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8^th August 2012     NATIONAL HOMELESSNESS WEEK 'OPPORTUNITY'
by Pro Bono News

Not for Profits are encouraging Australia to use National Homeless Week as an opportunity to focus on finding solutions. more

8^th August 2012     NATIONAL HOMELESS PERSONS WEEK
by The Australian Government

Australians concerned about homelessness are this week holding special events across the country to celebrate National Homeless Persons’ Week and raise awareness of the issue. more

7^th August 2012     JULIE COLLINS MP - SPEECH: LAUNCH OF NATIONAL HOMELESS PERSONS' WEEK

Speech from Julie Collins MP - Acting Minister for Housing and Homelessness; Minister for Community Services; for Indigenous, Employment and Economic Development & for the Status of Women for the Launch of National Homeless Person Week in Melbourne. more

7^th August 2012     MINISTER LOOKS TO FINLAND TO SOLVE HOMELESSNESS
by ABC AM with Tony Eastly

The Federal Government doesn't know if it's on course to meet its target to cut the homelessness rate by 20 per cent in six years. In 2008 the then prime minister Kevin Rudd set the interim goal and promised to halve the problem by 2020. The Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O'Connor, concedes Labor may need some new ideas if it's going to deliver. more

7^th August 2012     SECTOR UPDATE: ABS REVIEW OF COUNTING THE HOMELESS
by CHP

After several months of considered work with the HSRG, the ABS is preparing to release the outcomes of the Review. Drawing on the learnings from Australia’s leading homelessness academics Professors Chris Chamberlain and David MacKenzie, advice from the HSRG, international research and local evidence, the ABS will launch a paper on 11 September 2012. more

7^th August 2012     CHP'S HOUSING FRAMEWORK SUBMISSION
by CHP

Last week CHP made a submission to the Victorian Government’s public consultation on the future social housing framework. more

7^th August 2012     CONSUMER UPDATE - PEER EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAM (PESP)
by CHP

Last week PESP members participated in two speaking engagements. Brian Mooreshead was invited to be a guest speaker at Latrobe University in Bendigo, where he shared his insights into homelessness from a consumer perspective with social work students. more

7^th August 2012     PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION! STANDING STRONG FOR SISTERS DAY OUT!
by Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention & Legal Service Victoria

The Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention & Legal Service Victoria is circulating a petition that requests that the funding for “Sisters Day Out” (well being workshops for Aboriginal women) be reinstated. more

7^th August 2012     MINISTER ON RIGHT TRACK OVER HOMELESS, SAYS VINNIES
by Cath News

The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia has welcomed the statement by the Minister for Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor, recognising the need to give people who are homeless permanent accommodation first and then provide the appropriate services to assist them, according to a statement by St Vincent de Paul. more

7^th August 2012     GOVT MAY COPY FINN'S MODEL FOR HOMELESS
by 9NEWS

Australia may look to Finland's example to tackle homelessness. more

7^th August 2012     14,000 REASONS TO TAKE ACTION ON HOMELESS PERSONS WEEK
by The Greens

Australian Greens housing spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam has urged the state and Federal governments to work together on urgent action to address homelessness, as figures show the public housing wait list has doubled in Western Australia and 105,000 Australians are homeless. more

7^th August 2012     HIGHER-DENSITY FAILURE PUTS PRESSURE ON FRANKSTON HOUSING
by Samantha Robin - The Frankston Weekly

A LACK of affordable housing in Melbourne is putting pressure on outer fringe areas such as Frankston. more

7^th August 2012     CAMERAS CUT RICHMOND PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE CRIME
by Alana Schetzer - The Melbourne Times Weekly

REPORTED crime has dropped at Richmond's public housing estate a year after CCTV was installed. more

7^th August 2012     DV VIC & CHP INAUGURAL CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) NEWSLETTER#1 JUNE 2012.

This months CQI Newsletter canvasses key issues relating to Department of Human Services (DHS) CQI requirements and external review. Alongside this, the Newsletter provides information on current research, important events and training. more

7^th August 2012     OLYMPIC SPIRIT RETURNS TO HEIDELBERG
by Victorian Government - Minister for Housing

A 10 year redevelopment of public housing will benefit hundreds of tenants in the Heidelberg area, Minister for Housing Wendy Lovell said today. more

7^th August 2012     FUNDING AVAILABLE!!!!!!! - DISABILITY AND FAMILY VIOLENCE CRISIS RESPONSE INITIATIVE

Are you working with women with a disability or women with children with a disability who are experiencing family violence? If so you may like to explore your clients eligibility for short terms funds from the Disability and Family Violence Crisis Response Initiative. more

6^th August 2012     SHARED POLITICAL WILL IS CRUCIAL TO HALVE HOMELESSNESS
by Eleri Morgan-Thomas - The National Times - Opinion

Back in 2008, when newly minted prime minister Kevin Rudd announced Labor's goals for halving homelessness and providing all rough sleepers with access to accommodation by 2020, there was no shortage of cynics ready to pour scorn on the idea. more

6^th August 2012     PUBLIC HOUSING PAIN EASED AS 150 NEW UNITS ADDED TO PORT PHILLIP
by Beu Donelly - The Melbourne Weekly

THREE affordable housing developments have been built in Port Phillip in the past three months, adding 150 new apartments to the community housing register. more

6^th August 2012     GOVT URGED TO EXTEND HOMELESS FUNDING
by Pro Bono News

Not for Profit organisations have called on the Federal Government to extend its funding of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH) beyond the end of this financial year in June 2013. more

6^th August 2012     NATIONAL SOCIAL HOUSING SURVEY - STATE AND TERRITORY RESULTS 2010
by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

This report presents state and territory findings from the 2010 National Social Housing Survey of public housing and mainstream community housing tenants. more