Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 24 November 2022

Call for Commonwealth Games to leave a legacy for good

Read the report from the Victorian Housing Peaks Alliance

 

News:

ABC News- 22nd November- Over 64,000 Australian households in housing stress, analysis using census data shows

ABC News- 21st November- From stalking to physical violence, abuse is common in teenage relationships, Anglicare report shows

The Guardian- 20th November- ‘Do we just make a tent city?’: the councils grappling with an influx of homeless Australians

The Guardian- 17th November- Imperfect match: Australian renters in the dark over use of data by tech company Snug

The Guardian- 13th November- Stable housing helps the homeless but it doesn’t cure all their problems

PRObono News- 21st November- A bird? A plane? No, its social housing

ABC News- 22nd November- ‘Falling to pieces’: Complaints about South Australia’s public housing skyrocket

Canberra Times- 18th November- Call for action on Youth Homelessness

The Guardian- 23rd November- Young Victorians caught in the cycle of homelessness despair of missed education

Ballarat Times- 22nd November- Fear Comm Games may worsen housing crisis

State Election Platforms:

Aboriginal Housing Victoria: Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness State Election Platform 2022

Tenants Victoria: Tenants Victoria’s top 3 state election asks

Victorian Public Tenants Association: Victorian Election Platform 2022

Victorian Council of Social Service: Victorian Election Platform 2022

Council to Homeless Persons here

Community Housing Industry Association Victoria (CHIA Vic) here

Safe + Equal here

Barwon Homelessness Network (attached)

South West Homelessness Network (attached)

HAAG Victorian State Election

Training/Resources/Reports:

AHURI Executive Summary – Housing aspirations of precariously housed older Australians

Centre for Social Impact, Uniting Victoria and Tasmania – ‘Can’t afford to live’: The impact of the rising cost of living on Victorians and Tasmanians on low incomes- 19th October

CEDA- Double Jeopardy: the economic and social costs of keeping women behind bars

AHURI- The impacts of the pandemic on the Australian rental sector

MARAM Collaborative Practice Training- SAFV Centre over October- December

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Annual Report 2020-2021

Productivity Report- In need of repair: The National Housing and Homelessness Agreement- study report- September 2022

National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 – October 17th

Give Where You Live – Money Talks

NDIS- Plan implementation directory

MH Vic- Training calendar

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub

AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

Transgender Victoria – training

October 2022-23 Improving Housing Supply and Affordability –The Australian Government’s commitment to deliver more homes for Australians

Webinars/Events:

Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH) conference was held recently on the Gold Coast all presentations are available here

Conferences/Grants/Submissions:

The Walter & Eliza Hall grants – are one off grants for people facing financial disadvantage

Mercy Foundation- Grants to end homelessness

AHURI National Homelessness Conference 2022 sessions available on YouTube

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