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AWARDS National Homelessness Services Achievement Awards Australians are encouraged to nominate outstanding organisations
committed to addressing homelessness in the first-ever National Homelessness
Services Achievement Awards. Nominations open today in seven categories,
which celebrate excellence, quality, innovation and achievement by
homelessness service providers. Nominations for the Awards close on Friday
25 November, Sen the Hon Mark Arbib.
Nominations here. 24housing launches Young Leaders
Award 2012 CAMPAIGN Australians for Affordable Housing Nearly one in ten Australia 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
Every Australian Counts Australians with a disability, their families and carers deserve a fair
go. It's time to make every Australian
count. Website. Virgin Unite
also has a national petition running on their website and we are encouraging
as many people as possible to join. MEMBERSHIP Past issues of HA News here.
Receive current issues if you become a HA Member... HA Membership time! Renew or
join us... Homelessness Australia invites you
to read our brochure and think about becoming a member. POSITIONS
VACANT Hub Facilitator - Brisbane The Queensland
Youth Housing Coalition Inc. are currently calling for Expressions of
Interest for a F/T YSC Hub Facilitator position to support and resource the
YSC Network State-wide for a 12 months maternity locum position. The position
will be available from the 1st week of January 2012. The successful candidate will based in our
Brisbane office, located in Paddington. Website. Housing & Homelessness
Services jobs in Australia CREATE Foundation 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 EVENTS NOVEMBER AIATSIS Seminar Series Series 2, 2011: Housing and
homelessness This series
will look at the broad scope of issues surrounding housing and homelessness
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Overcrowding, poor quality
housing, low levels of home ownership, discrimination in the public housing
system, homelessness, relationships to health, employment and education, are
some of the issues facing Indigenous people in remote, regional and urban
areas. Seminars. Youth Health 2011: Its totally
important! Sydney , 9 - 11 November. Website. Canberra Rape Crisis Centre The Canberra
Rape Crisis Centre will be holding a Gala Fundraising Lunch in Canberra, 10
November. Webpage. Private rental: need, supply
and secure occupancy This free AHURI
Housing Research Seminar will provide a unique opportunity to hear from
international expert, Professor Kenneth Gibb from the University of Glasgow.
Adelaide, 10 November, website. Ride for Home Melbourne’s
most unique and exciting cycling event, and help support Hanover to Break the
Cycle of Homelessness. Melbourne, 13
November, website. Forum: How our tax system
affects housing affordability Shelter WA and
the Community Housing Coalition of WA invite you to a forum examining
taxation and affordable housing on 14 November, East Perth, website. Australasian Housing Institute Stepping Up- A Roadmap for New
Supervisors Melbourne, 14 November, website LSAC and LSIC Research
Conference Growing Up in
Australia and Footprints in time: The combined Longitudinal Study of
Australian Children (LSAC) and Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC)
Research Conference will be held at Rydges on Swanston, Melbourne, 15 - 16
November. Website. Affordable Housing Need and
Policy Responses for Western Sydney This forum will
provide an overview of NSW affordable housing policy and potential responses
to increase access to affordable and appropriate housing in Western Sydney.
16 November, website. United Nations Special
Rapporteur on Trafficking speaks on 'A human rights approach to trafficking
in persons' Australian
Human Rights Commission, Sydney, 17 November, website. NFP Revolution For everyone in
the not-for-profit industry, it is guaranteed to inspire you to revolutionise
the way you raise revenue. Sydney, 17 November, website. ACOSS Policy Forum and AGM 2011 Sydney, 18
November, website. 4th
Annual Gerald Ward Lecture on Social Justice The
St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia,
Canberra, 18 November, web page. CSI and City Futures Research
Centre's seminar
YFoundations
conference vision for the conference is "think global, act local".
