Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 15 Apr 2024

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News:

ABC News- 13 April- Adelaide’s CBD has lots of empty offices. Could adaptive reuse help ease a tight rental market?

The Conversation- 13 April- If you squat in a vacant property, does the law give you the house for free? Well sort of

ABC News- 12 April- Rally remembering Rebecca Young, Samantha Murphy and Hannah McQuire brings Ballarat community together

Domain – 11 April- ‘People are being made homeless’: Melbourne rents soar to record high

ABC News- 11 April- Australian renters face all- time high rents and record low vacancy rates after price jump in March quarter

The Guardian- 6 April- No family, no friends, no backups’: is moving to regional Australia really a fix for the housing crisis?

ABC News- 13 March- Victorian councils struggle to find solutions for rough sleepers in public spaces

ABC News- 23 March- REIQ chief Antonia Mercorella says Stage 2 Rental Law Reforms will harm landlord confidence

ABC News- 24 March- Push for federal  government to fund more Youth Foyers to address homelessness across Australia

The Guardian- 19 March- Victoria under pressure to mandate reporting of homelessness deaths

ABC News- 26 March- The need for youth housing

Training/Resources/Reports:

Victorian Government- Update from your new Social Services Regular

Victorian Government- Make Safe: Guidance for services working with people living with hoarding and environmental neglect

Nous- A new model for youth housing in Australia

Tenants Victoria- Make Social Housing Work

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub

AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

Webinars/Events:

Safe & Equal- Learn more about ‘Are you Safe at Home Day’ 17 April 12-1pm

Exploring Barwon- Addiction and Substance Misuse 23 April 1-2pm

VCOSS- Sector update with new Social Services Regulator 16 April 10-11am

Conferences/Grants/Submissions/Petitions:

Home in Mind: youth homelessness and mental health Workforce Survey

AHURI- Australian Homelessness Conference -13 and 14 August at the Adelaide Convention Centre

Everybody’s Home – People’s Commission into the Housing Crisis

Barwon South West Homelessness Network- Increase public and community housing sign the petition

Yfoundations- Youth Homelessness Matters Day 17 April

Engage Victoria- Developing a Plan for Victoria- open until June. Housing is one of the four pillars- this is your chance show support for mandatory inclusionary zoning and 30% social housing on all government land.

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