]>> I've been living for six years. This is your This your >> Yeah.

[00:07:59]>> Chuck that one inside of that one. The water and all [laughter] the flood and all.

[00:08:08]>> How did you guys go with the floods?

[00:08:10]>> Yeah. Well, um, apparently I'll run my wife and I go, you know.

[00:08:20]>> Do you mind being on camera, too? Is that all right?

[00:08:22]>> No, not me. I'm sorry. It went down in two days. on what flood >> the flood that went down in two days.

[00:08:31]>> Wow.

[00:08:34]My sister >> and my mom.

[00:08:37]>> The flood went down in two days.

[00:08:39]>> Two days.

[00:08:41]>> Wow.

[00:08:42]>> It went down. You can ask the cops to come in.

[00:08:45]>> So the floods were like right up. See these barriers here [laughter] was right up onto there.

[00:08:56]>> And then I've seen um where all those cars.

[00:09:05]>> How did he fit that in there? That's unreal.

[00:09:09]>> That's a good effort, brother.

[00:09:10][laughter] >> Love it.

[00:09:12]>> Hey, look at him go, man.

[00:09:16]bounce with the kangaroo. [laughter] >> You know how fast going on highway when they come out the bush. You know how fast the bush [laughter] >> if I stop I would have hit him.

[00:09:40]>> Who is it?

[00:09:41]And a nice one >> and a snake then bit me another week. A snake come up like that.

[00:09:50]>> Where?

[00:09:50]>> This over there.

[00:09:53]>> They take my sandwich out of my head.

[00:09:55][laughter] >> Hungry.

[00:09:58]Take my sandwich off. But I'll give you a little piece [laughter] like my sandwich.

[00:10:08]>> Yeah, we get in trouble. I'm glad glad to help you guys here. Stay safe.

[00:10:11]>> Stay safe.

[00:10:12]>> Stay safe out there.

[00:10:16]>> Yeah.

[00:10:18]>> Yeah.

[00:10:20]>> Awesome. Take care, guys.

[00:10:33]>> Yeah. You done all that yourself?

[00:10:35]>> Yeah.

[00:10:35]>> Beautiful. Sorry. Down. [laughter] That's amazing.

[00:10:40]>> Tiny. Tiny.

[00:10:44]>> See you guys.

[00:10:45]>> Bags are good.

[00:10:46]>> Yeah, >> they're good, man.

[00:10:48]>> Awesome.

[00:10:49]>> All right, let's go.

[00:10:52]>> Hey, Collie.

[00:10:53]>> My name's Justin.

[00:10:54]>> Justin. Nice to meet you. Hey, I'm just filming. Is that all right? I just want to >> No, you're beautiful.

[00:11:01]>> Hey, we're trying to give out some backpacks to people on the streets doing it tough. Yeah.

[00:11:05]>> Yeah. We chop you out. Darling, you all right so?

[00:11:08]>> Yeah, just having a bit of a bad day.

[00:11:10]Yeah, >> happens to all of us. Yeah, you're not alone.

[00:11:13]>> Good. At least you're smiling.

[00:11:15]>> No, someone's got to get me drink.

[00:11:18]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:11:20]>> You got a kebab. You got meat. You got salad. You got a drink in there.

[00:11:24]>> That was donated from the lady in the kebab shop down the road.

[00:11:27]>> It's fresh.

[00:11:28]>> Kebab paradise.

[00:11:31]>> Oh, that's a beautiful Thank you so much.

[00:11:34]You want to >> you want to offload yours? One of the girls.

[00:11:37]>> Can I give you this?

[00:11:38]>> Oh, that' be great. Really?

[00:11:40]>> Yeah.

[00:11:41]>> So, you living on the streets at the moment?

[00:11:42]>> Yeah. I've been here for 10 years in there.

[00:11:45]>> You got snacks. You got sleeping bag, gloves, socks.

[00:11:53]>> Thank you so much.

[00:11:56]Thank you so much. That's really cool.

