Source: Homelessness Australia
News:
ABC News- 4 September- Melbourne 'affordable' housing tenants face 17 per cent rent increase
The Guardian- 25 August- Housing is a human right, not a business activity. It’s time for Australia’s laws to reflect that
ABC News- 27 August- City of Moreton Bay spends $1.4 million cracking down on homeless camps
ABC News- 25 August- Hundreds of homes for people with disability sit empty at expense of NDIS participants and investors
ABC News- 16 August -Homelessness grows in south-east SA as house prices rise
Inside Story- 13 August -We can’t just build our way out of Australia’s housing problems
Training/Resources/Reports:
CHP Parity are calling for "Homelessness responses in regional Victoria" with pitches closing on 12 September for the November edition
Percapita- A Home of One’s Own Philanthropic & social sector solutions for women’s housing
Deakin University- HOME Truths Research Report 2025 Local Insights into Homelessness
The Guardian- 10 August- Rodney didn’t bother with temporary housing – then a three-year program with a 90% success rate changed his life
Webinars/Events:
Nominations are open for the Victorian Homelessness Achievement Awards –closes 6 October
RMIT Promoting lived experience in homelessness and housing practice 8 Sept 4.30-6.00pm
Free registration for those with lived experience (not employed in the role) to the AHURI Housing Conference – registrations close 8 August
Emma House – Community Legal Education Monthly events on Fridays – August session on Family Violence and Evidence at Warrnambool library.
Exploring Barwon- 20 August- Housing Beyond Crisis: Navigating the Private Rental Market from 1.30-2.15pm
Conferences/Grants/
Social Housing Volunteer Awards – nominations close 26 September
Victorian Homelessness Conference- Ballarat 27 &28 November (early bird registrations open in August)
AHURI National Housing Conference – Perth 14-16 October
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