Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 6 September 2024

SOURCE: APO- Voices of the Crisis

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- 4 September- Housing crisis ‘profoundly harmful’ to Australians, council boss Susan Lloyd- Hurwitz tells National Press Club- as it happened

ABC News- 4 September- Labor’s housing investor tax break hits Senate snag after developers, affordability advocates air concerns

Inside Story- 4 September- Remaking citizenship

Inside Story- 3 September- Increasing JobSeeker is good economics

ABC News- 28 August– Victoria needs more social housing. But some fear good plans can unravel when stigma takes hold

ABC News- 27 August- Victorian government announces latest changes to short stay levy bill

ABC News- 23 August- What you actually need to do before a routine rental inspection

The Herald Sun- 16 August- Homelessness peak bodies accuse state gov of selling public land that should be used for building social housing

ABC News- 18 August- Video: Government announces new social housing for older women

The Conversation- 6 August- Can Australia end homelessness? Yes, we know how, but we must find the will to do it

Training/Resources/Reports:

VAGO –Withdrawal from Commonwealth Games – March, 2024

Institute for Government- From the ground up How the government can build more homes– August, 2024

National Shelter- The Rental Report – A performance report on the progress of A Better Deal for Renters– August, 2024

APO- Wicked solutions: a long term approach to housing affordability

APO- Unlocking the prevention potential: accelerating action to end domestic, family and sexual violence

Life Course Centre- Listening to lived experience: what needs to be done to end homelessness in Australia?

APO- December 2023-Alleged politicisation of the public sector

AHURI- From Homelessness to a Home H2H Outcomes Evaluation

Council to Homeless Persons- A new workforce planning platform to support Specialist Homelessness Services and the community and social services sector

MCM- Victorian Youth Homelessness Snapshot

Homelessness Australia- 2024 Child Homelessness Snapshot

HYDDI workers training calendar for those working with young people

Disability Advocacy Resource Unit website

Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub

AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

 

Webinars/Events:

PHN Geelong Homelessness Access Program Launch – 25 September 10.00-11.30

Everybody’s Home– Online meeting: What we heard from the People’s Commission on Housing + What happens next- 11 September 7.30-8.30pm

Percapita- Housing: The Great Australian Right– 12 September 12.30 in person or on-line

CHP- Lived Experience Hotline: Ask Me Anything: AMA– 7 August You Tube

Exploring Barwon- Barwon Child and Family Services Alliance 18 September 10.00-10.45

Conferences/Grants/Submissions/Petitions:

Australian Homelessness Monitor 2024 complete the survey

Australian Zero Homelessness Summit– 16 October Fremantle WA

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

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation – Homelessness and Affordable Housing grant open

Previous news updates…

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 22 August 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 22 August 2024

SOURCE: Colac members of the Barwon Homelessness Network at the Colac Library event to raise awareness of homelessness in the Colac Otway Shire during National Homelessness week. Please join our petition to the City of Greater Geelong. There are over 7,000 households...

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 8 August 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 8 August 2024

SOURCE: The Guardian news of the day   National Homelessness Week 8th to 15th August The Houses at Parliament event was held last Wednesday. Hundreds of homelessness workers gathered to raise awareness of the 60,000 public and community houses urgently needed now...

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 15 July 2024

Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 15 July 2024

SOURCE: Victorian Homelessness Network webpage   News: The Saturday Paper – to 5 July- Exclusive: Labor is letting housing charities fail Victorian Government Media release- 12 July- More Frontline Workers To Address Family Violence Victorian Government Media release-...

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