Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 27 April 2023

Source: ABC News- 27th April- Rental affordability decreases 44 per cent across Melbourne, Anglicare Victoria analysis reveals

 

News:

ABC News- 27 April- Beef Australia grapples for accommodation shortage with record visitors expected in 2024

SBS News- 24th April- l live in a two-by-four metre tiny house parked at my friend’s backyard because I can’t afford to rent

ABC News- 19 April- Video: More than 45,000 young Australians are homeless

The Guardian- 19 April- Students left with $13 a day as youth allowance falls behind rent rises, analysis finds

ABC News- 19 April- Homelessness Australia calls for increased support for young people in federal budget

ABC News- 12 April- Victorian MP says her government should consider appointing administrators to Geelong council amid governance concerns

ABC News- 18 April- Heroin overdose data strengthens case for new Melbourne injecting room, peak body says

ABC News- 18 April- Inside the ‘opaque’ property tech sector that helps real estate agents decide who gets a lease in a rental shortage

ABC News- 18 April- Mother of four stuck without a home amid Tasmanian housing crisis

ABC News- 27 April- Tiny house advocates want council rules changed as time limits ban long-term stays

 

Training/Resources/Reports:

Anglicare Rental Affordability Snapshot  – National report 2023

ACOSS- At the Precipice: Australia’s community sector through the cost-of-living crisis. Findings from the Australian community sector survey – April 2023

Everybody’s Home- Priced Out: An Index of Affordable Rentals for Australia’s Essential Workers

VCOSS resources for renters on the changes to the RTA

Youth Homelessness Matters Day 19th April – Y Foundation resources

MARAM Collaborative Practice Training- SAFV Centre

MH Vic- Training calendar Semester One

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub

AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

Transgender Victoria – training

Webinars/Events:

VCOSS- The Renters Rights Rundown: Renting and family violence– 3 May 11.00-12.00

Exploring Barwon – Embedding Client Voice in Our Daily Work Practices– 4 May 2.00-2.45

Safe & Equal- Are you safe at home day? (conversations about family violence at work) 10 May 12.30

Safe Steps Family Violence Candlelight Vigil -3 May 6.00-6.45pm

 

Conferences/Grants/Submissions:

National Child and Youth Homelessness Conference on the 5th and 6th June

Youth Allowance Fact Sheet

Previous news updates…

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 20 March 2025

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 20 March 2025

SOURCE: CHP Victorian Youth Homelessness Assembly 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...

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 24 February 2025

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 24 February 2025

SOURCE: CHP State Budget Submission Ending Homelessness: A roadmap for homelessness reform 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...

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 7 February 2025

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 7 February 2025

SOURCE: Homelessness Australia -29 January- Government’s commitment to address disability and homelessness an important step  Please join our petition to the City of Greater Geelong. There are over 7,000 households on priority applications on the Victorian Housing...

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