Dear Supporter of the Selwyn Street boarding house residents

Thank you for supporting this campaign to save the boarding house at 58-60 and 62-64 Selwyn Street, Paddington. I was proud to work with the Paddington Residents who demonstrated care, compassion and determination to help their neighbours in their time of need.

Boarding houses and boarding house residents are integral to their communities, and neighbours do not want to see residents kicked out because of their lack of means. I recently spoke in Parliament about this and called on the Government to strengthen boarding house protections through planning laws that recognise their importance. We must implement the recommendations of the 2020 statutory review of the Boarding Houses Act to increase protections for residents, including minimum notices for eviction.

You can read my speech and tribute to the Paddington Community at

https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-1323879322-152521/link/98