Campaigns
Do you think government needs to take more action to provide safe, secure and affordable housing? Do you want to take action on housing issues affecting older people? Do you have ideas about how housing services could better assist older people? Are you worried about the housing situation of the future? Join HAAG and get involved
Make Renting Fair National Day of Action
Taking action to highlight the plight of the real people who rent in Australia by sharing their messages to their landlords on social media …
Posted in: Events, Renter's rights, Federal Campaigns, Take Action
Delivering on the Premier’s promise of fair tenancy laws for 1.5 million Victorians
Last October, the Victorian Government made promises to the community that you would pass legislation to ‘make renting fair’ in Victoria. We wrote to Minister Foley to urge that these reforms must be introduced to parliament without further delay to give them any chance of passing before the election, and to make sure that they… …
Posted in: News Updates, Renter's rights, Victoria
Responding to Older Persons Homelessness: What Works? – Launch of special edition of Parity Journal
The June 2018 “Responding to Older Persons Homelessness: What Works? ”edition of Parity will be launched by Senator Doug Cameron, Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness and Shadow Minister for Skills, TAFE and Apprenticeships …
Posted in: Events
Ageing on the Edge Brochure
In response to rapidly increasing housing problems facing older people, Housing for the Aged Action Groups Older Persons Homelessness Prevention Project aims to raise awareness and improve services and housing for older people at risk of homelessness across Australia. Download the Project Brochure …
Posted in: Brochures
Ageing with no address: Session at National Homelessness Conference
Ageing on the Edge: Older Persons Homelessness Prevention Project is participating in a session at the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institue National Homelessness Conference to be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. …
Posted in: Events, Federal Campaigns
Call for members of a new National Older Persons Housing Network
Ageing on the Edge is seeking to form a national network of older people who are interested in being involved in taking action to get more help and housing for older people who don’t have a secure and affordable home in retirement. Join the Network …
Posted in: National Alliance of Seniors for Housing, News Updates, Federal Campaigns, Take Action
Victorian Women Lawyers Screening of “Older Women Lost in Housing”
Victorian Women Lawyers is holding a screening of the O.W.L.s documentary – Older Women Lost in Housing. Over 680,000 Australian women aged 45 and over are lost to affordable secure and accessible housing. Hidden and under- represented, O.W.L.s are the fastest growing group in our community experiencing homelessness. …
Posted in: Events, Older Women
Good News for Caravan and Residential Village Residents with Embedded Networks
Residents in registered Caravan and Residential Parks will now have access to the Energy and Water Ombudsman (EWOV) complaint and dispute resolution scheme from the 1st of July 2018. This is particularly good news, as prior to this residents had very little information or support in how to resolve or even approach embedded network disputes… …
Posted in: News Updates, Caravan Parks, Residential Parks, Retirement Housing, Retirement Villages, Victoria
Ageing on the Edge New South Wales Forum Terms of Reference
The Ageing on the Edge NSW Forum has developed from the Ageing on the Edge Older Persons Homelessness Prevention Project Reference Group. The Forum was convened in May 2018 to seek implementation of the key recommendations in the report, determine other key housing issues that need to be addressed for older people in NSW and… …
Posted in: News Updates, New South Wales
Retirement Housing – Making your Complaint Count Forum
We held a well-attended and lively forum on Monday 14th May, attended by almost 60 residents of retirement housing, on how best to “make a complaint to the regulator”. The meeting heard from Consumer Affairs Victoria about their role as regulator and enforcement of retirement legislation and dispute resolution, followed by Consumer Action Law Centre… …
Posted in: Galleries, Retirement Housing, Retirement Housing Advice Service, Victoria
Retirement Housing – Making your Complaint Count
Residents living in retirement housing who have problems with their managers may find it hard to get results. They may feel frustrated that complaints to Consumer Affairs Victoria go nowhere, that managers flout the law or trample on residents rights with no consequences. In this two hour workshop, residents will hear about the types of… …
Posted in: Events, Retirement Housing, Victoria
An Agenda for Ageing Calls for Whole of Government Action
COTA Victoria and a growing alliance of 17 organisations including Housing for the Aged Action Group today launched a campaign demanding that the Victorian Government develop a plan for our ageing population. The launch took place at the Victorian Parliament, with speakers including the Minister for Disability & Ageing Martin Foley MP, Age Discrimination Commissioner… …
Posted in: News Updates, Victoria