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CHFV Co-operative Housing Sub-CommitteeThis sub committee brings together workers and tenant members from the two co-operative housing programs that operate in Victoria. These are the Rental Housing Co-operative program (RHC) and the Common Equity Housing Co-operative program (CERC). The Co-operative Housing Sub Committee provides an opportunity for housing co-ops to share information, experience and resources. It also develops materials and training to assist workers and committee members in the running of their co-operatives. The Housing Co-operative Sub Committee:
MembershipThe Co-operative Housing sub-Committee is open to members of the Federation. However, only Full Members are entitled to vote and each Full Member organisation is entitled to one vote. An elected convenor chairs the meetings and ensures that all issues raised are followed up. Current ActivitiesGuidelines on disputes in co-op housing *NEW*The South Australian Office of Community Housing has put out some guidelines on disputes in co-op housing. These can be accessed: http://www.communityhousing.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=405 External Appeals body for the co-operative sectorAfter some time, the final report for the External Appeals body for housing co-operatives has been released. For more information, please go to the Projects and Research page. Housing LegislationThe most significant issue for the sub-committee at present is the impact of the new Housing Act on co-operative housing. The Act significantly changes the contractual arrangements that rental housing co-ops currently have with the Office of Housing and places expectations on co-ops to rethink the how they operate. Property UpgradesOne of the ongoing challenges facing the sub-committee is to ensure that there is sufficient funding from the Office of Housing to carry out the required major maintenance work on co-op properties. MeetingsHousing Co-op Sub Committee meetings are on: Meetings for 2008 will be held from 10:30 am -1:00 pm, on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Meetings are usually held in the main board room of the CHFV offices (Level 5, 128 Exhibition Street, Melbourne). Dates for 2008
Convenors for the Co-operative housing sub-committee rotate from the RHC program to the CERC program. No official RHC convenor has been nominated at this stage.
Contact for further information Maggie Laurie at CHFV, 9654 6077 or chfv@chfv.org.au. |