[00:11:59]>> The bags are >> Yeah, it's a good bag. It's really [laughter] good. Am I allowed to show off your artwork?

[00:12:06]>> Yes.

[00:12:07]>> How cool, guys?

[00:12:08]>> How How cool.

[00:12:09]>> I've usually got more, but I've just run out. I've got no white textures, so you got to get some more. But yeah, got heaps.

[00:12:15]>> Bit of an artist, >> eh?

[00:12:17]You're doing really really well.

[00:12:18]>> Thank you.

[00:12:19]>> At least you're keeping productive.

[00:12:20]That's awesome.

[00:12:21]>> I love it when people say they've got they got something like a year ago and they still got it. Oh, really?

[00:12:26]>> I love it. I feel like I connect to it, you know? [laughter] >> You're everywhere. It's a good thing.

[00:12:31]That's really cool.

[00:12:32]>> How much you charge for what it is?

[00:12:34]>> Just donations. Just donations. So whatever they will go like that.

[00:12:39]>> Oh, it's beautiful. Kie, good on you.

[00:12:40]>> Yeah. I used to just sit here and bath and um >> I was at Agie and they I got there one day and all the rocks.

[00:12:48]>> Oh yeah.

[00:12:48]>> And I'd been sort of doing eyes on rocks.

[00:12:50]>> Yeah.

[00:12:51]>> And I got there and it was all rocks. I went, "Is this what is it me?" Like [laughter] it's Christmas.

[00:12:57]>> Yeah. Every day I just pick them up.

[00:12:59]Sometimes I put them back in the garden all done.

[00:13:01]>> So they just sit there like all tree and the kids walk past and see everything.

[00:13:06]When I was a kid, my granddaddy used to put eyes on them.

[00:13:08]>> Yeah.

[00:13:08]>> And it blew me away. [laughter] >> I mean, I know they like really do they really mean like there's eyes.

[00:13:16]>> Look what he Look what he started.

[00:13:17]>> They really made me go like that.

[00:13:19]>> Yeah. [laughter] >> Okay. Are they looking better now? I believe you. Holy Jedi. Believe me [laughter] now. Yeah. So I I thought it was cool and I haven't done the rocks with the eyes for a while but I was thinking about doing them.

[00:13:31]>> So you've been on the streets 10 years.

[00:13:33]>> Yeah.

[00:13:33]>> Yeah. The house I was in down my mom rental.

[00:13:36]>> Oh really?

[00:13:37]>> Yeah. And I was in the land choice cuz I was guest.

[00:13:40]>> Yeah.

[00:13:40]>> So they sort of stuck me on the street and mom moved to um I haven't seen her since the day of the fire.

[00:13:46]>> Oh wow.

[00:13:47]>> Any of my family numbing just all gone.

[00:13:50]>> Yeah.

[00:13:51]>> I can't explain it. I don't know what we were all police.

[00:13:54]>> Yeah. My father died. A few things happened and just sort of all fell apart.

[00:13:59]>> Yeah.

[00:14:00]>> You were family and now we're not.

[00:14:01]>> Are you on housing waiting list or anything?

[00:14:03]>> Yeah, I'm on all the lists, >> but it's been 10 years.

[00:14:06]>> I know. It just takes forever, doesn't it?

[00:14:07]>> Yeah. A lot of people are housed and stuff. They get housed, but I don't know what they're saying to get it.

[00:14:13]>> Yeah. I'm telling the truth. See, that's the problem.

[00:14:16]>> Oh, so people are getting in before you?

[00:14:17]>> Yeah. Oh, everyone. Everyone's been here except for me. And I'm a real estate agent. I'm not saying that's boasting or anything. I'm just saying like >> they they should um like they should know like I haven't bad name or anything like that.

[00:14:33]>> Yeah. I don't know. I don't know what it is. I don't know. I haven't been there for a little bit now. So, I've got to go in and find out. But, um >> yeah, I'm keeping on list.

