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AWARDS 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. BOOK Social Media for Social Good: A
How-To Guide For Nonprofits The book by Heather Mansfield is packed with easy-to-follow "recipes" for nonprofits that
are just getting into social media or that are seeking improvements to their
social media programs. Managing the Undesirables CAMPAIGN Unite to End Violence Against Women TShirt Design competition, ends 21
September, then vote on the designs till 21
October. Walk for Youth Homelessness Phil and Anne
Standen will be walking from 12 September to 13 October, along the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage walk in Spain,
and will raise funds along the way for Queensland Youth Housing Coalition. Walk and QYHC website. Cycle 4 Life In September
Philippa Seldon will cycle close to 1600km from Canberra to Brisbane
generating awareness of suicide prevention whilst raising vital funds for
Lifeline. Campaign website. Build Communities Not Prisons 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. Website. End Youth Homelessness Virgin Unite
also has a national petition running on their website http://endyouthhomelessness.com.au/
and we are encouraging as many people as possible to join. GRANTS Grants to End Homelessness The Mercy
Foundation Grants to End Homelessness are available for initiatives,
services, projects and research that will contribute to the goal of ending
homelessness. EOIs are due in by
September 30. Follow this
link to read more about our Grants to End Homelessness and
download an EOI form. LISTEN Commonground supported housing An innovative
housing project celebrates its first birthday. A partnership between
government, charities and the private sector, the project combines housing
with on-site support services to meet the complex health, education and
social needs of the tenants who've experienced chronic homelessness. Life Matters, 12 September. US Poverty New census
figures have revealed that close to one in seven Americans now live below the
poverty line, a record high of 46.2 million last year. The news spells out
the human cost of the country's stagnating economy. ABC’s Breakfast, 14 September. Prisons, mental health and cognitive
disability There's been a
steady increase in the prison population over the last decade in Australia
and a rise in repeat offenders. A new study suggests that part of this
increase can be explained by mental illness or intellectual disability. Life Matters, 15 September. MEMBERSHIP HA Membership time! Renew or
join us... Homelessness Australia invites you
to read our brochure and think about becoming a member. POSITIONS
VACANT 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. Work in a fully accredited mobile practice, be
supported by a nurse in a 1:1 ratio and also have the back-up of a mental
health nurse. If you are interested in the homeless, chronic disease,
Aboriginal medicine, mental health, youth health and patients with addiction,
Mobile GP would love to have you on their team. For further information,
please call Stephanie Dunstan on 0457 925 357 or email steph.dunstan@mobilegp.org.au SCHOLARSHIPS The Charlie Perkins Scholarships Two annual postgraduate scholarships will allow talented Indigenous
Australians to study at the University of Oxford for up to three years.
Applications for the 2012-2013 Charlie Perkins Scholarships will open Monday
15 August 2011 and will close Friday 14 October 2011. Scholarship website. SOCIAL MEDIA 5 Tips for Sparking a Grassroots
Movement Online from Mashable BLOGS The Brown Couch, Tenants Union of NSW 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) Sex trafficking and homeless youth Abe Oudshoorn's Blog
(Can) 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. VIDEO/FILM 'Escalating risk' in detention:
Professor Newman, ABC News, 16 September. Day of reckoning for mortgagees,
ABC News, 15 September. Video: Impact on Heaven - It's about Housing People (AUS) An exploration for Homeless Persons Week which confronts key issues in
the international and Australian struggle to house and support the homeless. Encounter website. Just Salvos Episode 26 - Mission Australia Shelter shortage pushes homeless
teens out (AUS) Alice (AUS) Youth Homelessness
(YConnect) Youth Homelessness
(AUS) Contains content from Channel 9 Australia. Young Family Homelessness – the
impacts (AUS) VODCAST Gambling reform & problem
gambling awareness
Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources
(Worldwide). We recognize that our
actions effect indigenous peoples in all parts of the world - the
consequences of water diversion and hydroelectric energy projects,
militarization, global and national events, consolidation of natural resource
access, and the like are all having an unprecedented impact on the world's
indigenous peoples. But we can do something. Top 50 Web Forums for Social
Workers Girraween High School: Hungry for
Home (AUS) Targeting the eradication of youth homelessness. Your help would be greatly appreciated in
spreading the message and create a positive impact on youth homelessness. 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
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to subscribe: TSN@thenexus.org.au -Australian Domestic
and Family Violence Clearinghouse -Australian Institute of Families -Twitter and facebook just
for existing! WEEKS & DAYS Dementia Awareness Week 16-26
September International World Suicide Prevention Day 10
September, see AUS campaign Out of the Shadows International Day of Older Persons, October 1 Sunday 9 - Saturday 15 October 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 week 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 |
NATIONAL Housing getting less affordable all over Australia The 'Australians for Affordable Housing' campaign launched in Canberra
today, is urging changes to tax arrangements and more investment in low cost
housing. ABC AM, 19 September.
