Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 18 September 2024

SOURCE: First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria – Treaty for Victoria

Join Our Petition!

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 building public and community housing, as housing ends homelessness. The Barwon Homelessness Network is seeking your support. Will you sign this petition?

News:

ABC News- 18 September- Government fails to bring a vote on its Help to Buy housing scheme

ABC News- 16 September- Government social housing fund green-lights first grants but Help To Buy scheme set to fail

Victorian Government Media Release- 11 September- Supportive Homes For People Sleeping Rough in Shepparton

ABC News- 15 September- Crisis accommodation and unemployment go hand in hand for this family

ABC News- 14 September- Housing crisis forces Queensland families to live out of motel rooms

The Guardian- 11 September- Manchester turns to ‘housing first’ scheme to eradicate rough sleeping

The Guardian- 9 September- My family and I are homeless in Australia, trapped in a vicious cycle of seeking help where none is available

The Saturday Paper- 7 September- The Greens’ housing policy failures

Training/Resources/Reports:

CHIA Vic- Everyone deserves a safe and secure home

VAGO –Withdrawal from Commonwealth Games – March, 2024

HYDDI workers training calendar for those working with young people

Disability Advocacy Resource Unit website

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub

AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

 

Webinars/Events:

Victorian Homelessness Network- Per Capita Webinar- 10 October 11-1pm (see attached flyer for zoom details)

PHN Geelong Homelessness Access Program Launch – 25 September 10.00-11.30

Exploring Barwon – 29 October- Child Protection (Responding to Safety and Wellbeing of Children)

Everybody’s Home– Online meeting: What we heard from the People’s Commission on Housing + What happens next- 11 September 7.30-8.30pm

Exploring Barwon- Barwon Child and Family Services Alliance 18 September 10.00-10.45

Conferences/Grants/Submissions/Petitions:

Australian Zero Homelessness Summit– 16 October Fremantle WA

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

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation – Homelessness and Affordable Housing grant open

Previous news updates…

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 6 September 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 6 September 2024

SOURCE: APO- Voices of the Crisis 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 building...

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 22 August 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 22 August 2024

SOURCE: Colac members of the Barwon Homelessness Network at the Colac Library event to raise awareness of homelessness in the Colac Otway Shire during National Homelessness week. Please join our petition to the City of Greater Geelong. There are over 7,000 households...

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 8 August 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 8 August 2024

SOURCE: The Guardian news of the day   National Homelessness Week 8th to 15th August The Houses at Parliament event was held last Wednesday. Hundreds of homelessness workers gathered to raise awareness of the 60,000 public and community houses urgently needed now...

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