Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 16 May 2024

Source: The Guardian- 9th May-‘ l’ve got  nowhere else to go’: as winter draws in, dozens rely on insecure housing in Ballarat

News:

ABC News- 15 May- Australia’s housing crisis in 10 graphs, from the federal budget

ABC News- 15 May- Campers in central Victoria face eviction from own land by Mount Alexander Shire Council, despite rent crisis

ABC News- 10 May – Government to tip billions into new home builds in next week’s federal budget

ABC News- 9 May- Homelessness crisis in regional Victoria puts Mildura police, local community under the pump

ABC News- 8 May – Victorian budget 2024 draws mixed responses as regions feel the pressure of population growth

ABC News- 8 May- Millions pledged to cover fee-free TAFE to get more workers into housing construction

ABC News- 5 May – Katy Gallagher say only 30 of 500 frontline gendered violence jobs filled

ABC News- 5 May- Why are Australia’s unemployment payments so inadequate? Experts say they have been deteriorating for decades

ABC News- 4 May– The national crisis of violence against women is the culmination of many issues- and some of them the government can fix

Radio National – 1 May- ‘Affordable homes’ key to combating DV, advocate says

ABC News- 3 May– Judge dismisses legal challenge of public housing tower residents forced to move

ABC News- 1 May- Nearly $1bn funding announced to support victim- survivors leaving violence, combat online misogyny and AI porn

ABC News- 2 May- Victorian family violence advocates call for action after $925m federal government pledge

Training/Resources/Reports:

Sacred Heart Mission- Journey to Social Inclusion (J2SI)

Victorian Government- Update from your new Social Services Regular

Tenants Victoria- Make Social Housing Work

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub

AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

Webinars/Events:

FRMP 2024 Forum – Exploring Family Inclusive Approaches – 19th June

SAFV Centre- MARAM Collaborative Practice Pop- Up for the South West – 22 May 9.30-11am or Thursday 23rd May at 1.30pm

Sexual Assault Services Victoria- Responding to Disclosures Training in Family Violence context in Warrnambool – 5th June 9.30-4.30pm

Conferences/Grants/Submissions/Petitions:

No to Violence National Conference 2-5 September Melbourne

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

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.

Previous news updates…

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 7 November 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 7 November 2024

SOURCE: Homes Vic Regional Housing Fund Please join our petition to the City of Greater Geelong. There are over 7,000 households on priority applications on the Victorian Housing Register (VHR) in the Barwon broadbands. This petition is to support the urgency of...

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 24 October 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 24 October 2024

SOURCE: ABC News- 17 October- The stereotype that single mothers are ‘leaning on the system’ is far from the truth. So why does it still exist? Please join our petition to the City of Greater Geelong. There are over 7,000 households on priority applications on the...

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 18 September 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 18 September 2024

SOURCE: First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria – Treaty for Victoria Please join our petition to the City of Greater Geelong. There are over 7,000 households on priority applications on the Victorian Housing Register (VHR) in the Barwon broadbands. This petition is to...

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