'Australians for Affordable Housing'
website with Twitter and FB links. Two big banks shun low-income housing Australia’s big four banks and super funds show little interest in
lending to investors in the federal government's National Rental
Affordability Scheme (NRAS), dealing the much-needed housing initiative
another blow. SMH, 19 September. Diminishing dole a 'ticking time bomb' Australia’s 3.4 million pensioners can loosen their belts from
tomorrow. They'll get a pay rise of $19.50 a fortnight. But those on Newstart
unemployment benefits and student allowances won't be so lucky - they'll get
an extra $11.73. The Age, 19 September.
People on lowest payments in the
worst financial stress, ACOSS MR, 19 September. Age Poll: Should the unemployment benefit
be raised to the level of the pension? Three generations move into one house as prices kill home dream The average family home is likely to grow in size in the future as up
to three generations move in under the same roof. News, 19 September. Children need to be safe and supported Recently, commentators have linked the breakdown of the traditional
family to a variety of society’s ills, from teenage binge drinking to the
London riots. This month we’ve had Child Protection Week, followed by Foster
Care Week – alerting us to the fact that many children are casualties of
families that can’t cope. Online Opinion, 19 September. Australians working beyond 65 because they have no money for retirement Older workers are being forced to stay in their jobs past 65 because
they don't have enough money saved for their retirement. News, 19 September. Northern Territory: The Intervention Is Killing Our People September 13th marks 4 years since the United Nations Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the UN General Assembly and
nearly 2˝ years since the Australian Government publicly declared its support
for this document. Indigenous Peoples Issues &
Resources, 18 September. Thinking outside the boxes The Gillard government has been quietly increasing the number of asylum
seekers in community detention. Is this the way of the future? The Age, 16 September. Inclusion critical to action on LGBTIQ domestic violence Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, called today for
greater inclusion of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual,
transgender, intersex and queer in domestic violence responses. AHRC, 16 September. Why we should listen to women on income management Since it was introduced in 2007, income management policy has been a
topic of discussion throughout the Australian community. The Drum, 16 September. 15pc of Americans now living in poverty More Americans are living in poverty than at any time in the past 50
years, according to the latest US Census Bureau report. ABC News, 16 September. Why Does Tax Reform Matter to the
Community Sector? – Opinion Pro Bono News, 15 September. 10,000 steps plus trips to the gym, it'll make you and the boss happy Employers who walk 10,000 steps a day and work out in the gym three
times a week can give their employer an extra $2500 worth of productivity a
year, an Australian clinical trial has found. In addition, they can add five
years to their lifespan in the process. SMH, 15 September. AHRC: UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples should be fully implemented, 14 September. AHRC: Immigration detention system
in need of reform, 14 September. Gooda: Recognise and Reconcile Is it time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to be acknowledged
in the Australian Constitution? The man leading that charge certainly thinks
so and is pushing for a referendum to be heard before his five-year term is
up. ABC South East SA, 14 September.
Positive mental health key to tackling rural climate change While a report by the Climate Institute
shows broad scale effects of climate change on mental health are likely in
the future, our research is finding that farmers in vulnerable communities
are suffering already. The Conversation, 14 September. National Shelter: On
September 13, National Shelter expressed horror that National Rental Affordability Scheme properties
may have been 'blacklisted' by the big banks: download media release. US economist predicts Australian
property market to crash under global sovereign debt crisis, Smart Company, 12 September. Senator the Hon Mark Arbib The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP The Hon Kate Ellis MP NSW Budget ignores police housing The Police Association of NSW has criticised the government for not
providing $100 million to upgrade and fix housing that is in a state of
disrepair due to years of mismanagement. Central West Daily, 15 September. Domestic violence victims given refuge A spokesman for the Aboriginal Housing Office says work on a $3 million
housing project for domestic violence victims in Wilcannia is progressing
well and should be completed next month - weather permitting. ABC Broken Hill, 12 September. Appointment of NSW Disability
Council Members Call for expressions of interest Qld Homeless Voices Cairns, gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. I love this beautiful,
laid-back tropical city. It’s normally the dream destination for city folk
from down south tired of the daily bump and grind. However, over the past few
years it’s steadily becoming synonymous, amongst the locals, with a different
kind of visitor. Allan Clarke saw
a side of Cairns the tourist brochures don't advertise. Living Black, 15 September. Minister says groups should have planned for pay changes Minister for Community Services Housing and Minister for Women Karen
Struthers said her government had already contributed $414 million and $125
million recurrently to help groups deal with the higher wages under the Fair
World Act changes tabled in parliament last month. The North West Star, 12 September. Tas Aged care the top priority Setting up local aged-care centres so the elderly can remain near home
has been identified by southern Tasmanians as the most important issue facing
the region over the next 20 years. The Mercury, 12 September. Banks should lend support to affordable homes The Minister for Human Services, Cassy O’Connor, urged the major banks
