Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 2 February 2023

SOURCE: PRObono News

News:

The Guardian- 28^th January- ‘Holding cell’: Melbourne family with disabled son stuck in ‘transitional’ housing for a decade

Homelessness Australia -12^th January- More Australians pushed to the edge by rising rents

ABC News- 30^th January- Families are falling short, even with federal government rental assistance

Council to Homeless Persons- 24^th January- Victoria’s alarming social housing wait time blowouts spark calls for action

ABC News- 29^th December- The influence of Airbnb on Australia’s rental crisis, as experts call for focus on ‘real issues’ at play

ABC News- 11^th January- Rents rising at slower pace despite ‘record high’ 10pc surge last year, CoreLogic says

ABC News- 9^th January- How housing made rich Australians 50 per cent richer, leaving renters and the young behind- and how to fix it

PRObono News- 11^th January- The rent crisis is set to spread: here’s the case for doubling rent assistance

The Guardian- 11^th January- Victorian prisoners denied parole due to lack of accommodation during housing crisis

The Guardian- 24^th January- Melbourne’s injecting room delay puts lives at risk as heroin overdoses spike in CBD

Training/Resources/Reports:

Homelessness Australia submission Housing Legislative Package – January 2023

AHURI- Predicting risk to inform housing policy and practice

MARAM Collaborative Practice Training- SAFV Centre

The Constellation Project Lived experience voices

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

Webinars/Events:

Duluth Model Masterclass in Geelong on 22^nd & 23^rd March $300

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

ABC iview 60minute screening on 16^th January of Under Cover

Conferences/Grants/Submissions:

Mercy Foundation social justice small grants open

Geelong Community Foundation grants open

Anthony Costa Foundation grants open

CHIA Vic Conference early bird registrations are open for the 26^th and 27^th April in Melbourne

AHURI National Homelessness Conference 2022 sessions available on YouTube