Subject: INFORM 2
March, 2012, Homelessness Australia
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CAMPAIGNS ACOSS: $35 a day is not
enough! Lift paltry allowances
and help people into paid work Join our Campaign to raise
unemployment allowances such as Newstart and demand better targeted jobs
assistance Twitter @ACOSS on
hashtag #ImNoBludger. Australians for
Affordable Housing Nearly one in ten Australian
households are in housing stress. A startling 460,000 households spend more
than half of their income on housing costs. It’s time to make some noise
about housing affordability. Website.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/housingstressed
End Youth Homelessness With Virgin Unite, sign the Petition. See the Partners.
Watch the Media.
Twitter: @EYHAustralia, Facebook. EVENTS &TRAINING ASU Training on Negotiating Domestic Violence
Clauses Australasian Housing Institute March Red Roses
Musical Touring
nationally, website. Housing
economics for non-economists' lecture series From Shelter NSW, 4
lectures, Sydney, website. UN Women
Australia Forum Women’s economic
empowerment: an Australian perspective. A panel discussion on gender issues
in Australia, Canberra, 6 March, National Press Club. International
Women’s Day Worldwide,
8 March, website. Identifying
the Hidden Disaster: The First Australian Conference on Natural Disasters and
Family Violence Melbourne,
9 March, website. Concentrations
of social disadvantage in Australia's cities: key questions and hypotheses Canberra,
14 March, website. Housing and
social wellbeing: new AHURI research Melbourne,
15 March, website. Seeking
asylum in Australia - mental health and human rights of children and families Seminar,
Melbourne,15 March, website. What works
to increase Indigenous employment? AIHW,
Canberra, 19 March, website. Young
People from refugee & migrant backgrounds and homelessness forum Multicultural
Youth Affairs Network of NSW is hosting this forum, Sydney, 20 March, website. Housing
First Partners' Conference 2012 New
Orleans, 21 - 23 March, website. ACOSS Media
Forum Sydney,
28 March, website. New
approaches to Indigenous housing This AHURI
Housing Research Seminar will
present the findings from two new AHURI research projects. Adelaide,
28 March, website. ACOSS
National Conference The
ACOSS Annual Conference is a premier national event for policy-makers,
researchers and those engaged in social services or advocacy in Sydney, 29 - 30 March, website. April The Big
Issue Street Football Festival The
festival with corporate, government, junior events & National
Championships of The Big Issue’s Community Street Soccer Program. Cockle
Bay, Sydney, April 11 - 22, website. The
inaugural Third Sector Expo Free-to-attend
two day professional development conference and exhibition, Melbourne, 16 - 17 April, website. Homelessness
Research Conference From
AHURI and RMIT University, Melbourne, 19 - 20 April, website. May The Connecting Up
Conference Sydney,
1 - 3 May, website. The
Australian Regional Women Leaders
Convention 2012 A
national event for regional and rural women, Sydney, 3 - 4 May, website. Reforming
Public Services Summit Melbourne,
7 - 8 May, website. CLCNSW
State Conference 2012 Sydney,
8 - 10 May website. Community
Legal Centres NSW Pushing
the Boundaries, Sydney, 9 - 10 May, website.
