Barak Beacon resident Margaret Kelly says getting formally evicted this week as part of controversial redevelopment was like a ‘physical blow’
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The last remaining resident of the Barak Beacon estate in Port Melbourne has been given an eviction notice, with the Victorian government preparing to bulldoze the public housing as part of a controversial redevelopment.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) granted Homes Victoria a possession order this week, allowing the department tasked with relocating tenants to forcibly evict Margaret Kelly on 7 August.
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