Videos
Kim’s Story – elder abuse and housing (Cantonese, English subtitles)
A case study from one of our Home at Last clients, presented at the Elder Abuse conference in Melbourne 2017. Kim’s story explains the difficulty that non-English speaking clients can have in accessing services, and how important bilingual workers are for older people to access information. A great story of a partnership between many agencies… …
Posted in: Videos, Community Languages, Traditional Chinese – 普通话
Peter and Anna’s Story
As part of HAAG’s Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) education, this film is part of a collection that highlights some different circumstances that can lead to housing crisis, and the impact the right solution has on people’s lives. Peter and Anna are hard working older people who have rented since coming to Australia. They, like… …
Posted in: Multicultural & Multifaith Communities, Client Stories, Videos
Cantonese Language Videos
These films have been developed in collaboration with community members in response to an increasing awareness of housing issues for older migrant and refugee communities. These films are fictional, but are based on common experiences that lead older people from culturally diverse communities to contact HAAG and Home at Last. The aim of the films… …
Posted in: Multicultural & Multifaith Communities, Videos, Community Languages, Traditional Chinese – 普通话
Middleaged Hardworking and Homeless
ABC News story by Social Affairs Correspondent Norman Hermant – Features HAAG members Joan, Tung and Neville. Aired March 15th 2015 on ABC TV …
Posted in: Videos, Campaigns, Federal Campaigns
Looking for Home – Finding Community
A film that touches on the sense of community created by older people housed in a complex of independent living units. …
Posted in: Client Stories, Videos, Independent Living Units, Retirement Housing
Home at Last – Looking for Home, finding Community
A film produced by Bentwheel productions on the importance of home and community for older people. …
Posted in: Videos, Community Education
Ageing on the Edge
A short film by Bentwheel Productions about the stories of older renters in Melbourne who achieved affordable and sustainable housing outcomes through the Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged (ACHA) program. This video was launched at the HAAG forum “Ageing on the Edge: Older Australians at risk of homelessness”. Ageing on the Edge… …
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Three Older Tenants
Three older tenants discuss the impact of insecure housing on their lives Associate Professor Andrew Jones speaks of research into the impact of housing issues on older people. Jeff Fiedler, Housing for the Aged Action Group speaks about the possible solutions to these issues. Filmed in September 2009 …
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