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30th March 2019 CERT IV IN SOCIAL HOUSING, SWINBURNE
by Council to Homeless Persons (CHP)
Attached is a flyer for Certificate IV in Social Housing course at Swinburne. The Council to Homeless Persons is to identify practitioners with at least 12 months experience in the SHS who would like to enrol in the course for either this or next semester. For further information, contact: kjmorris@swin.edu.au
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30th March 2019 SENIOR OUTREACH, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY WORKER, FLATOUT
by Flatout
Click here for more information about the position: http://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/Members/FlatOut/senior-outreach-support-and-advocacy-worker
How to apply for this job
Please send applications to Kayla Ta, Executive Officer at kayla@flatout.org.au using the subject line: Senior Outreach Support and Advocacy Worker application via EthicalJobs.
Applications should include the following documents:
§ A cover letter addressing the key selection criteria
§ A current CV with three recent referees including most recent line manager
Applicants who do not address the key selection criteria will not be considered.
Please note, there is no closing date. Immediate start required. You should submit your application as soon as possible.
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30th March 2019 GREENLIGHT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM
by Greenlight Partnership
GreenLight Supportive Housing Program, is a new 2 year state funded initiative, assisting people transitioning from homelessness to long-term housing in the City of Melbourne, City of Yarra and City of Port Philip (either residing in, or having links to services in this area). People can also be referred by housing providers where the person is in appropriate housing, their tenancy is less than 12 months and tenancy risks have been identified. The GreenLight Housing Support Program prioritises tenancy advocacy and care coordination/collaboration. Greenlight believe that this approach to housing settlement support will lead to greater outcomes for the people we work alongside. Please see attached brochures for further information about the program, support available and agencies delivering GreenLight support. Please note that GreenLight will only take on referrals when there is an identified long-term housing option that has been offered and accepted by the client.
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25th January 2019 CONNEXION: SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A DUAL DIAGNOSIS
by Connexions
Connexions provides case work and/ or counselling support to complex young people (aged 16- 28) with a dual diagnosis who experience multiple barriers to accessing mainstream services. This support is highly flexible, and can include outreach and a long-term intervention, depending on the needs of the young person. Connexions has two sites servicing Melbourne- one in Collingwood which services the North, East and South, the other in Sunshine, which services the North West. Referrals can be sent to connexions@jss.org.au. See attached intake form.
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25th January 2019 AFFORDABLE REMOVALIST
by Wombat Housing & Support Service
AMA Multiservices Pty Ltd, based in Werribee.
Charges are $70 per hour for 1 person or $90 an hour for 2 people. Contact: 0437 724 469 or 0481 288 759.
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25th January 2019 ‘CROWDING OUT’ EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY: THE CASE OF NEGATIVE GEARING
by Isla Pawson for the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute
Negative gearing is often cited as a tax concession that inequitably distorts rental housing markets. Yet despite concerns for housing affordability driving a wide array of voices calling for its reform in recent years, negative gearing has remained largely durable throughout. How can we account for the continued inclusion of negative gearing in Australia’s housing tax settings given the wealth of evidence that demonstrates its poor policy record? It is now widely accepted that negative gearing, as it applies in housing, performs poorly on conventional tests of efficiency and equity. As a housing subsidy, negative gearing is entirely untargeted. While the rationale for negative gearing centres on the claim that it encourages housing investment, the vast bulk of rental property acquisition involves existing properties. In 2017, less than 10 per cent of investor property loans were for newly-built homes. The overwhelming impact of negative gearing is therefore to distort the market by inflating demand for a fixed supply of dwellings, with only a negligible contribution to new housing supply. Moreover, negative gearing is a highly iniquitous way of supporting the housing market. According to research, those in wealthier occupations are much more likely to access the concessions offered by negative gearing than people on low-middle incomes. The overriding distributional impact of negative gearing is therefore an upward redistribution of income, compounding the regressive tendencies of Australia’s housing tax settings. Negative gearing is also expensive. Together with associated Capital Gains Tax relief for rental investors, negative gearing costs Australian taxpayers nearly $12 billion per year. Its continued inclusion in the housing tax system sits uncomfortably alongside longstanding commitments to deficit reduction. Click here for the full article: http://www.austaxpolicy.com/crowding-evidence-based-policy-case-negative-gearing/
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24th January 2019 680 NEW RENTAL PROPERTIES THROUGH NEW RENTAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
by Victorian Government
Acting Minister for Housing, Lily D’Ambrosio has announced that 680 new rental properties would be the first project delivered as part of the $1 billion Social Housing Growth Fund – which will add at least 2,200 new social housing properties across the State over the next five years.