[00:14:42]>> I just don't know. Someone came and saw me today and said there's a house, but he told me this 5 weeks ago and then he said they don't have it. Uh, >> he's coming and telling me. It's just confusing me.

[00:14:52]>> You'll get there, Kylie.

[00:14:53]>> Yeah, I know. You'll get there. Got strong as I've gone. So, >> stay positive. Yeah.

[00:14:58]>> And just taught me how to survive. So, sort of somewhat how to survive.

[00:15:02]>> So, you staying warm at night though getting cold.

[00:15:04]>> Last night was a bit cold. I walked to the sur was cold. I get there. You can go inside and watch telly and >> Oh, yeah.

[00:15:11]>> And there's TV there food and stuff. So, I go there every night just about >> I can have a a tub in the sink.

[00:15:18]>> Oh, nice. It's not cold cuz these toilets are cold.

[00:15:20]>> Yeah, >> I just go in there. But they keep saying don't go in the toilets cuz they must >> I don't know. They must I don't leave a mess. They just like it. Must make me feel uncomfortable that I'm in there or something. Don't go in there. Oh, what have I done? Like I must make it stick or something. I don't know. But I've been there a few times lately and yeah, they sort of say that they go in there.

[00:15:39]I hate it when people say they don't feel so embarrassed.

[00:15:42]>> Yeah.

[00:15:42]>> Got to go somewhere sort of thing. So yeah. Have you given any of these away?

[00:15:46]>> Uh this is the fourth one we've given out. Oh, really? Oh, wow. Who put them together?

[00:15:51]>> Um, me and my wife.

[00:15:52]>> Oh, did you? Really? That's so cool, guys. It's awesome. Where do you get the bags?

[00:15:57]>> Uh, it's all cuz I record all this and I put it on YouTube and people donate to my channel and then I just give everything out to people on the streets.

[00:16:04]Yeah.

[00:16:05]>> Really?

[00:16:05]>> Yeah.

[00:16:06]>> Oh, that's so cool. How long have you been doing it before?

[00:16:08]>> We've been doing about a year now.

[00:16:10]>> Yeah. You love it.

[00:16:11]>> Do you go around town to town?

[00:16:13]>> We're from Melbourne, so we normally help out in Melbourne, so this is our first time doing this in show.

[00:16:16]>> We're about to Melbourne. Uh, you know, Taylor's Lakes.

[00:16:19]>> Yeah. Yeah. Taylor's Lakes. So, that's on the other side. Yeah. Yeah. There's that road, the really long road with heaps of bumps. Can't remember what it was.

[00:16:28]>> I'm not sure. No, >> it was really bumpy. I remember. Pothole was a real big one.

[00:16:32]>> Yeah, the roads are bad.

[00:16:33]>> Yeah, real bad. It was narrow and bumpy.

[00:16:36]>> We're We're happy to help you out and just Yeah. All the best. Yeah. Look after yourself. Stay positive.

[00:16:42]>> I'm trying. I'm trying.

[00:16:43]>> You'll get there. Thanks.

[00:16:44]>> No worries. We'll go. We'll continue on the road.

[00:16:53]>> Thank you so much.

[00:16:55]>> I try. Thank you so much.

[00:16:57]>> Thank I hope so. Hey, I guess it Hey, I just got to say >> one day.

[00:17:05]>> Yeah. Yeah. One foot in front the other.

[00:17:09]>> Even if you got to take it hour by hour, babe.

[00:17:11]>> That's what I'm like minute by minute. Like serious like minute like >> I'm even doing this at the moment.

[00:17:24]>> Okay.

[00:17:33]>> Yeah. Yeah. You have you you'll have your ups and downs, but yeah.

[00:17:37]>> Hopefully more ups and downs there.

[00:17:41]>> Yeah.

[00:17:42]>> All right, Kylie.

[00:17:44]We'll keep on moving.

[00:17:46]>> God bless. All right. Take care.

[00:17:53]>> There you go, guys. Some beautiful people out here. You know, the homeless.

