Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 22 Feb 2024

SOURCE: The Guardian- 8 February-

‘People are dying waiting for a house’: how Australia’s healthcare system leaves rough sleepers with nowhere to turn

News:

ABC News- 15 February- Victim-survivors of domestic violence share how we can help them feel safer to disclose abuse

ABC News- 17 February- Pomonal bushfire residents who lost everything look for rentals in tight market

The Guardian- 5 February- What do we know about homelessness deaths in Australia- and why is nobody tracking them?

The Guardian- 7 February- No relief for tenants as Australian vacancy rate falls in January, with Sydney worst hit

The Geelong Times- 6 February- Victoria falls behind on social housing

The Standard- 9 February- ‘Acute shortage’ of rentals in hits Warrnambool, pushing prices up

Training/Resources/Reports:

Victorian Government response to the Legal and Social Issues Committee Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria February 2024

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub

AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

Justice Connect- What Victorian social services providers need to know about the new Social Services Regulator

AHURI- Gendered housing matters: toward gender-responsive data and policy making February

AHURI- Affordable private rental supply and demand: short- term distribution (2016-2021) and longer term structural change (1996-2021), February

The Centre for Independent Studies- Housing Affordability and Supply Restrictions February

Statewide Children’s Resource and Emerging Minds podcasts Talking to your children about experiencing family homelessness - Podcast and Homelessness and child mental health - Podcast

Webinars/Events:

Homelessness and Housing First in Australia on 20^th February 8.30pm AEDT (re

AHURI – Adapting housing to climate change on 29 February 12-1.30pm

VCOSS- Update on Victorian social sector reforms 28 February 12-1pm

CAOS Network Meeting – 12 March 10-12pm register here

Conferences/Grants/Submissions/Petitions:

CHP An open letter calling for action on homelessness deaths 15 February sign here

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

Geelong Community Foundation main grant round $15,000-$100,00 is open

Everybody’s Home – Taking Action sign the petition

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

PreventX Domestic and Family Violence Conference 19 & 20 March