The Victorian Government have announced an extension to the ban on both residential and commercial evictions and rental increases to December 31st, along with Rental Relief Grant payments increased to…
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The City of Greater Bendigo are calling for comment on their Affordable Housing Action Plan, which sets out the City’s role and actions it will implement to support an increase in…
Featuring a panel of speakers from the Loddon region, along with Kate Colvin from the Council to Homeless Persons, and Trevor Brown from their Peer Education Support Program, the webinar…
We haven’t let COVID-19 stop us from marking a really important week. On Monday for the first time, Homelessness Week will be launched in a virtual Town Hall meeting hosted…
Some workplaces are beginning to make the transition back to the office and at the same time there have been changes to government restrictions in metropolitan areas, making this a…
The Australian Services Union is calling on the Federal Government to abandon its plan to increase the costs of Social Work and related degrees like Social Science, Social Welfare, Human…
Right now in Australia, there’s just one job vacancy for every 13 people looking for work. This mismatch will get worse before it gets better, as the economic crisis sparked…
National Homelessness Week will be held from 3 – 8 August 2020 Due to the pandemic there won’t be a physical launch of the week and the focus will instead…
There are a range of options for viewing SHS training you can check the LMHN events calendar, download the SHS training calendar or visit Eventbrite directly. Whatever way you check…
The COVID-19 guide for renters contains all recent legislation updates, a sample rent reduction agreement and sample letters for tenants to negotiate with landlords and many other useful tips and…
Five high-profile Australians agree to swap their privileged lifestyles for 10 days of being homeless in NSW. They find out what it’s like to go from having everything to having absolutely nothing. Living amongst Australia’s homeless are Emergency Doctor & Businessman Dr. Andrew Rochford, Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne Arron Wood, Restauranteur & Entrepreneur Pauline Nguyen, Comedian & Radio Presenter Ciaran Lyons, and Actress & Model Ellie Gonsalves.
Given the issues arising from COVID-19 and the potential for even more people being affected by homelessness, it is more important than ever to lend your voice to the Everybody’s…
ABC TV’s new series of ‘You Can’t Ask That’ features an episode on Public Housing. The show kicks of with a question that gets straight to the heart of the common…
Pro Bono Australia examine the highlights of the Productivity Commission’s report and seek comment from peak bodies in this news story.
To watch video of this week long special on housing, visit the ABC’s 7:30 Report website, where the issue of housing affordability and it’s ongoing consequences are being looked at…
Dear colleagues in the Homelessness Sector, I’m writing to warmly invite you to a public event hosted by RMIT University to mark International Women’s Day 2020 The topic of the…
The inquiry into Homelessness being conducted by the Victorian Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee has extended the deadline for submissions to 16th March, so you, your agency or clients…
Family Safety Victoria is conducting a survey of people from work roles that intersect with family violence. If you are unclear about whether this includes your work, the following scenarios…