Don’t worry, you can view slideshows and listen to audio of the discussion, ‘Is social housing infrastructure?’ on the Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute’s website.
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Appalling, extremely unsafe, motels pocket millions from homeless, family violence victims- ABC news story
The ABC online news posted this all too familiar story about the reality of emergency accommodation based on a report published by the North & West Homelessness Network in Melbourne.
National Disability Agreement- Review and report findings
The Australian Productivity Commission review of the National Disability Agreement findings have been released and include the suggestion that ‘Improving the wellbeing of people with disability and carers across the nation requires a collaborative response from all levels of government, extending well beyond the NDIS to many other service systems, such as housing, transport, health, […]
Leadership Intensives- Applications open
Leadership Intensives are designed to assist you to develop practical leadership and change management skills. Using a co-design model, each course modifies to suit the needs and concerns of the participants so you will be able to confidently tackle the issues you and your organisation face. Featuring inspiring speakers from government, academia and the social service sector, […]
Banking Royal Commission Prompts Calls for Greater Financial Counselling Support
Charities are calling for increased funding for financial counselling services to prevent vulnerable people being preyed upon by “unethical bankers”, in wake of damning findings from the banking royal commission. See the full story at ProBono Australia
Who stays and who leaves community housing, and why?
On 28 February Unison Housing Research Lab will launch its latest research report which provides insights into the occupancy patterns of around 1,000 community housing tenants to try to answer ‘Who stays and who leaves community housing, and why?’ This is a not-to-be-missed event for tenancy support workers, housing workers, mental health workers and people who work […]
Wodonga TAFE SHS Training
Wodonga TAFE have advised that a partial calendar is available online, with more events to be posted in the near future. In the meantime go to Wondonga Institute of TAFE Events for more information.
Having Stable Housing a Pipe Dream for Australia’s Working Poor
See the ABC news website for this story that explains causes of the increasing trend of working people accessing homelessness services.
Family Violence Prevention Yarns Now Open
Staff at Bendigo District Aboriginal Co-operative are seeking expressions of interest from community members about how to design and develop a localised approach to preventing family violence within the Aboriginal community. The aim is to create a culturally safe and responsive approach to family violence prevention that is guided and informed by Aboriginal and Torres […]
Sector Slams Social Housing Spending at All Levels of Government- News from ProBono Australia
A report from the Productivity Commission has revealed that the Victorian government spends less than a number of other states on social housing, despite our population size. Read the article at ProBono Australia for more information.