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Improving Aboriginal homeownership: the WA experience of shared equity
Guest speaker: Robert Isaacs OAM JP
February 17th 1.30pm
Community Housing Federation of Victoria
Meeting room Level 5, 128 Exhibition St Melbourne
Mr Isaacs was taken from his family as a child and raised as a ward of the State at the Clontarf Boys Town orphanage. When leaving that place as a youth, he was told he was on his own and never to come back. But he did return and counts among his many appointments the role of chairman of the Board of Management. He is also the first Indigenous person elected to local government as councillor and deputy mayor of the City of Gosnells, voted in as the State chairman for Reconciliation WA Inc; and becoming State manager of the Aboriginal Home Ownership and Access Disability Loans Scheme. Robert has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to improving the lives of Australians, regardless of their background. As an elder of the Bibbulmun people, he has worked tirelessly in promoting reconciliation, Aboriginal home ownership, and better relationships with the justice system.
Places are limited so booked early!! Contact Andrea at CHFV Andrea.sharam@chfv.org.au or 9654 6077
Local Government & Affordable Housing Conference
March 10th 2010
Manningham Function Centre
699 Doncaster Rd Doncaster
Lack of housing affordability is having significant impact on the ability of local economies to attract workers and on local government’s ability to deliver services. This conference examines these issues and more – from the impact on retail trade to the boom in illegal rooming houses, from the ageing of the population to rate backlashes. This conference is must for key decision makers in local government, councillors, senior managers, including statutory, strategic & social planners; economic development officers; property managers; environmental health officers; place-makers; housing officers and finance managers.
For further information including program and registration, click here.
This conference is a partnership between the Community Housing Federation of Victoria and the Housing and Local Government Network. The Conference is proudly supported by mecu Ltd.
  
PAST EVENTS
Housing Week
26th November to 5th December.
Celebrate your connections and your neighbourhood through local events during Housing Week
Housing Week provides an opportunity to celebrate and build on those connections and positive links in your neighbourhood – through local events, community-builder awards, and creative arts projects.
What’s happening in your neighbourhood?
There are a number of ways to get involved!
Create a local event. Funding is available now for all kinds of
neighbourhood events. Visit www.housing.vic.gov.au/housingweek to
download an event form. For more information call your local Housing
Week contact – list attached. Applications close Friday 9 October
2009.
Create a local arts project. We have funding for creative arts projects
that celebrate your neighbourhood. Call DHS Housing Client Services
to discuss your ideas - 9096 8586 or tollfree on 1800 663 633.
Applications close Friday 4th September 2009.
Honour a special neighbour by nominating them for the Penington Award.
Who are the role-models, community-builders, and local heroes in your
neighbourhood? Visit www.housing.vic.gov.au/housingweek to download
an application form. Nominations close Friday 25th September 2009.
For more information about Housing Week visit www.housing.vic.gov.au/housingweek
Housing - The Art of Community Exhibition
Exhibition Opening 3rd December 2009 at 6pm (at the Dancing Dog Cafe)
6th National Housing Conference
Housing in the new era: building the connections
6th National Housing Conference
24-27 November 2009
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
The Victorian Office of Housing and the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) will host the 6th National Housing Conference at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Tuesday 24 to Friday 27 November 2009. The aim of the biennial National Housing Conferences is to provide an opportunity for sharing, debating and promoting ideas in housing and homelessness research, policy and practice.
The theme this year is Housing in a new era: building the connections and the conference will explore the essential connections between housing, people, place, community and nation and will propose innovative solutions and partnerships to guide Australia’s approach to housing and homelessness policy reform into the future.
We encourage everyone involved in Australia’s housing and homelessness policy and practice, including policy makers, housing and allied service providers, tenants, researchers, planners, not-for-profit housing and homelessness organisations, and the private sector, to attend.
Register online at www.nationalhousingconference.org.au/melbourne2009.
CHO tenants can attend the conference free!
The opportunity exists for community housing residents to attend the National Housing Conference for free, and for organisations to support (sponsor) residents to attend. A submission process for fully
subsidised conference places has been developed
to provide an opportunity for social housing and
neighbourhood renewal groups to nominate tenant
delegates to attend the conference, recognising the
valuable contribution made by these organisations
and individuals in their communities.
Details on nominating
Registration form for tenants
WOMEN’S HOUSING FUTURES CONFERENCE
Tuesday 4 August 2009 - 9.00 am – 4:30pm
ZINC at Federation Square
Click here for the program of the conference(PDF)
Click here to access Dr Owen Donald's presentation - Does Australia Have Enough Housing?
Click here to access Karen Janiszewski's presentation from the panel.
Click here to access
Dr Selina Tually's presentation - Women in the Community Housing Sector: Building a Workforce for the 21st Century
Click here to access Dr Shelley Mallett's speech -
Just housing? Women prospering after prison?
Women's Housing Limited acknowledges the contribution of CHFV, The Office of Housing, Housing Registrar, Flinders University, mecu Ltd , Melbourne City Mission, Housing Choices Australia, St Vincent de Paul Aged Care and Community Services and Loddon Mallee Housing Services Ltd.
CHFV Regional Forums on "Growth Opportunities for Community Housing"
Bendigo (28 May 2009) and Ballarat (16 June 2009)
The two key presentations are by Kate Breen from OoH Housing Innovations team, and Joseph Connellan. Kate is the leading Victorian expert on NRAS, which we believe is a vital but poorly understood opportunity for community housing organisations to grow their tenancy management portfolios, diversify their revenue streams and develop strong local partnerships and innovative affordable housing products. Joseph takes this further by exploring the widest range of other partnership opportunities. Here’s how Joseph describes his session:
Partnering for Growth:
The Victorian Government is in the process of allocating Federal Stimulus Package funding for over 5,000 new houses. Most of these houses will either be owned or managed by registered housing agencies (typically housing associations). This session will provide information and advice on how partnerships can be developed to maximise the benefits for individual communities.
Key issues to be addressed:
- How can partnerships be structured between housing agencies (associations and providers)?
- Why should Local Government be involved and what form could that take?
- How can community services and not for profit organisations develop partnerships to deliver housing for people in need?
The session will be led by Joseph Connellan of MC Two Pty Ltd. Joseph is a senior practitioner with 20 years experience working in Government (both State and Local) and the community sector in leadership positions across a number of sectors including housing and disability. Completed MC Two projects include:
· Development of a growth strategy for a housing provider;
· Delivery of a new housing operating model for a charitable trust;
· Development of an affordable housing engagement strategy for a financial institution;
· Development of regulatory guidance for a Government agency;
· Facilitation of stock transfer for a housing association from a Local Government Authority.
Who should attend?
- Registered housing organisations - staff and Board members
- Local Government staff involved in community services or economic development
- Non Government agencies who deliver services to clients who may have a housing need
- Regional State Government staff including the Office of Housing but extending to most Department of Human Services staff.
CHFV National Housing Cooperative Conference 2007.
The National Housing Co-operative Conference 2007 was a chance for co-ops and tenants who have been feeling under pressure from recent changes to legislative arrangements, to revitalise their commitment and enthusiasm towards co-operative housing. The conference certainly provided an opportunity for Reflection, Celebration & Vision of the co-op model, and it is our hope that we will all continue to affirm the strengths, beliefs and passion within housing co-operatives into the future, as a part of the Australian community housing landscape. Following the great success of the conference and many requests to do so, we thought it best to provide an exhibition, including links to all presentations and workshops from the program, and some snap shots of those who contributed to and enjoyed both the conference and the bus tour on the following day.
Please click here for more information on CHFV National Housing Co-operative Conference.
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