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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. Equator Prize 2012 The Equator Initiative is
pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2012,
which will recognize 25 outstanding local initiatives that are working to
advance sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient
communities. Nominations close 31 October 2011. Video on You Tube. Prize website. 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
Tell the Government: Don’t Abandon
Homelands The government needs to
hear from you and the thousands of Australians who don’t want to see another
mistake on Aboriginal policy. Amnesty International Australia. Every Australian Counts Australians with a
disability, their families and carers deserve a fair go. It's time to make every Australian count. Website. A campaign supported by people who believe that
building more prisons and sending more people to prison is not the best way
to improve community safety. 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 Homelessness Policy Officer
Position 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 Site UnSeen Site UnSeen will be the voicing of the unvoiced, the
sight of the unseen, an event-packed exploration of everyday social exclusion
with a special focus on homelessness. 6
- 22 October, Theatre Works St Kilda. Event website. What Does Home Mean to You? The opening of HomeGround’s ‘What Does Home Mean to You?’ art
exhibition Thursday 20 October 5.30pm - 6.30pm. Artworks will also be on
display from 17 October - 28 October at The Social Studio, 128
Smith St, Collingwood. RSVP: Holly Maclean at 9288 9600 or info@homeground.org.au Making a Difference Conference 2011: Breaking through the Barriers Industry
experts from Australia and abroad will share information and ideas on meeting
changing client needs and workforce development; supported by speakers who
have themselves broken through the barriers either in their professional or personal life and at
times in both. Brisbane, 19 – 20
October. Conference website. Home
ownership, risk and the wealth-fare state From
Brotherhood of St Laurence, Melbourne, 20
October, event website. European Conference, Luxembourg
City This year's annual conference
focuses on Quality in social services from the perspective of services
working with homeless people 21 October 2011. Anti-Poverty Week Event Human Rights and Poverty, from St Vincent de Paul,
Melbourne, 21 October, event website. Youth Homelessness: Our Forgotten Future Join Aussie celebrities, entertainers, specialists
in the homeless plight and other like-minded guests for a day blending
serious issues with loads of entertainment. Sydney, 23 October, event website. PR Directions 2011 An initiative of the Public Relations Institute of
Australia (PRIA), PR Directions is the largest and most comprehensive event
for public relations and corporate communication professionals in the
region. Sydney, 23 - 25 October, conference website. 9th Asia / Oceania Congress of Geriatrics and
Gerontology “Ageing well together: Regional perspectives”, Melbourne, 23 - 27 October. Conference
website. AHURI: Beyond the Current NAHA What is next for Australian Housing Policy This conference is timed to make a contribution to
the review and reform process associated with developing a new NAHA and it
will bring together 300 senior stakeholders, Melbourne, 27 - 28 October, event website. NOVEMBER Youth Health 2011: Its totally important! Sydney , 9 - 11 November. Congress website. Canberra Rape Crisis Centre The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre will be holding a
Gala Fundraising Lunch in Canberra, 10 November. Event webpage. Ride for Home Melbourne’s most unique and exciting cycling event,
and help support Hanover to Break the Cycle of Homelessness. Melbourne, 13 November. Event website. Growing Up in Australia and Footprints in Time The LSAC and LSIC Research Conference: Findings from
The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) and The Longitudinal
Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC).
