June 2008

The Womens Housing network have been busy laying the groundwork for their domestic violence project, which will examine the connections between government policies and procedures including Justice, Housing Communities, Child Safety and the Police and their effect on women experiencing or escaping domestic violence. 

The network has successfully applied for a Qld Shelter grant to support the project and a working group has been established to interview potential project workers.

 The project will research variations in the issuance of ouster orders across Queensland, current police practices in responding to domestic violence, Child Safety notifications, One Social Housing System eligibility and exclusions and the experiences of women within the domestic violence shelter system.   

Members of the women’s housing network will collaborate with the project worker to ensure that as wide a range of stakeholders as possible views are included.

Once the project is underway, the branch will once again refocus on sharing knowledge about women’s housing issues, exploring further opportunities to raise awareness of these, and developing policy and advocacy positions.