[00:17:58]>> Pretty positive. That's two in like 2 minutes. Yeah. Unreal.

[00:18:01]>> Yeah.

[00:18:01]>> We haven't even walked a block yet.

[00:18:04]>> It's crazy.

[00:18:06]>> But yeah, high spirits, very positive.

[00:18:08]So, you know, we hope the best for these guys.

[00:18:12]And they gave percent to >> Yeah. They're happy. Yeah.

[00:18:16]>> Our brother Jarvis, you know, he's making an impact in ship. He can't walk 10 meters without being recognized and stopped.

[00:18:23]>> It's good stuff, bro. And you're homeless yourself, bro. Yeah.

[00:18:25]>> Yeah. How you going, bro?

[00:18:27]>> Hey, bro. How are you?

[00:18:28]>> You all good, >> brother?

[00:18:32]I got no identity, man. I can't prove who I am.

[00:18:34]>> Really?

[00:18:35]>> You stand on the streets.

[00:18:38]>> How you doing?

[00:18:39]>> I was just saying you really drive us from church.

[00:18:41]Hello. [laughter] >> I'm just I'm just doing recording if you don't mind, bro.

[00:18:45]>> Yeah.

[00:18:45]>> Um, so the brother here, Justin, and his wife came from Melbourne.

[00:18:50]>> Are you?

[00:18:51]>> Yeah. Boxill, born in Boxill.

[00:18:53]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:18:54]>> Do a lot of traveling and stuff like that.

[00:18:57]>> Yeah. I've been homeless, but is what it is, you know.

[00:19:05]People >> I was homeless for 8 years. Yeah.

[00:19:10]>> What I done? I went to Odyssey.

[00:19:12]>> Aussie house. Yeah. I had a m learn how to fly airplane, all that sort of [ __ ] >> Yeah.

[00:19:17]>> M tire up in the mountains and [ __ ] and had a motor bike accident.

[00:19:21]>> No way.

[00:19:21]>> And put him back on like um >> I guess more clean than that.

[00:19:26]>> Yeah.

[00:19:27]>> Got back on the hot when he got back.

[00:19:29]and I'll come back to Australia with golden stuff.

[00:19:32]>> Yeah, he's a good boy.

[00:19:34]>> What's your tattoos mean to >> um later? Um it's just a gel cat. And then that there is just the rose and the um uh skull fingers. It's good quality.

[00:19:46]>> Gold feet um skull.

[00:19:52]>> Yeah, basically bipolar disorder. I sort of did that when I was in barley off me guts [laughter] and then I had a bird who started doing the knee that was going to be color but she not she started robbing from me mate.

[00:20:04]>> And that's my little girl Isabella.

[00:20:07]>> A where's Isabella?

[00:20:09]>> She's with her mom. So Bella's an >> Yeah.

[00:20:15]She's safe. She's got everything.

[00:20:17]>> That's mad. I've done um I've done I walked [ __ ] [ __ ] been everywhere they go rehab mentally my NDI package >> the dogs me >> so put me trust in other people and that's the thing you know >> some of these organizations you >> and that's what it's done to me but >> for me being out of jail not training my brain >> not doing everyday normal things >> and in and out in and out in the system [ __ ] you up a bit in your got break that routine and do the straight >> and retrain straight things get out if you didn't get [clears throat] out and you got >> an order or something >> order you got a [ __ ] something or something something and if you're on the street and and if you're a user or whatever you know >> one slip up you're back in >> up you're [ __ ] straight back in >> but to me like um uh I guess DHS NBIS all that you find loopholes Yeah, >> like super cheap auto. They're dogs. I hate them cuz they used to only go with the car around for a dollar a day, you know.

[00:21:22]>> Yeah. Inform.

[00:21:27]>> Yeah. Unless Unless you're in New Eng, brother.

[00:21:35]>> Yeah, I got a backpack.

[00:21:36]>> You want one?

[00:21:36]>> Yeah.

[00:21:37]>> Yeah.

[00:21:39]>> All yours, my man.