Melbourne, 15 - 16 November, conference 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. Conference website. International Housing Summit, Holland The Summit is the only global forum for the
affordable housing sector. Rotterdam, 1 - 2 November. Summit website. Date
claimer: QYHC Access Forum Exploring access issues in the specialist homelessness
service system, If people are
interested they can call Queensland Youth Housing Coalition on 07 3876 2088
or email admin@qyhc.org.au, or see their Facebook. YFoundations: End Youth Homelessness 2011 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. Conference 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. Conference website. DECEMBER Safe at Home, Safe at Work: Conference and
Workshop Domestic Violence Workplace Rights and Entitlements
Project, Melbourne, 5 - 6 December. Event 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. Conference. WEEKS & DAYS Anti-Poverty Week This week was established in Australia as an
expansion of the UN's annual International Anti-Poverty Day on October 17. The main aims of Anti-Poverty Week are to: *
strengthen public understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and
hardship around the world and in Australia; *
encourage research, discussion and action to address these problems,
including action by individuals, communities, organisations and governments. Click here for website. Global Launch of the International Year of
Cooperatives (IYC) 31 October, United Nations Headquarters, New York Social Inclusion Week 19 - 27 November International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November White Ribbon,
(AUS) 25 November 2012 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 2012. Conference 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. Pathways to Housing & DESC Present the First: Housing First Partners' Conference 2012 New Orleans, 21 - 23 March, conference website. Homelessness Research
Conference From the
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) and RMIT University,
Melbourne, 19 - 20 April, conference website. CLCNSW State Conference 2012 Sydney, 8 - 10 May. Conference website. Australian Institute of Family Studies
Conference Melbourne, 25 – 27 July, conference website. 3rd National Affordable Housing
Exchange Australia Technology Park, Sydney, 26 - 27 July, conference website. Homeless Persons Week 2012 Monday 6 August – Sunday 12 August 7th National Homelessness
Conference Making It Home: The Real Issues in
Homelessness Melbourne Convention and
Exhibition Centre 5 - 7 September 2012, conference
website. The National Housing Conference Brisbane, 30 October – 2
November 2012, conference website. |
NATIONAL Celebrities sell The Big Issue Coinciding with Anti-Poverty Week, The Big Issue’s national Celebrity
Selling Campaign puts the spotlight on the homeless and disadvantaged people
who sell the street magazine. Each celebrity will pair up with a vendor for
30 minutes of selling including our own CEO Nicole Lawder. Read more. Two-speed economy leaves millions
going nowhere Social exclusion is the
new poverty. Individuals and whole communities are being left behind in the
wake of Australia's accelerating two-speed economy and if we don't take
action soon, we risk creating a gulf too large to bridge. The Drum, 17 October. Housing costs pushing families to
fringe Inner-city housing is more
affordable for singles and couples without children on incomes over $60,000
than it is for families on incomes of $100,000, a study shows. SMH, 17 October. Households face stark choices as
cost inequality bites New economic data shows
cost-of-living pressures on some Australian households have far outpaced CPI
figures over the last six years, potentially stripping household savings and
exposing more people to the risk of falling into poverty and disadvantage. Report here. Official data shows the rich are
getting richer The rich are getting
richer, with the average net worth of the top 20 per cent of households
jumping to $2.2 million in 2010, official figures show. ABC News, 14 October. Response to article in The
Australian Gary Johns authored an opinion
piece 13 October in The Australian. Many individuals and
organisations disagreed with his stance and put forward responses. Homelessness Australia’s response
here. Mission Australia here.
YFoundations here. Don't ignore Alzheimer's Think back to some of your
fondest memories. Your wedding day. The birth of your first child. First
steps. A graduation. That holiday. Remember? The Australian, 13 October. A National Housing plan and a
Federal Minister In order to really address
the lack of affordable housing in this country, we need a National Housing
plan and a Federal Housing Minister to ensure a more balanced approach to
affordable housing. Housing Stressed, 12 October. Tax Reform For All - Not Just The
Rich There was wide agreement
at the tax forum that we need tax reform to benefit everyone - not just the
wealthy. New Matilda, 11 October. Gearing down for more affordable
housing At last week's Tax Forum,
David Koch, once finance reporter, now better known as Sunrise's Kochie,
added his voice to the many speaking out against the tax loopholes that
distort the property market and push up house prices. SMH, 11 October. Housing affordability: the summit
we really need Various cartoonists and
political jokes ran misinformed lines about sundry “elephants in the room” during
last week's tax forum but they all missed the biggest one: housing
affordability. Master Builders Australia survey warns
of job losses Building activity and
profits in the sector are expected to fall, possibly leading to job losses, a
survey shows. Herald Sun, 11 October. Exercise linked to higher test
scores Primary school students
who exercise regularly are more likely to have higher NAPLAN test scores in
numeracy and writing, according to a landmark study. The Age, 10 October. Senator the Hon Mark Arbib The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP The Hon Kate Ellis MP ACT Not just PM struggling in ACT
market Canberra's first-home
buyers saw the price of their dream soar by an average of $23,000 last year. The Canberra Times, 12 October. NSW 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.
