She was forced to rough it because there was no shelter accommodation available.

Ms Michael has had a tumultuous few years, living in a crisis home in Coolgardie before moving to Mandurah.

She left the Goldfields because her two sons were involved with a rough crowd.

She also has concerns for her daughter.

“My daughter is getting really stressed out about being homeless,” Ms Michael said.

“She’s in tears a lot.

“It’s frightening for all of us.”

Living in a tent was “very hard” for the family who had to go weeks without showers.

Ms Michael was concerned someone could have been bitten by a snake in the bush.

Her children are aged 10, 11 and 12 and have started attending a local school.

“At the moment we’ve got nothing, I’d worried my kids will start losing their self-esteem,” Ms Michael said.

“My three kids just hate being homeless.”

Ms Michael has had to deal with multiple health problems on top of everything.

With liver and thyroid problems, she has been taking anti-depressants.

However she remains hopeful of a brighter future.

On their first day in Mandurah Ms Michael’s took them fishing at the foreshore.

“I just thought ‘this is lovely’ it’s somewhere we would really like to live, where the kids can actually do something,” she said.

Ms Michael continues to look for suitable housing.

She said they were having a lot of problems with the confinement of the refuge and she hoped it would only be a short stay.

“I hope we can get a home on a nice street so my kids can make some friends again,” she said.

“I think things will be better here.”