not to refuse finance for properties under the joint Commonwealth and State
Government National Rental Affordability Scheme. Cassy O'Connor, MP, MR, 12 September. SA SA food emergency: Jenny Macklin After reports that the Red Cross has been distributing food parcels in
remote parts of South Australia, prominent Aboriginal leaders are calling on
the government to launch a humanitarian intervention into some remote
Aboriginal communities. ABC Breakfast, 16 September. Landlords blacklist 18,000 tenants The number of South Australians on rental blacklists has jumped 22 per
cent in two years. Figures from TICA, Australia's largest rental database,
show there are 18,454 SA tenants on the blacklist, compared with 16,582 this
time last year and 15,126 this time in 2009. There are about 170,000 renters
in SA. Adelaide Now, 13 September. Kids at Port Augusta Residential Housing Facility plead for freedom The 38 unaccompanied children, mainly Vietnamese, ended a two-day
hunger strike yesterday, but their protests continue. Security staff tried to
order the group back from the fence line, where the children told the Herald
Sun life inside was "very sad". Herald Sun, 12 September. Vic Handle with care A parliamentary committee yesterday tabled its review of the state's
human rights charter. Are the rights and liberties of Victorians under
threat? The Age, 15 September.
Weakening Human Rights Law
threatens to increase homelessness The PILCH Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic (HPLC) has expressed serious
concerns that the parliamentary report on Victoria’s Human Rights Charter,
tabled by the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee, may increase the
number of homeless Victorians. The HPLC submission is available at http://bit.ly/qnOjbt Study in common sense alleviates asset-rich poverty of aged A new plan allows aged pensioners to sell their homes without penalty.
There's an element of public discourse that is so uncontentious that it is
little remarked upon: the notion that older people prefer to age in their own
homes and should be supported to do so. SMH, 14 September. New projects mean exciting times ahead Two more exciting projects add weight to Bendigo’s reputation as one of
the fastest growing cities in regional Australia. Bendigo Health’s
announcement of a $25 million accommodation facility just 700 metres from the
Bendigo Hospital is a victory on two fronts. Bendigo Advertiser, 14 September. Rooming house register a must: tenant union The Baillieu government is under new pressure to introduce a statewide
register of rooming house operators, after fire ravaged a Footscray rooming
house with seven occupants last week. Melbourne Weekly, 12 September. Much room for rooming house improvement Yarra Ranges Council is welcoming sweeping changes to rooming house
standards that will give more protection to tenants. Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader,
12 September. WA Time to re-energise green home schemes As the State Government adopts a cost recovery policy for its provision
of energy and water, energy efficiency programs and rooftop solar incentives
are no longer just about achieving environmental outcomes. The West, 12 September. INTERNATIONAL Namibian campaigner among winners
of UN awards for progress in housing UN News Centre, 13 September. CANADA Conversation of Aboriginal
Homelessness Continues: Interview With David Ward Huff Post Impact, 14 September. $5.6 Million To House and Support
Chronically Homeless, Aboriginals and Youth Calgary Homeless Foundation, 9 September. NZ Baby Boomers A Solution To Ageing
Dilemma? Scoop NZ, 14 September. The Marlborough Express, 9 September. UK Breaking the bank: what are the
lessons from Britain’s housing market? The Conversation, 15 September. Homelessness charity warns 'worst
is yet to come' Inside Housing, 9 September. Ombudsman sets out ‘offer’ to tenants USA Battle goes public on bullying of
gay students The New York Times, 13 September. Former Windows On The World Employees
Become Advocates For Fair Treatment Of Service Workers Huff Post Business, 9 September. Caregivers Help Homeless Families
Regain Independence Land O’ Lakes patch, 9 September. ‘Shelter student’ crisis: Big
homeless rise The New York Post, 8 September. Homelessness in The Huffington
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PUBLICATIONS &
RESEARCH ABS 4725.0 - Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Wellbeing: A focus on children and youth, Apr 2011 ACOSS ACOSS Australian Community Sector
Survey 2011 ADFVC AIFS Protecting Australia's children
research audit (1995–2010): Final report AIHW Pathways in aged care: do people
follow recommendations? ANGLICARE State of Sydney 2011: Home Truths Anglicare
Sydney’s annual State of Sydney report for 2011 finds that housing insecurity
is making more women socially excluded, with women the highest users of
homelessness services. Brotherhood of St Lawrence This a new approach to measuring social exclusion in
Australia. Developed by the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social
Research (MIAESR), it uses the annual Household,
Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey of 13,000 people. Calgary Homeless Foundation Plan to End Youth Homelessness Equality Rights Alliance Management in the Northern
Territory FaHCSIA 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 Filling the Gap ‘Filling the
gap service model: integrated post crisis response for women and children who
have experienced family violence’, Good Shepherd Youth & Family Service
and McAuley Community Services for Women, Melbourne. Service Model. Homelessness Australia New Fact Sheets: Affordable
Housing, Poverty and more! Sector Briefing: ABS
Methodological Review of Counting the Homeless Position Paper
National LGBTI Health Alliance Mental Health & Suicide, by
Gabi Rosenstreich National Women’s Law Centre
(USA) Analysis of New 2010 Census
Poverty Data – September 2011 RMIT Design Challenge 2011 on
Homelessness Each year the
Design Research Institute's Design Challenge focuses on a different real and
pressing issue, those which are too complex to be solved by one discipline or
by one set of expertise. In 2011 the focus will be Homelessness. Entries
close 7 October. Challenge website.