It will provide a key opportunity for Specialist Youth Homelessness Services,
Mainstream Services, Government Officials, Advocates and Young People to
develop networks and contacts throughout and beyond the sector. Sydney, 22 - 24
November, website. Planning Next Generation
Communities: Trends & Aspirations for Cities &
Suburbs ACT, 23
November, website. Welfare in a growing economy The Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare is proud to launch their flagship report
Australia's welfare 2011 at a national conference in Canberra, 24 November, website. NIDAC Consultation Forum on
Drug and Alcohol Issues – Forum Invite Associate
Professor Ted Wilkes, Chairman of the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol
Committee (NIDAC), extends an invitation to people working within the alcohol
and other drugs sector to attend a Consultation on drug and alcohol issues in
Perth. 30 November, website. DECEMBER Safe at Home, Safe at Work:
Conference and Workshop Domestic
Violence Workplace Rights and Entitlements Project, Melbourne, 5 - 6 December, website. Working with People who have
Hoarding Behaviours Workshop from Disability and Aged Care
Education and Training, Melbourne, 5 December, website. 2011 Social Impact National
Conference Indigenous
Business and Entrepreneurship: New Models; Stronger Communities, WA, 6 December,
website. Housing Affordability Congress The Housing
Affordability Congress provides a holistic analysis of issues encompassing
housing affordability in the housing industry today. Melbourne, 14 - 15 December, website. WEEKS & DAYS Social Inclusion Week 19
- 27 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women 25 November White Ribbon, (AUS) 25 November 2012 Homeless Persons Week 2012 Monday 6 August – Sunday 12 August Youth week is 13-22 April and
Youth Homelessness Matters Day (YHMD) day is 18 April 2012
EVENTS 6th Australasian Housing
Researchers' Conference 2012 Housing in an
Era of Risk and Crisis, Adelaide, February 8 - 10,
website. After Homosexual: The Legacies
of Gay Liberation Melbourne, 2 - 4
February, website. Policy Research Methods
Masterclass 2012 Promoting
Professional Research, Consultation and Communication Skills for Policy
Officers to Develop Robust Evidence-Based Policy. Canberra, 7 - 9
February, website. 2nd World Conference
of Women’s Shelters Scholarship
applications are now open. Washington DC, 27 February - 1
March, website. ACOSS Media Forum Sydney, 28
March, website. ACOSS National Conference Sydney, 29 - 30
March, website. Pathways to Housing & DESC
Present the First: Housing First Partners'
Conference 2012 New Orleans, 21
- 23
March, website. Homelessness Research
Conference From the
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) and RMIT University,
Melbourne, 19 - 20 April, website. CLCNSW State Conference 2012 Sydney, 8 - 10
May, website. Australian Institute of Family
Studies Conference Melbourne, 25 –
27 July, website. 3rd National
Affordable Housing Exchange Australia
Technology Park, Sydney, 26 - 27
July, website. 7th National Homelessness Conference Making It Home: The Real Issues in Homelessness Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 5 - 7 September 2012, website. The National Housing Conference Brisbane, 30 October – 2 November 2012, website. |
NATIONAL Newslines Radio: Healthy homes Presenter: Hi, I’m Tracy Williams and you’re listening to Newslines
Radio, a weekly program produced by the Australian Government on Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander issues. Today we’re taking a look at how having a healthy home affects the
people who live in it and their communities, and how Indigenous Australians
across the country are building pride by having a home they love. Newslines Radio. Housing bubbles aren't forever The last three days have seen the latest monthly data on credit growth
in Australia from the RBA, and the latest quarterly house prices data and
monthly building approvals data from the ABS. Business Spectator, 3 November. New era starts for indigenous health equality The Close the Gap Campaign has welcomed the new national voice for the
health interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. AHRC, 3 November. Flawed system harming a new generation of forgotten children In the past decade, the number of children unable to live safely with
their parents and subsequently placed in ''residential'' out-of-home care has
increased 56 per cent. SMH, 3 November. Housing sector to improve - economists The housing sector is set to make a comeback, getting a further boost
from Tuesday's interest rate cut, economists say. ABC News, 2 November. Removal of super age cap sends a strong message Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten’s announcement that the age bar for
superannuation guarantee contributions would be lifted completely was a
significant achievement in the fight against age discrimination, said Age
Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan. AHRC, 2 November.
New house sales drop in September New home sales have declined in September, with detached house sales
falling to their lowest point in eleven years, according to the Housing Industry
Association. The Age, 1 November. Senator the Hon Mark Arbib The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP The Hon Kate Ellis MP ACT Northbourne flats designs on show More than 40 architects have submitted ideas for the redesign of the
Northbourne Apartments in Canberra's inner-north. ABC, 31 October. Flood of ACT properties Canberra has its biggest ever number of homes and units on the market,
with property observers going back to the 1990s to find any sort of
comparison. The Canberra Times, 29 October. NSW Long wait over for 26 locals Gerald Whitworth, 55, has spent the last six months living in a caravan
park while waiting to be allocated community housing. The Northern Star, 1 November.
