“No Victorian should lose their home during this pandemic, or because of it,” said HAAG's Chair, Phyll Williams.  “Older people are the fastest-growing segment of the private rental market, and the most vulnerable to the coronavirus.  The government must ensure that renters aren’t put on the street, where they will be completely unable to take any social-distancing or self-isolation measures.”

HAAG is taking steps to limit the potential spread of the corona virus. This means that we will be having less face-to-face meetings with our members, volunteers and clients, and there will be less people in the office. We will still be answering the phone and encourage people to stay in touch!

Jeff's last hoorah

11 Mar 2020
Jeff Fiedler is leaving HAAG after 23 years of dedicated service to the issues of older people and housing.  On this show, Shane and Pam chat to Jeff and April about the history of housing activism at HAAG
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The national Ageing on the Edge Older Persons Homelessness Prevention Project is soon to release its report on the housing crisis facing a growing number of older people in Queensland.

Community Housing Co-Ops in East Gippsland; Surviving the Fires

26 Feb 2020
Fiona speaks to Deb Foskey, an older resident of Orbost in far East Gippsland, about her experience as a member of a remote community housing co-operative in the 1970’s and 80’s and more recently, what it has been like for older people coping with the recent fires.
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23 Apr 2020

This Event has been postponed due to Corona Virus.

12 Mar 2020

Join us for morning tea at the Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre Plaza Library for a discussion on homelessness for older people in the community, and share some tips on affordable housing options for older people.

Burning need for more affordable housing

12 Feb 2020
Fiona and Leonie talk about the impact of the East Gippsland fires on older people experiencing homelessness, with Assistance with Care and Housing Worker Val Marshall.  Val talks about the evacuations, the lack of public housing, the expensive rents and the difficulty in finding housing for people even before these fires.
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5 Mar 2020

Join us for the first meeting of the year - and Jeffs last meeting at HAAG. We'll hear from Jeff about the Ageing on the Edge Project research in Queensland, and Gemma about HAAG's submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Homelessness.

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