Sydney needs co-ordinated
structure to solve city problems Sydney is a great city. In
fact, Sydney frequently ranks in the top 10 of the world's great cities. We
all know what its attractions are: its magnificent harbour, its beaches, its
cultural diversity, and it's vibrant economy. The Telegraph, 17 October. Housing industry calls on
Government to simplify Planning Act The Housing Industry
Association says the State Government needs to simplify the new Environmental
Planning and Assessment Act. ABC Newcastle, 17 October. How your clubs hit the jackpot More than $11 billion is
pushed through gaming machines in NSW every three months, giving clubs a
profit of $800 million. SMH, 16 October. Bankstown goes bush to explore
welfare pay clamp Residents from Bankstown
in Sydney have travelled to Central Australia to throw their support behind a
push to end income management of welfare payments. ABC News, 14 October. Income Management - In Western
Sydney Community leaders in
Bankstown are furious about plans to introduce welfare quarantining. New Matilda, 7 October. NT Amnesty International criticises
outstation policy Amnesty International says
the Australian Government's record on the treatment Indigenous people is
"unacceptable". National Indigenous Radio Service,
13 October. Qld The greatest poverty of all In light of Anti-Poverty
Week, National Shelter is stressing investment in affordable housing is key
to relieving poverty in Australia. Queensland Shelter, 17 October. Poverty is still a real problem in
the "Lucky Country", says Micah Projects' Karyn Walsh With more than 400
activities taking place around Australia as part of Anti-Poverty Week 2011
from October 16-22, local organisation Micah Projects has unearthed some
startling statistics on poverty right here in Brisbane. The Westender. Housing crisis The discovery of drug labs
in Gold Coast and Toowoomba rental housing as well as the need to teach
housekeeping skills to the homeless are among challenges faced by the St
Vincent de Paul Society as it seeks to deal with Queensland's accommodation
crisis. The Catholic Leader, 16 October. State housing gets a boost Bundaberg families
struggling to find housing have been given a boost with the announcement of
54 new affordable housing allocations for the region. News Mail, 10 October. SA New housing for disabled opens New supported-housing for
six people with disabilities opened yesterday in Blackwood Park. The Kardinya facility is
made up of two homes, one for four people with high-support needs and one for
two needing lower levels of support. Adelaide Now, 11 October. Legislation stops Aborigines buying
homes Aboriginies cannot get
loans to buy their own homes on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Lands because of Rann government legislation over tenure and a prohibition on
mortgages. The Australian, 10 October. Tas Housing Tasmania cuts jobs Housing Tasmania will shed
38 jobs as it tries to save money and restructure in line with a proposed
handover of a third of its housing stock in 2014. The Mercury, 13 October. Aboriginal tenants left in the cold The Tasmanian Aboriginal
Centre is accusing the State Government of failing to provide basic heating
for Aboriginal people in public housing. ABC News, 12 October. Tassie children put at risk Children as young as 13
are being dumped by child-protection services in Tasmania's homeless shelters
alongside criminals and drug addicts. The Mercury, 12 October. Vic More than two-thirds of
Melbourne's homes have either lost value or stayed flat in price over the
past three months, new figures show. The Age, 15 October. Legal brothels' sex slavery links Legal brothels in Victoria
and New South Wales are operating unchecked despite police investigations
implicating them in human trafficking, sex slavery and organised crime. The Age, 10 October. WA The money is there, 12
million of it. The will is there, everyone wants it. The need is there,
dozens and dozens of people need help. So what's the hold up in the hostel
for Broome's homeless? Finding a block to build it on. ABC Kimberley, 13 October. Long awaited Boulder Indigenous
short-stay hostel one step closer The State Government has
announced that the tender has been awarded for the long-promised,
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Indigenous visitors centre. ABC Goldfields, 12 October. INTERNATIONAL UK 'House swap' plan to help the
unemployed uproot in search of work The
government is to launch a "house swap" programme, reminiscent of
Norman Tebbit's call for the jobless to "get on your bike", in an
attempt to encourage people to move around the country to find work. The Guardian, 15 October. Disabled child poverty 'staggering' The
Government is facing increased pressure to "rethink" planned
welfare reforms after a leading children's charity published new figures
claiming four in 10 disabled children are living in poverty. London Evening Standard, 7
October. USA "Not All Roads Lead to
Home" documentary shows homelessness in new light "We used to say he
was like Don Quixote ... he was fighting the unbeatable foe," said Sister
Patricia Taube of the Roanoke Rescue Mission in reference to Ted Lane. The Guilfordian, 6 October. Homelessness in The Huffington Post |