[00:21:41]>> Thanks, bro.

[00:21:42]>> Everything you needs in there, bro.

[00:21:43]>> Yeah. Cool. What's your name?

[00:21:45]>> Justin. Good to meet you, bro. God bless you.

[00:21:51]>> Hey, brother.

[00:21:52]>> Hey, bro.

[00:21:53]>> How you going?

[00:21:55]Pretty good. Here with my mates. They came down from Melbourne. Um, they've got these backpacks.

[00:22:02]>> Um, they What's in the backpacks again?

[00:22:05]>> Sleeping bag. You got beanie, gloves, socks, first aid kit, you got snacks, heaps of stuff, umbrella.

[00:22:12]>> So, we got one for you guys.

[00:22:14]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You've been on the streets a while, bro.

[00:22:18]>> You've been probably what? Long time, eh? On the streets now.

[00:22:21]>> Good to see you anyway, bro.

[00:22:23]>> Yeah.

[00:22:26]>> Them bags are all right, bro.

[00:22:27]>> Yeah.

[00:22:28]>> Are you hungry, bro?

[00:22:29]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:22:30]>> Yeah. We got fresh food, man. Kebab from the kebab shop around the corner.

[00:22:33]>> Paradise.

[00:22:34]>> Good.

[00:22:36]>> Awesome, my man.

[00:22:47]Hope it helps, bro.

[00:22:50]>> Have a good one, brother.

[00:22:50]>> Take it easy, man. Look after yourself.

[00:22:52]Yeah.

[00:22:56]>> Good to see your smile.

[00:22:58]>> Yeah. Nice smile.

[00:23:01]>> You're off.

[00:23:06]>> No way.

[00:23:08]>> That's cool car, man.

[00:23:13]Everyone Everyone's waving out at at Jarvis. This guy [laughter] chain breaker. Legend.

[00:23:22]That's cool.

[00:23:23]>> That's a nice car there. One other guy.

[00:23:25]So, Kylie, her partner Jason, he's they they're together, but they sleep in different parts.

[00:23:34]>> Yeah.

[00:23:34]>> So, like he he usually sleeps right before.

[00:23:38]>> Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah.

[00:23:40]>> So, and then there's there's heaps of people that sleeping on the street, but then there's people that are in the back.

[00:23:48]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:23:49]>> They know all different places.

[00:23:52]>> Yeah. You just can't find them sometimes, you know, and then they'll just pop up.

[00:23:56]>> Yeah.

[00:23:56]>> Yeah. Somewhere in Melbourne.

[00:23:58]>> Yeah. Same thing.

[00:23:59]>> Same thing.

[00:24:00]>> Yeah.

[00:24:02]>> And you're Christians, too?

[00:24:04]>> Yeah. Awesome.

[00:24:06]>> Yeah.

[00:24:07]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:24:10]>> Amen. I wouldn't I wouldn't never made it out.

[00:24:13]>> You know, if it wasn't for God.

[00:24:15]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:24:15]>> I got to give him all glory.

[00:24:18]>> Amen.

[00:24:19]>> Amen.

[00:24:19]>> Not the same.

[00:24:21]>> [laughter] >> The mom comes down to me. [laughter] >> What did you say to the girl?

[00:24:34]>> Yeah.

[00:24:38]>> How powerful is that?

[00:24:41]>> Similar sharing story.

[00:24:44]>> Different thought journey, similar stories, >> you know.

[00:24:49]>> Yeah.

[00:24:50]>> In a different No.

[00:24:54]>> Anyway, >> not long about two weeks ago, the Salvation Army run an event called Under the Same Stars event.

[00:25:03]>> Yeah.

[00:25:04]>> And that was to raise um awareness and and raise money for um homelessness.

[00:25:11]>> Yeah. And so a heap of the corporates and like CEOs all got invited to this event and they had to pay a a fee to come, but everyone slept out on the football oval. Um and all they got was a um a piece of cardboard and you could bring your own sleeping bag and stuff.

