Fixing Older People’s Housing in the Victorian Election Campaign
Victorians are going to the polls in November 2026, and there has never been a better time to keep housing for older people on the agenda. HAAG has developed an election platform that priorises older people’s housing. Read about what we are asking candidates to commit to and get involved in the election campaign here …Posted in: News Updates, Campaigns, Take Action, Victoria
Reinstate the Victorian emergency COVID renting laws
HAAG sent this letter to Victorian Ministers for Consumer Affairs, Housing and Planning, asking them to reinstate the state’s emergency COVID renting laws, and in particular the eviction moratorium, as an urgent measure to avoid exposing older Victorians to a risk of eviction and homelessness during the pandemic. …
Posted in: News Updates, Coronavirus, Renter's rights, Campaigns, Victoria
Open Letter of Joint Demands: COVID19 Victorian Lockdown
In response to the latest COVID restrictions, HAAG has signed this joint letter with the Renters and Housing Union in support of assistance for older renters, casual workers and homeless people. …
Posted in: News Updates, Coronavirus, Campaigns, Victoria
Retirement Village Reform Consultation Working
The Victorian Government is releasing its long-awaited Options Paper, outlining ideas for reforms to the Retirement Villages Act. HAAG will be making a submission about what our members and clients want and need from this review, and we invite members who live in retirement villages to share their ideas and priorities. …
Posted in: Events, Retirement Housing, Campaigns, Victoria
“Missing Middle” Consultation on Ten Year Affordable housing strategy
We are holding a series of consultations with members and supporters to inform our submission to the Victorian Government’s Ten Year Affordable Housing Strategy …
Posted in: Events, Missing Middle, Older Women, Campaigns, Victoria
Save Public Housing – Big Housing Build announcement
Fiona and Shane talk to David Kelly from RMIT’s Centre for Urban Research about what the Victorian Government’s so-called “Big Housing Build” means for the future of public housing. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Public Housing, Campaigns, Victoria
Public Housing tenants speak
Fiona & Shane talk to three public housing tenants, Jenny and Vanessa who are living in one storey units in the West, and Royal who lives in an older persons high rise in the southern region. They were not part of the hard lock down, and have had very different experiences of the COVID-19 responses. As… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Public Housing, Campaigns, Victoria
Older Victorians have No place to call home
Today HAAG released a report showing the extent of the housing crisis for older Victorians. Written by Dr Debbie Faulkner from the University of South Australia, it combines census data with data from Specialist Homelessness Services to closely examine the housing circumstances of people aged 55+ in Victoria. …
Posted in: Media Releases, News Updates, Campaigns, Victoria
Open Hotels for Hidden Homeless, say HAAG
Tourist accommodation should be opened up for the “hidden homeless” who are affected by the coronavirus pandemic. …
Posted in: News Updates, Coronavirus, Campaigns, Victoria
Inquiry into Homelessness
Shane, Leonie and Gemma talk about the inquiry into homelessness. You can make a submission into the inquiry here https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/lsic-lc/inquiry/976 – submissions have been extended to March …
Posted in: Podcasts, Campaigns, Victoria
Save Public Housing
Fiona and Shane talk to three members of the Save Public Housing group – David Kelly, Kerrie Byrne and Clare Hanson – about the public housing redevelopments. Hear from tenants about what this renewal means for them, and what the implications for the redevelopments are for our public housing stock.You can find out more on… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Public Housing, Campaigns, Victoria
Older persons housing session at the Victorian Homelessness Conference
HAAG was invited by the Council to Homeless Persons to co-ordinate an older persons homelessness session at the recent Victorian Homelessness Conference held on Monday 14 October. …
Posted in: News Updates, Campaigns, Victoria
Retirement Villages Act Review – residents meeting
The Retirement Villages Act is under review. We are holding a meeting of residents to discuss HAAG’s submission and assist people to make their own submission if they want to. When: Thursday 14 November 2019 from 10.00am-12.00 Where: HAAG office, Level 1 247-251 Flinders Lane Melbourne 3000 …
Posted in: Events, Retirement Housing, Campaigns, Retirement Housing Advice Service, Victoria