PUBLICATIONS &
RESEARCH 24 dash Past issues of 24 dash magazine ABS Household Wealth and Wealth
Distribution, Australia, 2009-10 Housing Finance, Australia, Aug
2011 AHRC Over 50? Send us your stories.
AHURI How does living in public housing
affect women’s employment? ANGLICARE AUSTRALIA ANTI-POVERTY WEEK Resources: in this section you can
find a number of resources about poverty and related issues in Australia and
globally. They include a selection of: * recent
fact sheets * recent
reports and papers * helpful
websites AIHW Australian Drug Foundation Older People, alcohol and other
drugs. Auditor-General Tasmania Calgary Homeless Foundation Plan to End Youth Homelessness. FaHCSIA National Social Housing Survey
with Community Housing Report Government of SA Housing Strategy for South
Australia Green Paper. Housing Stressed How is housing affordability
affecting your state? Informa Healthcare Australia: Becoming Empowered: A
Grounded Theory Study Of Aboriginal Women's Agency Kids Helpline National Alliance to End
Homelessness (USA) The Heterogeneity of Homeless
Youth in America: Examining Typologies Parity Magazine Call for contributions: Responding
to Plos One (Aus) A Prospective Study of Diet
Quality and Mental Health in Adolescents Urban Institute Vulnerability, Risk, and the Transition to Adulthood. UTS 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. Vic Health Precarious housing and health in
three parts Victoria Online Victorian Homelessness Action Plan
2011-2015 BOOKS 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 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 LISTEN Healthshare website Selling the family home Indigenous recognition in the
constitution An expert
panel will soon report to the federal government on constitutional change. Life Matters, 10 October. VIDEO/FILM Darryl (Canada) Jason van Genderen, Pearls
(AUS) 55 year old Homeless Man carries 2
Masters Degrees (USA) 'Street Doctor' Gives Homeless
Free Checkups (USA) SCHOLARSHIPS 2nd World Conference of Women’s
Shelters Scholarship applications are now
open. SOCIAL MEDIA How to Activate Volunteers Using
Social Media How social media empowers the
homeless. BLOGS Women speak out on income
management (AUS) That Poverty Project (Canada) How to Make TANF Work Better for
Homeless Families (USA) It’s madness: the incarceration of
disabled homeless people in the US Met a Homeless Man As I Came Out Of The Station
(USA) 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 Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre Social and Emotional Wellbeing and
Mental Health Services in Aboriginal Australia What works for U TRAINING, SEMINARS,
FORUMS, WORKSHOPS 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. Australasian Housing Institute PIAC: Protecting Human Rights This one-day workshop provides an
overview of human rights, and will equip you with knowledge and skills
necessary to recognise and respond when rights are being violated. Sydney, 24 October, event website. Commonwealth Youth Forum The Australian Government is proud to be
hosting the Commonwealth Youth Forum in Fremantle, Western Australia from
Sunday 23 October to Thursday 27 October 2011. Forum website. 4th Annual Gerald Ward Lecture
on Social Justice The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of
Australia, Canberra, 18 November, lecture web page. Volunteering Victoria Presents a series of workshops covering
key aspects of managing successful volunteer programs. Training workshops. THANKS to... The journalists and media who write and report on the
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unincorporated not-for-profit initiative delivering a range of services to
social and affordable rental housing stakeholders throughout Australia and
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