CHIA Vic opens early bird tix

CHIA Vic’s has released early bird tickets for the Brave New World of Community Housing conference, to be held on Thursday, April 19. Keynote speaker, Derek Ballantyne, is the new Chair of the organisation tasked with the implementation of Canada’s new National Housing Strategy. Derek will provide insights into the development of the strategy, and…

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People role at CEHL

Common Equity Housing Ltd is searching for someone to fill a similar role to a Senior HR Business Partner in the corporate sector. The position is a strategically focused role that will partner with CEHL’s Executives and leaders.  You will lead and manage strategic and operational matters as they relate to the management and development…

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Housing Officer role at Housing Choices

Join us and share our Vision: ‘All people affordably housed in neighbourhoods that support life opportunities’ With our residents central to everything we do, as a leading and growing housing provider in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, we have ambitious plans for greater impact nationally to increase our reach in helping people find quality, affordable…

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Tree change position at Haven

Haven; Home, Safe is looking to recruit an Executive Director of Northern Operations. The ED will manage and grow programs and services across a vast geographic catchment area, leading and motivating a team of 14 based in Mildura. Capitalising on opportunities for strategic business development is a primary focus of the role. They are looking…

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Churches of Christ seeking EO

Churches for Christ are seeking to appoint a visionary leader to build on the solid foundation that has been put in place by their predecessor and bring with them their own set of unique skills to lead, inspire and grow the organization in Victoria and Tasmania. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the EO will…

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CHFV Board member and Swinburne University academic Terry Burke has put up a spirited argument in support of community housing as a sound platform for fair social housing in an article featured in The Conversation this morning.

CHFV mobilised its response in The Conversation to tackle recent criticisms made in the online publication, and other media, around the transfer of public housing to community housing as the government ‘wriggling out’ of its responsibilities.

Prof Burke clearly states the case for community housing providers playing a key role in public housing renewal programs.

‘The (not-for-profit) sector can grasp the opportunities offered by policy reform in a way the public sector cannot, and provide sustained affordability and security,’ Prof Burke argues.

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Melbourne’s The Age newspaper has today published an opinion piece by CHFV Executive Officer Lesley Dredge that calls for a creative approach to the Victorian Government’s public housing renewal program.

The article reinforces the urgent need to revitalise ageing public housing estates and demonstrates the ability of not-for-profit community housing providers to deliver vibrant, mixed-use precincts that provide tenants with the dignity that comes from having secure, affordable and appropriate housing to call home.

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CHFV becomes CHIA Vic

CHFV’s board and members have continued to demonstrate their strong support of the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) by agreeing to adopt the trading name CHIA Vic in the new financial year. The ‘trading as’ name change is part of CHFV’s compact with CHIA, which will it act as the Victorian state branch of the…

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