Helping rough sleepers find a home in Geelong

Minister for Housing Richard Wynne announced today a $17 million housing package for Geelong; as part of the Victorian Government’s $45 million Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Plan. The new plan will be implemented across Geelong to help those sleeping rough find a secure home, and includes 20 new modular homes to be built in…

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The November Victoria State Election provides all parties with an opportunity to make a commitment to tackling the state’s out-of-control social housing waiting list.

With the government forecasting an average surplus of $2.5 billion over the next four years. Now is the time to act.

CHIA Vic has developed an evidence-based election platform that calls for an additional 3,000 social housing properties a year for the next decade.

This ask is in line with an alliance of housing and homeless organisations, charities and social service organisations who have signed The Whittlesea Declaration, which calls on the government of the day to commit to providing the equivalent of one new Whittlesea annually for the next 10 years.

It is also supportive of the national Everybody’s Home campaign.

Sign the petition to support CHIA Vic’s election platform.
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The Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) in Victoria has released an interactive Homelessness Heat Map which gives a true picture of homelessness across the state.

The interactive map is based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and has been analysed by Victorian state electorates.

It was developed to coincide with the launch of CHP’s Victorian Homelessness Election Platform, a ‘blueprint’ for ending homelessness in Victoria.

You can click on the map to see a break-down of how many people are experiencing homelessness of different forms in every electorate in Victoria.


Job: Exec General Manager Victoria

The Executive General Manager, Operations South primary role is that of General Manager of Housing South for Haven; Home, Safe. However, the incumbent will be the lead GM in South operations, taking a lead in areas as agreed by the Chief Operations Officer, and to act as the Senior GM for the Chief Operations Officer at…

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Shocking rent/income gap revealed

A new report has revealed the shocking gap between the incomes of typical renting households and the incomes required to avoid housing stress in Australia’s three most populated states. Compass Housing’s Affordable Housing Income Gap Report, takes a new approach to the measurement of housing affordability for renters. The Report establishes the amount of additional income…

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Job: IAP position in Victoria

The Intake Assessment and Planning (IAP) Worker provides high quality initial assessment and planning services to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness and work in close collaboration with other agencies and housing providers. This role reports to Senior Workers and IAP Manager and focuses on assisting individuals and families in housing crisis through…

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Job: Board Director

Uniting in Victoria and Tasmania have a vacancy for their skills-based Board of Directors As well as a demonstrated commitment to the community services mission of the Uniting Church in Australia, we are particularly looking for expertise in the areas of: Community services delivery such as disability, mental health or family services Marketing, media and…

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Living cities forum hears tenants’ views

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A high-level gathering of planners, designers and architects from around the world has been given insight into the possible development of Melbourne from the perspective of a community organisation and its tenants.

Melbourne-based Housing Choices residents and property team members created a video on their views on Melbourne’s future for the 2018 Living Cities Forum. The forum tackles a number of big questions around architecture and issues facing Melbourne and global cities.

Housing Choices’ video provided a unique opportunity for community housing organisations and tenants to reach the people who ultimately plan, design and build the cities and suburbs we live in.

View the video.


Job: Affordable Housing Chair

Moreland City Council, in Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs, is seeking an inaugural Chair for its new entity Moreland Affordable Housing Ltd (MAH). MAH’s core purpose is ‘to provide relief to persons who are homeless or whose life circumstances render them vulnerable to loss of affordable and secure housing, by providing either directly or through partnership…

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Launching a new CEO

Launch Housing, one of Victoria’s largest providers of housing and homeless support services, has announced that current Managing Director of Victoria Legal Aid, Bevan Warner, will commence as its new Chief Executive Officer on 29 August 2018. Launch Housing Chair Neil Chatfield says, ‘We are delighted to announce Bevan’s appointment. His wealth of experience working…

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