Register for this session here: Hosted by Barwon Community Legal Service and Tenants Victoria
News:
ABC News- 28 October- Housing funding for Bordertown, boosts for firefighting and mobile coverage as cabinet visits
The Guardian- 23 October- Australia in ‘the midst of a food security crisis’ as 3.7m households struggle to buy enough to eat
ABC News- 22 October- Rising taxes, interest rates and tightened tenancy laws. Here’s why landlords say they’re selling up
The Age- 19 October- Melbourne housing crisis: Greens plot to block Labor’s vacant land and short-stay taxes
ABC News- 19 October- Urgent need for family violence crisis refuges in Victoria’s Bass Coast, family violence support services say
ABC News- 13 October- The National Housing Conference in Brisbane has wrapped. Experts say solving the housing crisis could take decades
Financial Review -16 October- Local boosts social, affordable housing, backed by Macquarie
Training/Resources/Reports:
G21- Geelong Region Alliance- October 2023– Submission to the 10 Year Housing Plan
APO News- 23 October- A 10-year-plan to unleash the full capacity and contribution of women to the Australian economy 2023-2033
AHURI- October- Poverty and Australian housing: findings from an investigative panel
AHURI- October- More to be done to build and retain an experienced homelessness workforce
MH Vic- Training calendar Semester Two
Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub
AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Webinars/Events:
Barwon Mental health & well- being services connected to local health responses 4 December 1.30-4.30pm and for the South West in Hamilton on 15 November 1.00-4.00pm
Orange Door Family Violence and Child Well-Being Forum in Portland on 9th November
VCOSS recordings of webinars on Renters Rights Rundown: Making sense of evictions
Exploring Barwon Thrive: Vicarious trauma and worker wellbeing 31 October
Conferences/Grants/Submissions:
Council to Homeless Persons- October- Submission Developing the National Housing and Homelessness Plan
Safe & Equal- October- Submission to the National Housing and Homelessness Plan
Safe & Equal – October- Rural and Regional Housing Statement
Victorian Government- Pride Events and Festivals Funds 2023-24 (up to $25,000)
Victorian Homelessness Conference tickets 20 & 21 November
Youth Foundations petition to develop a standalone national strategy to end child and youth homelessness
Mercy Foundation – Grants to end homelessness EOI due on the 27 November
Leading Change in Family Violence Symposium 4 December (early bird $390 closes 4 November)
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