Homelessness
NSW Conference Getting
Results, Newcastle, 14 - 15 May, website. ACTU
Congress Sydney, 15 – 17 May, website. National
Rural and Regional Law and Justice Conference Coffs
Harbour, 18 - 20 May, website. Specialist
Homelessness Services Conference Leading
the Road Home, Perth, 28 - 29 May, website. 7th Young
Children Without Homes National Conference The
only national conference that focuses exclusively on young children and their
families who experience homelessness, Boston, USA, 30 May, website. June Crime
prevention and communities Shelter NSW
Conference: Explorations
in nonprofit housing: models vicissitudes resurgence Sydney, 14 June, website. Australian
Suicide Prevention Conference Cairns,
13 - 15 June, website. International Women's
Conference: Connecting for Action in the Asia-Pacific Region Cairns,
14 June, website. July Australasian
Conference of Child Trauma Gold
Coast, 4 - 6 July, website. Missing
People: Issues and Implications Conference Brisbane,
5 - 6 July, website. 12th
Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference Melbourne,
25 – 27 July, website. 3rd
National Affordable Housing Exchange Australia
Technology Park, Sydney, 26 - 27 July, website. August 8th World
Congress on Active Ageing Glasgow,
Scotland, 13 - 17 August, website. Doing
Justice for Young People - Issues and
Challenges for Judicial Administration in Australia and New Zealand Brisbane,
23 - 24 August, website. September 7th National Homelessness
Conference: “Making It Home” the real issues
in homelessness Homelessness Australia’s 7th
conference, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 5 - 7 September 2012, website. October The 21st
Century Approach to Mental Health Perth, 17 - 19 October, website. The 7th National Housing Conference Brisbane, 30 October - 2 November, website. November The National Housing
Conference Brisbane, 30 October – 2
November 2012, website. 3rd International
Conference on Survivors of Rape Galway, West Ireland, 9 - 10 November, website. No To Violence (NTV)
Conference Melbourne, 14 - 16 November, website. WEEKS & DAYS 2012 Sector related awareness
days and weeks see webpage. Youth week
is 13 - 22 April Youth Homelessness Matters Day (YHMD)
day is 18 April Monday
6 August – Sunday 12 August POSITIONS VACANT Housing & Homelessness
Services jobs in Australia Part-time GPs required (ongoing) Mobile GP is a
non-government agency providing health services to the homeless and
marginalised. For further information, please call Stephanie Dunstan on 0457
925 357 or email steph.dunstan@mobilegp.org.au THANKS to... The journalists and media who write and report on the
homelessness, housing and support sector. -ACOSS
Media Monitor fernando@acoss.org.au -Australian Domestic and Family Violence
Clearinghouse -Australian
Institute of Family Studies -The National Tenant Support
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NATIONAL NEWS Changes to the Ministry Brendan O’Connor
moves into Cabinet to take the position of Minister for Small Business,
as well as Minister for Housing and Homelessness. Website. Aged care funding for the
homeless Services that help
homeless older people all over Australia have received certainty that their
funding will continue for at least another three years. Ageing Australia, 1 March. Hope for children addicted to
gaming Children addicted to
video games are more likely to suffer depression, anxiety and social phobias
as a result of their pathological gaming, and may need professional help to
recover, a visiting American researcher says. SMH, 27 February. Anxiety in school children
cannot be ignored When 10-year-old Justin
couldn't bring himself to get out of bed and go to school, his father assumed
he had a virus. SMH, 27 February. Finalists announced in inaugural
homelessness services awards ACT Affordable housing in ACT on the
rise Housing affordability
in the capital has improved, so much so that the ACT has recorded one of the
biggest jumps in housing affordability in the country. The Canberra Times, 28 February. Claims young choose rent over
food The Youth Coalition of
the ACT is calling for increased rental support for young people already on
government allowances, stating that many are struggling to compete in the
private market. The Canberra Times, 27 February. NSW Students find dead homeless man in Domain Police are hoping an autopsy will help identify a
man whose body was found by teenagers in The Domain in Sydney yesterday. SMH, 28 February. Rough sleeper numbers down in
Sydney: council The City of Sydney is
claiming a victory in its efforts to reduce homelessness, recording 25 per
cent fewer rough sleepers on city streets in its biannual count this week
compared with two years ago. SMH, 24 February. Care Connect (Ongoing) Service to help At Risk of Homelessness in Inner
West Sydney. Care Connect’s Community Options Program
(Housing Support) provides short-term to medium-term support services to
people who are at risk of being homeless or being marginally housed. The
Program has vacancies now. Please contact Lisa Clarke, Intake Case Manager on
(02) 9830 8903 or lallen@careconnect.org.au.
