National NAIDOC has proudly partnered with Netflix to help highlight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content across the streaming service during NAIDOC Week 2020. Across NAIDOC Week, Netflix will ‘share…
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It’s that time of year again and if you haven’t already downloaded the Vic Emergency app, then read all about it at Vic Emergency or if you have downloaded it…
The Community Housing Industry Association Victoria (CHIA Vic) have launched the Aboriginal Cultural Safety Framework because Aboriginal people living in Victoria experience severe housing disadvantage. You can also read more about…
This Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute research examines possible cost-effective reforms of Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) demand-side housing assistance that could improve housing outcomes for low-income renters. The report…
Parity Magazine is seeking submission for their November edition; ‘Shelter from the Storm: Responding to Homelessness Under Covid-19’. This edition of Parity is devoted to examining how governments, services and…
The LMHN training survey finishes on Wednesday 28th October, so if you’re interested in having a say about which training workshop is offered, check your email for the survey invitation!
As of 1 January 2021, the Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) will be responsible for the delivery of the SHS Training Calendar over the next three years from 1 January…
The Commissioner for Residential Tenancies, Heather Holst, has released Renting in Victoria: Snapshot 2020. This collation of data will progress and build knowledge of Victoria’s rental sector and may help…
Produced in collaboration with Clare Desira from Top Five Movement, this podcast is dedicated to improving the mindset, resilience and mental health of people working in the social sector. Six…
In May and June this year roundtable meetings made up of local community and industry leaders, government and MPs came together to discuss on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Jointly convened by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) and Homelessness Australia, the conference will examine impacts on our sector from the Coronavirus pandemic as well as the…
Seven new Early Parenting Centres will be built in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Frankston, Casey, Wyndham and Whittlesea. These centres will provide a critical role in ensuring parents are getting the…
The Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO) Report into Victoria’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Plan (HRSAP) highlights the fact that only 31 out of 429 clients of the program were…
VCOSS and Tenants Victoria are running a free session for community sector workers who want to better understand the state’s shifting rental landscape on Wednesday 30th September 3pm-3:30. One-third of…
Cobaw Community Health Service is merging with Sunbury Community Health beginning January 2021. The agency will be known as Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health and current Cobaw CEO Margaret McDonald…
Back in 2012 Fair Work Australia made a landmark decision to raise the pay rate for the mostly female community sector workforce over eight years, with the final instalment due…
Each year Wintringham housing hold an art competition for residents as part of Homelessness Week activities and the results are always exciting, with talent being displayed across a range of…
The ban on rental evictions has been extended until March 2021. In the meantime if you need assistance with tenancy issues you can check out these options- Justice Connect ‘Self…