Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 27 June 2024

Victorian Homelessness Network join the campaign, spread the word and start folding houses. All the information you need can be found here

 

News:

The Conversation- 21 June- Plucking numbers from the air: Victoria’s big build for housing relies on impossible targets

Daily Mail- 19 June- Victoria’s social housing plan fails to consider demand

Victorian Government- 27 June- Aboriginal- Led Family Violence Service for North Geelong

ABC News- 25 June- School program Power Within encourages teens to break the cycle of domestic and family violence

ABC News- 24 June- After crisis accommodation: Are ‘foyers’ the key to fixing youth homelessness?

ABC News- 22 June- Christine Lewis facing big damage repair bill because her rental home wasn’t big enough for her wheelchair

ABC News- 22 June- Facing a rent increase? Here are your options if you want to dispute it

ABC News- 23 June- Dunlop Avenue social housing site’s disability credentials wiped from website after tenant complaint

ABC News- 18 June- Co-living has been touted as one way to combat the housing crisis, but some say the concept is about maximizing rent

ABC News- 18 June- NSW budget to deliver 30,000 new homes, promising historic investment in social housing

ABC News- 16 June- New housing targets set by the Victorian government in bid to tackle housing crisis

ABC News- 15 June- John was notified of a rental increase, then he was lawfully evicted. Here are the rent increase rules where you live

Training/Resources/Reports:

Everybody’s Home – Peoples commission into the housing crisis

AHURI- Private rental assistance is only a stop-gap for long social housing wait lists

The Constellation Project – Lived Experience Practice Framework

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub

AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

APO- The health and wellbeing of First Nations people in Australia’s prisons 2022

 

Webinars/Events:

Exploring Barwon- Family Violence Multi- Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Framework (two sessions) 2nd July

Centre for culture, ethnicity & health– Understanding unconscious bias: Creating a safe space for support – 18th July 12- 12.30

AHURI- The future of rental affordability – 18 July at 1.00pm

Conferences/Grants/Submissions/Petitions:

City of Greater Geelong – Community grants

Home Time – Fix housing for young people

Australian Zero Homelessness Summit– 16th October Fremantle WA

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 30 August. 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 – 5 December 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 5 December 2024

SOURCE: Home Time campaign 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...

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 21 November 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 21 November 2024

SOURCE: Impact Economics and Policy and Homelessness Australia 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...

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...

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