NT Intervention Mark II remains a
mystery in NT, despite consultations Aboriginal people have
little knowledge of the next phase of the Northern Territory intervention,
despite the government embarking on a six-week consultation through
communities, a Senate Committee has heard. The Australian, 27 February. Stomp case sparks plea for
homeless A Territory magistrate
called for long grassers to be treated as "human beings" after a
man took out his anger on a sleeping homeless woman. NT News, 27 February. Aboriginal alliance backs petrol
sniffing controls An alliance of
Aboriginal medical organisations has thrown its support behind proposed
legislation to ban sniffable fuel in parts of the Northern Territory. ABC News,1 March. SA How developers gagged a
frustrated Mt Barker Documents released by
the District Court reveal developers branded the views of Mt Barker residents
and the local council "parochial, conservative and emotional" when
they sought special Ministerial approval to bypass community concerns and
speed up the rezoning. Adelaide Now, 28 February. Tas Dividing a family in pain The family of a Warrane
man left a paraplegic after a car smash at Otago Bay last year have accused
the Motor Accidents Insurance Board and Housing Tasmania of turning their
backs on him. The Mercury, 2 March. Vic Home of light and respite for
young mothers When Emily discovered
she was pregnant at 19, she knew she had to escape the unpredictable home she
shared with her mother. The Canberra Times, 27 February. City housing crisis The Salvation Army has
revealed the dire state of Geelong's housing shortage as more than 216 adults
and children wait for its crisis accommodation. Geelong Advertiser, 27 February. Police to revamp training for
handling mentally ill All operational police
and new recruits are to receive special coaching to deal with the mentally
ill after an internal review found previous training was flawed and increased
the risks of violent confrontations. The Age, 25 February. Public housing an issue for
whole community Public housing in
Victoria (and elsewhere around Australia) is in a state of crisis. For at
least the last two decades, successive state governments have failed to meet
the challenge of providing public housing to all who need it. Green Left, 25 February. WA Evictions increase under
3-strikes The Department of
Housing has almost doubled the number of evictions of public housing tenants
under its three-strikes policy in the past 13 months. The West, 27 February. Work-for-the-dole 'paid to
prisoners' Leaders in Balgo allege
people not living in the remote Kimberley community, some even in jail, have
been recipients of the local Aboriginal work-for-the-dole program. The Australian, 25 February. INTERNATIONAL NEWS NZ Fears Housing NZ changes will
hurt vulnerable families There are fears that
Housing New Zealand's move to shut its offices to clients and only talk to
them through a national call centre will hurt those most in need. TV NZ, 28 February. Sleeping rough is street legal "I'm sick of the
fluffy bullshit and the niceness," sighs Corie Haddock, who runs an
innovative, well-regarded Auckland homelessness charity, Lifewise, a $1
million-turnover operation that receives "not a single cent" from
government. "It's time to be controversial." Stuff NZ, 26 February. UK Government project refuses to
help rough sleeper in McDonalds Claimant turned away
from Ł20m scheme to keep people off the streets because he was inside a
public building. The Guardian, 24 February. USA With
spotlight on homeless kids, parents get short shrift Guilford
County Schools reports 1,895 homeless youth (1,552 of whom are housed, just
not in a home their parents own or lease). News-Record, 27 February. Plan to
End Chronic Homelessness Touts Progress In
late 2010, a group of business leaders from the Los Angeles Area Chamber of
Commerce teamed with the United Way of Greater L.A. to tackle homelessness in
the region. LA Downtown News, 24 February. Report:
5-Year Plan to End LA Homelessness The
"Home For Good" report touts successes and highlights shortcomings
for a region called LA's "homeless capital", NBC Los Angeles, 24 February. VA
Committed to Ending Veteran Homelessness in Five Years SURVEY Risk Factors in Homelessness Programs and Interventions The S.W.A.S.H (Sydney Women and Sexual Health) Survey 2012 Between Sunday 12 - Sunday 26
February 2012, website. Help shape the Victorian
Whole-of-Government Alcohol and Drug Strategy forum and survey. Survey of household energy use and affordability GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS/FUNDS Australian Scholarships Foundation Energy Efficiency Information Grants For information on how to apply see: Energy Efficiency Information
Grants Program Round One. Mental Health Conference Funding Program The Australian Government Department of Health
and Ageing funds the Mental Health Conference Funding (MHCF) Program to
