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A 69-YEAR-old man living on Byron’s streets was brutally bashed last week, according to Veronica Rowe from the Northern Rivers Homeless Alliance.
Rowe said Bushy, who is well-known in the town, remains in hospital after an operation at Tweed Hospital.
‘We need to reduce the homelessness problem in Byron,’ she told The Echo, adding that the bashing serves as a warning of the plight of those who are homeless.
Rowe says that the Northern Rivers Homeless Alliance is not funded by any government department but receives small private donations to operate.
Formerly, Rowe says she worked with the homeless in the Blue Mountains before moving to Byron.
‘In the one-and-a-half years I’ve been here, I have heard of a horrific stabbing, drug overdoses and a homeless woman being raped.
‘There are a lot of drugs and serious violence which, if not addressed, will become a bigger issue for the community’.