Stop the Evictions of our Senior Citizens by Bayside Council ...

On Monday 26th September 2011, tenants of the Independent Living Units (for Senior Citizens) at Beaumaris and Sandringham received a letter from Bayside Council to inform them that Council would be meeting with them individually on Wednesday 28th September. At those meetings, the tenants were told by Bayside Council that the units were being closed and the tenants would have to move.

The tenants were informed that a 'Relocation Unit' had been set up by Council. A 'Relocation Kit' (with informative fridge-magnet & phone number) was given to each tenant to help them in their move.

The decision to close the Units was apparently in response to a 'review'(?) which found that the buildings at 51 Haldane St and 82 Dalgetty Rd Beaumaris and 1-3 Sandringham Rd Sandringham would require major investment in coming years to maintain their suitability. The 'review' referred to by Bayside Council has not, at this stage, been made available to the tenants or any members of the public.