K Road Chronicles - Series One

There's not a lot of good things about being homeless, but one of the good things, is that it's an opportunity to redesign yourself. It's an opportunity to reinvent your life.

– Six looks at the bright side of being a rough sleeper, in episode one

A lot of women fear for their lives. Homeless women are more vulnerable than men because, first they're a woman, and men tend to gravitate around women that are vulnerable.

– Charlotte, manager of an emergency housing shelter, in episode four

I lost everything. Everything except pride, self respect and dignity. Values can't be confiscated, they can only be abandoned.

– Journalist Six explains how she ended up a rough sleeper after having it all, Stuff website

I doubt there's many kids out there going "Oh, when I grow up, I wanna be homeless."

– Six discusses the hardships of being a rough sleeper, at the start of the first episode

You're in survival mode. Your world becomes very small when you're homeless. Your world becomes whatever you can carry.

– Six explains how when homeless, you carry your whole life with you, at the start of episode seven

...I worried about him a lot when he was on the street because of the cold, and because of, you know, just the stress of not knowing if your stuff's going to be where you left it; the stress of other people judging you because you smell, because you haven't had a shower. So, having him in accommodation that is permanent is so amazing.

– Simonne Butler recalls the times her father was sleeping rough, in episode two

There's probably as many reasons for homelessness as there are homeless. Many people in this country are living week to week, and if they lost their income, they too could find themselves without accommodation.

– Six on how quickly circumstances can change, in episode three

I was miserable, I was depressed, I was probably in tears, and Roger came along and found me... he gave me somewhere comfortable to sleep, shared his food with me, gave me a blanket.

– Six talks about meeting a good friend shortly after becoming homeless, in episode one

If they were to appear in the conventional court, initially they might be convicted and discharged. Often they'll just be sent to prison. And so they just end up in this terrible cycle of being repeatedly imprisoned, and so what this court does differently is recognise that, and make sure that the response to the offending is part justice — but to also recognise that it needs a part social and part health response.

– Judge Tony Fizgerald of the New Beginnings Court, in episode two

For months I've been trying to do a story about women and homelessness. It's turned out to be much harder than I imagined. Most of the women I asked were too scared to share their stories publicly.

– Six, in episode four

Living on the streets will probably turn you into an addict — if you weren't one already. But, usually the causes of addiction start much earlier in life.

– Six on how substance abuse issues aren't always a result of being homeless, at the start of episode six