News

22^nd October 2012     VICTORIAN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE BETTER PROTECTED
by VCOSS

Vulnerable children and young people in Victoria will be better protected under the new independent Children and Young People’s Commission announced by the Government today, which will report directly to Parliament and have the power to launch its own investigations. more

20^th October 2012     MOVING TALES OF RESILIENCE - A NEW FILM AND A HOUSING INITIATIVE ARE HELPING HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
by Kath Dolan - The Age

When Melbourne filmmaker Chris Mintoe first heard about a Brunswick housing organisation with a novel way of raising awareness of the often-hidden problem of homelessness during National Homelessness Week 2010, she knew she'd uncovered a fascinating topic for a short film. more

18^th October 2012     SHOWCASING CHANGE FOR A BETTER FUTURE
by Pro Bono News Australia

Changemakers Australia has launched a publication called Showcasing Change for a Better Future to encourage long term funding for social change. Here Changemakers Chair and philanthropist Jill Reichstein reflects on need for meaningful change in challenging times. more

18^th October 2012     ACNC TO DRIVE RED TAPE REDUCTION FOR NFPS
by Pro Bono News Australia

The Federal Government will amend Commonwealth Grant Guidelines to support the implementation of a 'report-once, use-often' reporting framework for the Not for Profit sector under the new Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, the ACNC. more

18^th October 2012     A STUDY OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND PLANNED FAMILY SUPPORT WITH VULNERABLE FAMILIES.
by Healy, K. A partnership between Micah Projects Inc. and Queensland University

This research project, funded by the Australian Government under the 2009-13 National Homelessness Research Agenda, compared two models of service delivery for vulnerable families – crisis intervention and outreach planned family support. more

18^th October 2012     GILLARD GOVERNMENT DELIVERS 10,000 MORE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES
by The Australian Government

The Gillard Government has delivered 10,000 affordable rental homes for low and moderate income earners under the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) the Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor announced today. more

18^th October 2012     DHS VHAP SYSTEM REFORM PROJECT INFORMATION SESSIONS
by CHP

The System Reform Project will build on other key VHAP actions that are already underway, with the aim of better targeting resources to when and where they are most needed, and to where they will make the most significant difference. Information sessions on the project are being planned for the homelessness and family violence sectors. more

18^th October 2012     SARAH TOOHEY JOINS THE CHP TEAM
by CHP

CHP is delighted to announce that Sarah Toohey has joined the CHP team. more

18^th October 2012     TRANSCRIPT: 10,000TH NATIONAL RENTAL AFFORDABILITY SCHEME HOME
by The Hon. Brendan O'Connor -Federal Minister for Housing, Homelessness and Small Business

I'm very happy to be here today on behalf of the Federal Government - it's always a great honour and privilege to be just associated by way of coming along and seeing the end product of a massive collaboration between, in this case, Les Erdi who is, as people have already said, a very inspiring figure in Melbourne in so far as the housing industry is concerned. more

17^th October 2012     HOMELESSNESS KILLS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE MORTALITY OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN EARLY TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ENGLAND, 2012.
by Bethan Thomas

The previous Crisis research, together with studies on homeless mortality undertaken in North America and Northern Europe, found that homeless people suffer high mortality rates and premature mortality. more

16^th October 2012     VOICES FOR DISABLED IN WATSONIA
by Megan Bailey - The Heidelberg Leader

WHEN a toddler comes home from preschool and tells their parents someone has hurt them, the effect can be devastating, but there is some comfort in knowing justice can be done. more

16^th October 2012     ANGLICARE REVEALS AUSSIE ‘FOOD SHOCK’
by Pro Bono News Australia

New research estimates that 45,000 households using Anglicare Emergency Relief services don’t have enough money to adequately feed their families. more

16^th October 2012     HOW YOUNG PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA ARE FARING - REPORT
by Pro Bono News Australia

While school retention rates have reached the highest level ever recorded in Australia, more needs to be done to help young people experiencing disadvantage and geographic isolation according to a new report. more

15^th October 2012     POVERTY A PERSISTENT PROBLEM IN AUSTRALIA – REPORT
by Pro Bono News Australia

One in eight people are living in poverty in Australia according to a new report released by welfare peak body ACOSS to coincide with the start of Anti Poverty Week. more

15^th October 2012     JOBS AND HOUSING COSTS MEAN MORE LIVE IN POVERTY IN NSW
by Vince Chadwick - The Sydney Morning Herald

ONE in eight people live below the poverty line, according to national analysis by a leading welfare group. more

15^th October 2012     POVERTY IN AUSTRALIA
by ACOSS

This is the first of a regular series of factual reports on Poverty and Inequality in Australia prepared by ACOSS in partnership with Anglicare Australia, St Vincent de Paul Society, and the Salvation Army. Most people think that income and wealth are distributed more equally than it is and have little idea who is living below the poverty line. This report aims to fill some of the information gaps by measuring the extent of poverty in Australia and the people most effected. more

12^th October 2012     MORE FUNDS NEEDED TO TACKLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
by Josie Taylor - ABC News

The State Government's long anticipated plan to tackle growing levels of domestic violence contains no new funding. more

12^th October 2012     NFP COMMUNITYASSIST GRANTS
by Pro Bono News Australia

One of Victoria’s private philanthropic trusts, Gandel Philanthropy, has announced that applications are now open for its 2012-13 communityassist grants. more

11^th October 2012     MELBOURNE CHEAPER CITY FOR RENTERS
by Simon Johanson The Age

IT IS now cheaper to rent in Melbourne than most other Australian cities. Weekly asking rents in Darwin ($700), Canberra ($485), Perth ($450) and even Brisbane ($380) now outstrip the southern capital, new figures show. more

11^th October 2012     QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE: TENANTS' ADVICE AND ADVOCACY SERVICE
by The Australian Government

I thank the member for Blair for his question and his ongoing advocacy for tenancy services in Queensland. I can say to him, and I think it is fitting given that yesterday was World Homeless Day, that there is a strong commitment by this government to make sure we do everything we can to prevent Australians finding themselves at risk of being homeless. more