The newly released DHHS Strategic Plan includes information relevant to homelessness and housing and includes an printable PDF with key information.
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Grants for non-profit organisations-applications closing August 4
Please see the fact sheet for further information about this funding opportunity.
Victorian Housing Register Information Session
Department of Health and Human Services in conjunction with Community Housing Federation of Victoria (CHFV) are holding a series of information sessions around the state to inform stakeholders about the next phase of implementation of the Victorian Housing Register. The information session will cover: Overview of the Victorian Housing Register – including structure and types […]
Human Services Workforce Scholarship & Ethel Temby Research Grant Program- applications open until July 18
Scholarship Program A human services workforce scholarship is an award of financial aid to support department or sector staff employees to undertake study in an undergraduate or postgraduate course or a course that leads to a qualification. The scholarship covers course fees only. Ethel Temby research grant program The Ethel Temby research grant is […]
SHS Training Information Available Now!
All workshops facilitated for SHS workers by the Wodonga Institute of TAFE are listed in LOMA’s Training and Events Calendar. Regional workshops have not been listed as yet and will be published as soon as they are available.
Naidoc Week 2-9 July
The Naidoc week theme for 2017 is ‘Our Languages Matter‘, aimed at celebrating the important role that Aboriginal languages play in linking people to their land, culture and history. There is increasing concern about the need to preserve and maintain indigenous Australian people’s language and it is hoped that Naidoc week will remind people of […]
Reforms to Human Services- Draft report released
The Australian Government Productivity Commission released its draft report ‘Introducing Competition and Informed Consumer Choice into Human Services’ on 2nd June and it makes a number of critical assertions about the existing system of social housing and family and community services. The Productivity Commission is seeking is comment on this report via electronic submission with a […]
Victorian Homelessness Achievement Awards
Celebrating the achievements of workers in the homelessness sector who support people in a range of specialist and generalist roles and organised by peak body, Council to Homeless Persons, the nominations are open now and the awards will be presented at CHP’s September conference. For further information visit the CHP webpage to see nomination categories […]
Victorian Homelessness Conference 13th & 14th September- Save the date!
Council to Homeless Persons are now taking registrations for their bi-annual conference themed ‘Talking Solutions’. For more information go to CHP Conference .
Affordability and liveability in our cities- AHURI one day conference 29th June 2017
Key topics to be covered at the conference include: What are the Federal Government’s cities policies and what is the role of affordable housing within these policies? How is Victoria going to improve social and affordable housing in its cities given it is one of the top three priorities in the new 30 year state-wide […]