Barwon Homelessness Network Update – 15 Apr 2021

SOURCE: ABC News -24th April- Victorian town of Apollo Bay on brink of healthcare crisis due to lack of housing

News:

The Courier- 19th April- New Housing program gives 23-year-old Rachel a place to call home
ABC News- 28th April- Fear’s Australian housing crisis will worsen as affordable rental scheme winds down
ABC News- 17th April- Queensland’s homelessness crisis worsens as rents soar, government assistance reduced
9 News- 29th April- Less than one per cent of rental properties affordable for people on welfare, report finds

Training/Resources/Reports:

APO-28th April-Adaptable housing for people with a disability in Australia: a scoping study
National Shelter- ‘Moving On’ How do tenancies end in the rental market?
APO- 1st April- Report of the Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence
The Sexual Assault and Family Violence Centre training schedule
AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Tenants Victoria- COVID-19 Guide for Renters
Tenants Victoria- A step by step guide to Rent Reductions and Rent Relief Grants
MARAM practice guides and resources
MH Vic- Semester One training calendar
Consumer Affairs Victoria- Coronavirus (COVID-19) and your rights
FEED Geelong- Where can I get emergency food in Geelong
Consumer Affairs Victoria- Changes to the Residential Tenancies Act resources for community organistions amendments to be introduced from the 29th March
Council to Homeless Persons – SHS training program

Webinars:

VCOSS- Making sense of the 2021 Victorian budget– 17th May from 10.00-11.30
Candlelight Vigil- 5th May -6.00-6.30pm- Remembering those lost to family violence

Conferences/Grants/Submissions:

VCOSS- Build on the Big Housing Build submission to the State Government 10 Year Affordable and Social Housing Strategy
National Youth Homelessness Conference- 15th and 16th June
Child Inclusive practice Forum– Family and Relationship Services Australia- 7th June
AHURI hybrid Conference- 20th May- Unchartered urban futures: Australian cities post pandemic
National Conference to end Youth Homelessness 15-16th June
YACVIC’s 2021 Forum and Youth Sector Conference 31st May to the 2nd June

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...

0 Comments

FOR REGULAR NEWS & INFO

SUBSCRIBE

Keep Up With The News!

 We pull together what's going on with regard to homelessness in the region, across Victoria, and around the country - so you don't have to.

Stay up-to-date with;

  • media articles related to homelessness
  • training, events and resources
  • conferences, grants
  • government enquiries/submissions

or catch up right now,