The Northern Rivers Echo. CareConnect (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 Congress Joins Opposition to Big Stick Policies in the NT The National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples released its
position on the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER), calling on the
Federal parliament to take a long‐term view of the development of
Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. National Congress, 27 October. Tas A small community finds room in its heart for asylum seekers In a suburban Hobart cafe, the warm Sunday buzz is a world away from
the Afghan war, yet so close. The Age, 31 November. Vic Static waiting lists for south-west public housing South-West public housing waiting lists have shown little change in the
past three months, according to the latest state government statistics. The Standard, 2 November. Why is the system failing the homeless? On any given night in Victoria more than 20,000 people are homeless,
with many trapped in a cycle of long-term homelessness. SMH, 1 November. Bendigo housing crisis worsens Bendigo’s housing crisis continues to worsen with 1174 people on the
public housing waiting list for the September quarter. Bendigo Advertiser, 31 October. Public housing wait list grows Figures released by the State Government have revealed there are more
than 9,500 individuals and families waiting for public housing in regional
Victoria. ABC Ballarat, 31 October. Life-changing program draws on women's bonds Each week for the past four months, Ms Beveridge has been part of a
special gathering of women who have come together for life-drawing classes. Yet
this is much more than simply a pursuit of art, as the classes are part of a
program with a deeper significance. The Age, 31 October. Summer flooding increases public housing wait list Central Victoria's public housing service says last summer's floods are
probably still having an effect on the state's waiting list. ABC News, 31 October. WA Concerns over number of homeless children A Mission Australia report last week found that more than 8,000
children in Western Australia are without a home and about half are under the
age of four. ABC News, 2 November. Project making housing affordable The State Government is committing more than $100 million to a new
housing project designed to provide affordable homes across 15 Perth suburbs
to people priced out of the market. Perth Now, 2 November. A new approach is being used to tackle homelessness As international delegates converged on Perth for the Commonwealth
Heads of Government Meeting, the city's homeless population was being
shuffled quietly out of the way to ensure they remained out of the sight, and
the minds, of the visitors. ABC News, 31 October. INTERNATIONAL Criminalisation of Homelessness is Not the Answer: Integrated
Homelessness Strategies Are FEANTSA has previously expressed concerns over the continued, concerted
attack on homeless people in Hungary and the punitive measures homeless
people face there, which lead to the criminalization of homelessness. FEANTSA, 31 Ocotber. UK 35,000 facing homelessness
between now and Christmas – Shelter An estimated
35,000 people across Britain face the prospect of losing their home between
now and Christmas day, Shelter reveals. 24 Dash, 1 November.
Shelter UK. The real price of the housing
crisis and welfare reform In a number of
presentations I’ve made recently I’ve asked the audience to play a little
game. I ask them to think back to this
time last year, then ask them to say whether they think things are much
better, a little bit better, a little bit worse or much worse now than they
had expected. National Housing Federation, 28 October. The spare bedroom: a luxury we
can no longer afford? According to
the welfare minister Lord Freud, a spare room in our homes is "a luxury the country can no longer
afford". The Guardian, 28 October. USA Ministry for homeless saved from Fresno camp cleanup As the city of Fresno continued Tuesday tearing away at downtown
homeless camps, one shining light got a reprieve. The Homeless Ministry run
by Ray Polk can stay under the Monterey Street bridge at least a couple more
months, thanks to an agreement between the city and Caltrans. Fresnobee, 1 November. Talk of the Town: Homelessness and the Occupation Tent cities are nothing new to communities across the country. Homeless
people have for decades made parks, underpasses and wooded areas their home
of last resort. How to stay warm, where to find food, and how to take care of
basic physical needs are the chores that occupy the daily lives of the 660,000 homeless people
in the United States. National Low Income Housing
Coalition, 28 October. Homelessness in The Huffington
Post |
PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH 8731.0 Building
Approvals, Australia, Sep 2011 6416.0 - House Price Indexes: Eight
Capital Cities, Sep 2011 Over 50? Send us your stories.