Sacred Heart Mission Long-term Homelessness:
Understanding the challenge The first of
four reports evaluating the Journey to Social Inclusion (J2SI) program. Report. Time Magazine Health (USA) University of Pennsylvania A Prevention-Centered Approach to Homelessness
Assistance: A Paradigm Shift? Urban Institute Vulnerability, Risk, and the Transition to Adulthood Vic Health Precarious housing and health in
three parts 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 TRAINING, SEMINARS, FORUMS, WORKSHOPS VCOSS Clearinghouse Rural &
Regional Training - Coming to a town near you in 2011! VCOSS is
partnering with Jobs Australia to hold Modern Award workshops about the
Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award (SCHCADS)
otherwise known as the Modern Award. 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. Aboriginal & Torres Strait
Islander Course Information The Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid Course is designed as a 14
hour course. The course is designed to be conducted in 6 modules; however,
the delivery format is flexible. Website. AIFS seminar series
presentation Early Parenting Support for
Vulnerable Families: Why, what and how? 10:00 am – 11:15
am, Tuesday 18 October 2011, AIFS Seminar Room, Melbourne Professor Jan M.
Nicholson, Director of Research at the Parenting Research Centre. Please RSVP if you
would like to attend this seminar A Relationship Based Strengths
Approach to Working with Youth Newcastle Youth
Accommodation Service Ltd is promoting a 'Relationship Based Strengths
Approach to Working with Youth' workshop run by Canadian Stephen de Groot.
The workshops are being run in: Gosford
- 27 & 28 September, Newcastle – 29 & 30 September,
Sydney – 6 & 7 October. Workshop 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. A
leading provider of Organisational and People Development Services and
outsourced training solutions in Australasia. Volunteering
Victoria Presents
a series of workshops covering key aspects of managing successful volunteer programs.
Training workshops. EVENTS AWAVA is
delivering a number of FREE community engagement events in remote and
regional parts of Australia, to help support and promote the National Plan to
Reduce Violence against Women and their Children. Events in Bendigo Victoria, Broome WA,
Launceston TAS, and Wilcannia NSW. Please see website for details www.awava.org.au. Do we listen to our children? Discover the true meaning of home HomeGround
Services, has launched an art competition and exhibition to coincide with
National Anti-Poverty Week 2011. Entries close 30 September. Competition website. AIATSIS National Indigenous
Studies Conference 2011Young and old: connecting
generations. 19 - 22 September,
Canberra. Conference website. OCTOBER 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. Rooftop Charity Golf Day Held on October
14, at the Gungahlin Lakes Golf Club, ACT, see flyer attached. Rooftop website. Heart of Melbourne Ball by Lord
Mayor's Charitable Foundation This
spectacular event raises money for people experiencing homelessness
throughout Victoria. Melbourne, 15 October. Event website. First Annual Convention of the
European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion The Convention,
to be organised on 17-18 October in Cracow, will review the progress made
towards the headline target of reducing
poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million by 2020 and the
implementation of the European Platform against Poverty.
It will also debate suggestions for future actions. Convention website. The National Drug Trends
Conference National
Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 8.45am - 5.00pm
Monday 17 October. Conference website. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 2012 Pathways to Housing & DESC
Present the First: Housing First Partners'
Conference 2012 New Orleans, 21 - 23 March. Conference Website. Youth week is 13-22 April and
Youth Homelessness Matters Day (YHMD) day is 18 April 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. A
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