Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 3 April 2025

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- 1 April- Daniel Andrews, Jacinta Allan blamed for cancellation of 2026 Victorian Commonwealth Games

ABC News- 3 April- Melbourne man faces eviction after moving into home linked to suspected NDIS fraudster

ABC News- 3 April- Women-only support service helps former prisoners return to community

ABC Radio Melbourne- 25 March- Does St Kilda have a homelessness problem? (13 min)

ABC News- 30 March- When are you entitled to reimbursement as a renter organising repairs?

ABC News- 24 March- Social housing providers paid less to house Youth Allowance recipients

Homelessness Australia- 20 March- Homelessness Australia Welcomes Greens’ Plan To End Homelessness Emergency

Geelong Times- 24 March- The Outpost opens doors to new home in Geelong CBD

ABC News- 21 March- Brisbane Council fails to evict a single homeless person as police say they won’t enforce ban

ABC News- 21 March- Levy on short-term rental bookings in Canberra will have ‘very modest’ impact on housing supply

Safe at Home- 18 March- Victorian- first family violence trial launched in Geelong

CHP Media Release- 19 March- Why criminalising homelessness is not only cruel, but economically irresponsible

Training/Resources/Reports:

Parliament of Victoria Select Committee- Final Report on the 2026 Commonwealth Games Bid April

Mandatory Inclusion Zoning: A nationally consistent approach – Proposal

Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH) – Strategic Plan 2025-2028

Homelessness Australia – Fixing Australia’s homelessness emergency Election 2025

Everybody’s Home- Priced Out- An Index of Affordable Rentals for Australian Voters

Where You Can Eat – Feed Geelong 

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub

Webinars/Events:

Get involved in the Are You Safe at Home Day? April 9 at 11.00 on zoom

Community Workers can book a session with Tenants Victoria on tenancy laws and related matters

Conferences/Grants/Submissions/Petitions:

ANROWS Conference 2025 Listen, learn, act – centring children and young people to end violence on 14-16 May

Home Time campaign take action take action

Victorian Youth Homelessness Assembly hosted by CHP on 29 & 30 April (early bird closes 21 March)

National Homelessness Conference- Homelessness Australia June 17-19 on the Gold Coast

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

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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