Elders' new homes to help address systemic overcrowding in Wilcannia

Residents have lobbied to fix housing issues in Wilcannia for years. (ABC Broken Hill: Bill Ormonde)

For decades, the problem of overcrowding has plagued the town of Wilcannia in outback New South Wales, a systemic issue that attracted media attention during the predominantly Indigenous community's COVID outbreak of 2021.

While the spotlight has faded, the issue has remained.