Under the Fund’s New Rental Development Program, 680 rental properties will be leased from the private sector by experienced housing agencies this year, to increase the availability of social housing rental stock and facilitate investment in new social housing for the rental market.
Common Equity Housing, Haven Home Safe, Housing Choices and Housing First have been chosen as the successful agencies that will deliver the first round of the New Rentals Development Project.
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24th January 2019 SECTOR SLAMS SOCIAL HOUSING SPENDING AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
by Pro Bono
Victoria spends less than any other state in Australia on social housing, new research shows, with the community housing sector labelling the figures a “damning insight” into years of neglect on the issue from both state and federal governments. On Tuesday, the Australian Productivity Commission released the Report on Government Spending (RoGS), with key findings revealing Victoria spent just $530 million on social housing, behind New South Wales ($1.37 billion), Queensland ($629 million) and Western Australia ($829 million). Taking population growth into account, Victoria’s spend per person on social housing was $82.94 in 2017-18, compared to the national average of $166.93.
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24th January 2019 ARDOCH SCHOOL COSTS GUIDE
by Ardoch School
The attached Ardoch School Costs Guide is intended to support parents, carers and those who care about children’s education and ensuring that they have everything they need to learn and
realise their potential.
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24th January 2019 MATERIAL AID GUIDE
by North and West Children's Resource Coordinators
See the attached guide to some material aid options in Melbourne.
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24th January 2019 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IN VICTORIA
by Dr Kate Raynor for the Parliament of Victoria
This paper has been produced for the Parliament of Victoria to outline the impact of a changing housing market is impacting on the way Victorians live. This paper provides insights into housing affordability and housing stress in Australia, and specifically in Victoria, over the last decade.
In particular: - Victoria's population is growing rapidly and is increasingly urbanised;
- More people are renting;
- Fewer young people are entering home ownership and they are doing it later;
- Housing is becoming more unaffordable; and
- More people are experiencing housing stress and taking on greater debt burdens.
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24th January 2019 WALK IN HER SHOES TOUR
The 'Walk in her Shoes' tours aim to provide participants with a sense of the experience of applying for an intervention order and the court process involved, including an understanding of the support services available at court. Tours are being offered at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court and the Sunshine Magistrates' Court. Bookings are essential.
Melbourne Magistrates' Court dates:
5th Feb, 5th Mar, 9th Apr, 7th May, 4th Jun, 9th Jul, 8th Aug,
3rd Sep, 8th Oct, 12th Nov, 3rd Dec
Contact Emma Taylor on 9628 7774 or Emma.Taylor@courts.vic.gov.au
Sunshine Magistrates' Court dates:
15th Feb, 5th Apr, 21st Jun, 16th Aug, 25th Oct, 6th Dec
Contact Karen Field on 9300 6274 or karen.field@courts.vic.gov.au
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24th January 2019 FAMILY VIOLENCE AND CHILD INFORMATION SHARING SCHEMES – MARAM
Attached is a summary and update on the Family Violence and Child Information Sharing Schemes and on the Multi Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework. Specialist homelessness funded services defined as “State-funded homelessness accommodation or homelessness support services (providing access point, outreach and accommodation services)” are listed under Phase 1, and therefore commenced as prescribed sector on 27 September 2018. - https://www.vic.gov.au/infosharing/about-the-reforms.html Phase 2 commences in 2020 and will incorporate: - Disability services,
- Aged care services
- Hospitals
- Ambulance Vic
- Midwives
- Community health services,
- Community housing associations
- Allied health services
- Schools
- Early childhood services
- Local councils.
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24th January 2019 NEW RESOURCE REGISTER CATEGORIES
by Western Homelessness Networker
DHHS has added several new categories of resources to the Resource Register including: head leasing and early intervention. The Northern and Western Homelessness Networks will shortly be offering Resource Register training to specialist homelessness funded services. Contact Sarah, Western Homelessness Networker (sarah@wombat.org.au) or Meredith, Northern Homelessness Networker (meredith.gorman@launchhousing.org.au) for more information.
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