Latest news. Housing, public policy and social
inclusion Positioning Paper: No. 135: Housing, public policy
and social inclusion Final Report: No. 177: At home and in place? The
role of housing in social inclusion Plan to End Youth Homelessness Child: Care, health and
development (INT) National Social Housing Survey
with Community Housing Report How is housing affordability
affecting your state? On Her Way: Primary prevention of violence against
immigrant and refugee women in Australia 2011 National Alliance to End Homelessness
(USA) The Heterogeneity of Homeless
Youth in America: Examining Typologies September 2011:
Responding to the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Their
Children, read articles: -Opinion – The National Plan to
Reduce Violence against Women and their Children -A Long History: The National Plan
in Context Reflections on Developing and
Implementing the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their
Children Plos One (Aus) A Prospective Study of Diet
Quality and Mental Health in Adolescents Salvation Army
& Swinburne Institute No Home at the End of the Road? A survey of single women over 40
years of age who do not believe they will own their
housing outright at retirement. The Centre for Independent Studies The Treasury (AUS)
Consultation Paper - A Definition
of Charity United Nations Promotion and protection of human
rights: human rights questions, including
alternative approaches for improving the effective
enjoyment of human rights Urban Institute
(USA) Vulnerability, Risk, and the Transition to Adulthood. Jumbunna 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up'
Endorsed Statement on Alternatives to the Intervention A place to call home New research by
Dr Catherine Robinson
into the causes and long-term effects of homelessness show understanding
personal trauma could be the key to redefining social perceptions and assisting
with government and community responses. Sharing the evidence: Preventing
violence against women Victorian Homelessness Action Plan
2011-2015 BOOKS It’s the Community, Stupid! By
Colin Ball. Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to
Build a Thriving Organization SUBMISSION WIPAN No exit into
homelessness Still a Dream? The Housing Needs of women leaving prison. Discussion Paper.
How to make your voice heard? The questions
at the front of this paper are a guide only. You can answer the questions
that interest you. We are also interested in your personal stories about how
you found housing or stayed homeless. Deadline for submissions or comments:
25 November 2011. Email: info@wipan.net.au
Website: http://www.wipan.net.au Postal Address:
PO Box 345 Broadway, NSW, 2007 FUNDING New funding round for
Indigenous Broadcasting Program now open GRANTS Supported Accommodation
Innovation Fund (SAIF) Supported
accommodation for people with disability How much? -$60 million
has been committed over three years to build up to 150 new supported
accommodation places for people with disability. Apply when? -from
5/09/2011 to 20/01/2012 Who to contact? - Email saif@fahcsia.gov.au
or visit the SAIF website - http://www.saif.govspace.gov.au COMPETITION 2011/12 Black Dog Institute
Writing Competition LISTEN Child protection harming children Life Matters, 3
November. How many parents can a child have? Life Matters, 1
November. VIDEO/FILM SCHOLARSHIPS 2nd World Conference
of Women’s Shelters Scholarship applications are now open. SURVEY Take the SAcommunity Survey The survey will
be open until 5pm Friday 18 November. SOCIAL MEDIA How to Activate Volunteers Using
Social Media How social media empowers the homeless. BLOGS Croakey from Crikey) on: Climate change and rural health: a
GP’s call for action, plus an update on recent studies VCOSS Voice How to solve a housing crisis (or at least where to start) YFoundations
(Youth homelessness AUS) The homelessness-advocate Daily
(INT) The Indigenous and Remote Daily
(AUS) The #ausyouth Daily (AUS) An International Effort to End
Homelessness National Alliance to End Homelessness EMAIL 5 Email Invitation Tips that Get
Attendees to Your Events FACEBOOK Home For Good (USA) LINKED IN TWITTER Twitter in Plain English From http://commoncraft.com a quick and plain English intro the
micro-blogging service Twitter on You Tube. WEBSITES Urban Land Development Authority National Housing Federation
(UK) School for Social Entrepreneurs THANKS to... The journalists and media who write and
report on the homelessness, housing and support sector. The National Tenant Support Network (National TSN)
is an independent, unincorporated not-for-profit initiative delivering a
range of services to social and affordable rental housing stakeholders
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