provide limited financial assistance to support conferences and events in
related areas. Website. Queensland Alliance for Mental Health Resilient Places Project:
Micro-grants, round 1. |
RESOURCES 1350.0 - Australian Economic
Indicators, Mar 2012 8731.0 - Building Approvals,
Australia, January 2012 6302.0 Average Weekly Earnings,
Australia, Nov 2011 National debate about ‘fair’
sharing of Australia’s wealth long overdue ACOSS 2012 Media Internship
Program now open! Submission in response to the Fair
Work Act Review Background Paper Submission to Consolidation of
Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws Discussion Paper Sex Discrimination Commissioner
welcomes new Gender Equality Bill Commission welcomes steps towards
better monitoring of places of detention No. 184: Policy shift or program
drift? Implementing Housing First in Australia No. 183: Developing sustainable
affordable housing: a project level analysis The role of ‘assertive outreach’ in addressing
primary homelessness Children’s exposure to domestic
violence in Australia The many facets of shame in
intimate partner sexual violence Life around here: Community, work
and family life in three Australian communities Comorbidity of mental disorders
and physical conditions 2007 Juvenile detention population in
Australia 2011 Family Violence and Commonwealth
Laws Report Position Paper on Homelessness of
Asylum Seekers Living in the Community Destitute and Uncertain: the
reality of seeking asylum in Australia AUDIO Shellie Morris Quiet possibly the hardest working Indigenous
entertainer in Australia is Shellie Morris. Shellie tirelessly spends no less
than 9 months of each year on the road. Her work is divided up between her
music, community development, as an educator and mentor. AWAYE, 18 February. Young city couple starts a new life in the country Australian Homelessness
Clearinghouse BLOG 9 Ways Board Members Can Raise
Money Without Fundraising CMY’s Sector Development and
Policy team has produced a series of five Good Practice Guides Council to Homeless Persons A guide to Australian Government
payments Education Tax Refund The Education Tax Refund provides
up to 50% back on a range of children's education expenses FACEBOOK Homeless No More (Aus) Homeless Directions
(Aus) Closing the Gap Prime Minister's
Report 2012 Another European Parliament Call
for an EU Homelessness Strategy: When Will EU Action Come? A New Ten Year Plan for Mental
Health PDF printable version of A New Ten Year Plan for Mental Health (PDF
17 KB) The Australian Government is seeking public
opinion on the draft Ten Year Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform (PDF
2156 KB) (the Roadmap) via an online survey INTERNET Cloud Computing Explained Australian Businesswomen’s Network Flick’s Housing & Homelessness
Blog Psychosis in Indigenous
populations of Cape York and the Torres Strait Mental health of Indigenous
Australians: a review of findings from community surveys Targeted primary care-based mental
health services for young Australians National Alliance to End Homelessness
(USA) The State of Homelessness in
America 2012 The Emergency Solutions Grant,
Recommendations From The Alliance National Coalition for the Homeless (USA) Hate Crimes against the Homeless National Housing Supply Council The National Housing Supply Council's 3rd State
of Supply Report was released in December 2011
All babies count: prevention and
protection for vulnerable babies Mental Health and Work, Sick on
the Job? Myths and Realities about Mental Health and Work Equity and Quality in Education -
Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools Create Your Better Life Index,
an interactive website Divided We Stand: Why Inequality
Keeps Rising Parity 2012 Parity publication commences in April: Philanthropic, Corporate and Private Sector Responses to Homelessness
edition. May edition is on: Policing Homelessness. Contact
Noel Murray: parity@chp.org.au
Back issues. Parliament of Australia Inquiry into the prevention and
treatment of problem gambling Relationships key to creating
sustainable opportunities Shelter NSW Dwelling with visual and acoustic
privacy SOCIAL MEDIA How to be Ethical in Social Media Australian BusinessWomen’s Network Claire Wardle on Social Media, 10
February. The BIG ISSUE The Treasury (Aus) Consultation Paper - A Definition
of Charity The eight Millennium Development Goals Progress of the World’s Women,
factsheet University of Calgary (Can) Housing Subsidies and
Homelessness: a simple idea USICH (USA) Sharing the evidence: Preventing
violence against women Victorian Homelessness Action Plan
2011-2015 VIDEO/FILM Human First – A Homelessness
Documentary WEBSITES
etc HomeStart:
http://www.homestart.com.au/home Women With
Disabilities Australia: Submission
to the United Nations Thematic Study on Violence Against
Women With Disabilities, December 2011 |
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