[00:25:30]>> Yeah.

[00:25:31]>> And um so everyone got a piece of cardboard and then one to sort of cover you up. So two pieces of cardboard and um so I I slept there last year. Yeah.

[00:25:41]>> And I spoke there as well.

[00:25:43]>> But um just to let everyone know what it's like >> on the streets. But what happened last year was we was all about everyone was about to get ready to sleep and then the sprinklers come on. [laughter] >> No way.

[00:25:58]>> Everyone everyone was trying to fix and people's cardboard was like >> saturated >> and so everyone had that's the reality.

[00:26:07]>> That's the reality. And then everyone thought it was a setup. you know.

[00:26:11]>> Yeah.

[00:26:11]>> And I was like, it's meant to be.

[00:26:13]>> That's gold.

[00:26:14]>> Yeah. [laughter] >> Yeah. But um they done it again this year and unfortunately I couldn't be there as well.

[00:26:21]>> Yeah.

[00:26:21]>> Yeah.

[00:26:22]>> They do that at the MCG too, I think.

[00:26:23]>> Yeah, that's the same one.

[00:26:25]>> That's the same one.

[00:26:26]>> Yeah.

[00:26:27]>> That was the hardest thing for me being on the streets was not feeling seen, you know.

[00:26:33]>> And just >> Yeah. And like I said, like the cold cement was one thing, >> but not having someone to turn to was more colder, you know.

[00:26:44]>> On you, brother. You're an inspiration, my man.

[00:26:46]>> Yeah.

[00:26:46]>> Love you, bro.

[00:26:47]>> Love your work, brother.

[00:26:48]>> God bless.

[00:26:49]>> Catch up again.

[00:26:50]>> We'll do, man. 100%.

[00:26:51]>> See you guys.

[00:26:52]>> Have a good night.

[00:26:54]>> Good news up there.

[00:26:56]>> You been up there.

[00:26:56]>> It's a lot of SS.

[00:26:57]>> Yeah. You know, >> see, I'm just like, >> what's that? That's just called the tower.

[00:27:03]>> You think so? Uh, Charles Tower, >> right?

[00:27:06]>> Yeah.

[00:27:08]>> It's a good way to get up there and get zapped for some 5G.

[00:27:11]>> Why not?

[00:27:13][laughter] >> No, not here.

[00:27:20]Mustn't be far though.

[00:27:24]He's got some goodies.

[00:27:25]>> So, Cole's just sent us out this way to meet with her partner, but he's just not here.

[00:27:32]>> Maybe not here. Must be far.

[00:27:38]>> All right, guys. That's a wrap for Shepherdan. We've given out six backpacks. We had eight. We've got two left over. So, tomorrow we might explore a Chuka or something like that and hand out the other two. But yeah, thanks everyone for all your support and making this happen. And thank you to Liz and Cody for >> allowing us stay tonight.

[00:27:57]>> Always always welcome and explore.

[00:28:00]>> Appreciate you guys. Anyway, we'll be back tomorrow.

[00:28:04]Hey, >> voice. [laughter] >> Is anyone home?

[00:28:15]Hello.

[00:28:18]What an amazing spot to be homeless.

[00:28:27]Anyone?

[00:28:31]I don't think they'd be in there on a beautiful day like this.

[00:28:34]>> No.

[00:28:44]>> So guys, we just come back from a chuka.

[00:28:46]We found a couple of tents and uh some signs of homeless sitting at the front of Cottonon, but no people to be found, which is probably a good problem. Uh so we're leaving the two backpacks with Cody and Liz. And thank you guys for letting us stay out here. always much appreciated. Beautiful people doing beautiful things and uh yeah, thanks for inviting us to Big Gary Church.

[00:29:08]>> Uh beautiful stuff. We'll see you again soon.

[00:29:10]>> Thank you.

[00:29:11]>> Thank you guys. Peace out.

[00:29:12]>> Peace.

[00:29:13]>> Peace. [laughter] We all do that