Students and volunteers have come up with a plan to help homeless people with pet washing and vet checkups.

‘Ruff Sleepers’ is a not-for-profit which gets together once a month to provide free check ups, a  dog-washing service and general community catch up.

Co-founder Bronwen Dalton, an Associate Professor of Sydney University of Technology, said "it's an environment where we all come together as dog lovers. It’s not paternalistic, it’s friendly and caring.”