Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 12 May 2026

Source: Homelessness Australia- 11 May- Budget backs young people with nowhere to live

News:

ABC News- 7 May- Push to double Labor's $10 billion housing fund as demand soars for social housing

ABC News- 5 May- Mid West housing provider says it can help boost WA's public supply

ABC News- 5 May- Separated couples forced to keep living together amid housing crisis

ABC News- 4 May- Significant shortage of workers to help homeless in Victoria, report finds

ABC News- 29 April- City of Sydney to investigate ban on short-term rentals

ABC News- 3 May- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese readies federal budget to favour gen Z and millennial voters

The Guardian- 1 May- The surprising face of Australia’s hidden homelessness crisis

 

Training/Resources/Reports:

Morgan & Co - Lived Experience Leadership:  A call for radical systems change

CHP – Victorian Youth Homelessness Assembly 2025

CHP- Too short a lifeline: Mapping assertive outreach across Victoria

Anglicare Rental Affordability Snapshot- Regional Reports, 2026

Wimmera/South West: MARAM Collaborative Practice Training 13 May 2026

AHURI - Better futures: rethinking supported accommodation for unaccompanied children and young people

GWYL- Where You Can Eat

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS training hub

AAEH- Health, housing and homelessness: How integration and investment saves lives

 

Webinars/Events:

CHP- Walk in Her Shoes – exhibition and community forum Geelong 10 June 6.30-8.30pm

AHURI Webinar- Better care: breaking the cycle for homeless children and young people- 13 May at

12pm

 

Conferences/Grants/Submissions/Petitions:

AHURI National Housing Conference- 7& 8 October in Darwin

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