If you are reading this, there is every chance this issue does not directly affect you.
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However, that is exactly why you can't afford to turn away.
While most of us endure the strain of yet another COVID-enforced lockdown, it is important to remember there are scores of people affected in ways you might never see.
In The Courier's weekend edition, we turn our attention to the developing crisis of homelessness in Ballarat.
Since the latest lockdown began less than two weeks ago, there have been dozens of people forced into homelessness in the Ballarat area.
These are people that had a roof over their head until the latest COVID outbreak forced another harsh lockdown to be enforced.
You might not see them sleeping rough on the street, but that certainly is not to say the problem does not exist.
They might be sleeping in their car, or on somebody's couch or in crisis accommodation organised by a Ballarat charity.
While it's a far cry better than spending a winter's night on the streets of Ballarat, it's not a situation anybody would want to find themselves in.
And to see the numbers increasing every time we go into another lockdown is nothing short of devastating.
Earlier in the week The Courier published a story about the median Ballarat house price rising almost 15 per cent in the most recent three months of data.
While those of us already with a foot in the housing market might sit back with quiet satisfaction about the ever-increasing value of our property, let's not forget those who are not quite as lucky.
The rapidly rising cost of living is not doing any favours to those experiencing homelessness or even people trying to find a rental, let alone break into the housing market.
Ballarat has become a destination city for many people looking to move away from Melbourne, but there are always side-effects to such a phenomenon.
So next time you find yourself lamenting about being stuck at home while you sit on the couch during lockdown, maybe take a moment to be grateful if there is a roof over your head.
- Pat Nolan, deputy editor