High-rise towers to remain in Prahran public housing estate

25th August 2015

The plan to demolish the towers and redevelop the site was considered by the previous state government. But Housing Minister Martin Foley said the towers would stay because the residents wanted to keep them...

Public housing land lies vacant in Preston while waiting list soars

24th August 2015

Prime public housing land that could house hundreds of residents is lying vacant, despite a waiting list that recently surpassed 34,000 people...

Residential Tenancies Act Review - Laying the Groundwork

August 2015

This submission is a response by Housing for the Aged Action Group to the 'Laying the Groundwork' consultation paper discussing the review of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). HAAG would like to ackonwledge that the submission was compiled with contributions from our members and this forms the foundation of our response. 

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Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation Exploration Grant

13th August 2015

The Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation has announced an Exploration Grant 'Homelessness Housing & Disadvantage' Impact Area for Housing for the Aged Action Group.The Exploration Grant Program is a very important part of the Foundation's commitment to supporting new ideas and solutions within impact areas...

 

Review of the General Exemption Order

August 2015

This submission is a response by Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) to the issues paper considering the General Exemption Order (GEO) related to license exemptions granted for the transmission, supply, distribution and sale of electricity in Victoria.

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Homes needn't cost us dear

By Beatrice Kelly. the Age 23 July 2015

Thirty-odd years ago when I was in my mid 30s, I saw an advertisement for a free financial counselling session at an inner-city community centre. I was interested: first, because the counsellor bore the same name as a dear brother of mine, a hopeless financial manager whom my father had bailed out more than once. But less flippantly, I wanted to buy my own place...

 

Underneath the Groundwork

22 Jul 2015
Shane and Jeff talk about Laying the Groundwork, the first stage of the Victorian Government review of the state's rental laws, with a focus on what this will mean for older renters. We look at the political context, the prospects for positive reforms, and what all this means for public housing. If you'd like to make a submission to the opening stage of the review you have until August 5, so check out the review paper here and of course, HAAG's website.
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Raise the Roof Podcast 22nd July 2015

Shane and Jeff talk about Laying the Groundwork, the first stage of the Victorian Government review of the state's rental laws, with a focus on what it will mean for older renters.

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Home at Last brochure - Translations

Available in: Arabic, Bosnian, Cantonese, Croatian, Hindi, Punjabi, Serbian, Tamil, Urdu

'The future was so dismal': homelessness plight of older Australians

 By Judith Ireland - Sydney Morning Herald - Published: July 2, 2015 - 12:15AM

"Council (on the Ageing) chief executive Ian Yates is calling on governments to do more to address factors such as financial insecurity pushing more older women into poverty and homelessness"... Go to story here

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