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Q Shelter AGM and Anti Poverty Week forum: 22nd October 2010

Queensland Shelter is hosting their AGM followed by an Anti Poverty Week event as part of our Shape of Affordable Housing in Queensland project.

The forum is called The Queensland Affordable Housing System: Who will be housed? By Government or community provider? and How should rents be set? and speakers will include: Read more »

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Federal Election 2010: Q Shelter perspective

The Federal election was very disappointing from an affordable housing perspective. Whilst the Greens did issue a policy statement early enough to make comment on the Coalition only released a policy on the last day of the election and this was only released to the Canberra Times where Gary Humphries, the Coalition spokesperson on Housing was defending his seat. The only new announcement made by the ALP during the campaign was the creation of the Regional Better Cities Fund which was largely targeted at creating a better planning environment for affordable home ownership. Read more »

National Shelter Indigenous Forum: A way forward for Indigenous peoples in Australia

National Shelter hosted a national Indigenous housing forum at Queensland Shelter on 26 and 27 July bringing representatives from every State and Territory Shelter, and key representatives from Indigenous Community Housing Organisations from all over Australia.  The purpose of the forum was to begin a national discussion on Indigenous housing, with a specific focus on urban and regional Indigenous populations.  Specific to this, was the focus on gaining Read more »
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Research

June 2010 RTA Data

The RTA data for the June 2010 Quarter, showing vacancy rates and affordability in Queensland is available here.

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Spooked by the Sprawl - Greg Bamford

Network member Greg Bamford has published an essay in Architecture Australia titled “Spooked by Sprawl” which you can access by using the following link.
 
http://www.archmedia.com.au/aa/aaissue.php?issueid=200901&article=15&typeon=3

Housing Australia Factsheet: A quick guide to housing facts and figures

NSW Shelter have prepared an Australian housing factsheet looking at the current circumstances surrounding housing.

The factsheet can be found on Shelter NSW's website at http://www.shelternsw.org.au/docs/fly10factsheet-aust.pdf

Queensland Housing Data

As released at the Queensland Shelter Conference, please find attached housing data developed by Adrian Pisarski and Noelle Hudson at Queensland Shelter.

This data represents housing in Queensland from January 2006 to December 2008, for the lowest and second lowest quintiles.

 

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Policies

Regulation and Growth of the Not-For-Profit Housing Sector: Q Shelter Submission

Queensland Shelter's submission to FaHCSIA for the consultation process regarding the Regulation and Growth of hte Not-For-Profit Housing Sector is available here.

If you have any comments or queries regarding this submission, please contact Tegan Richardson on 3831 5900

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ICHO Report

Queensland Shelter has now finalised the ICHO report which includes clarification of a number of issues which were detailed in the previous November 2009 version, and new concerns which were raised at the Brisbane January forum.  This report will be used as a solid starting point, particularly over the next three months, as Queensland Shelter intends to, in conj Read more »

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LGAQ Public Enquiry on the need for a State Population Policy

Q Shelter's response to the LGAQ enquiry is available here.

This was developed in March 2010.  For feedback or enquiries please contact the office.

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Positively Ageless Seniors Submission

Queensland Shelter's Positively Ageless Seniors submission is available here.
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