Single mum Rissa Blakeley never expected to find herself homeless, living in a hotel room with seven of her children.
"It definitely is [tough], but I'm trying to keep strong for the kids," she says.
After camping on a friend's property for a month, Ms Blakeley says rainy weather forced her to reach out to a local charity for help, and she has been living in a Rockhampton hotel for the past two weeks.
