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Homelessness Sector Bus Tour Pilot - Brisbane
Homelessness Sector Bus Tours - Pilot
Seats are limted, call Rachel Watson at Roma House on watsonra [at] missionaustralia [dot] com [dot] au (07">watsonrawatsonra [at] missionaustralia [dot] com [dot] au" title="blocked::mailto:watsonra [at] missionaustralia [dot] com [dot] au">@missionaustralia.com.au (07) 3839 1826 to reserve a place.
Aim
To connect staff in the sector and increase understanding of sector workings. (Rationale: staff turnover in the sector averages 2yrs. Constantly heaps of new people to connect and orient. This is most efficient way for sector to do it).
Responsibility
24 seater bus and driver – Chris (BCC) to find
Promotion & engagment – Chris (BCC) and Rachel (Mission Aust)
Negotiate participation directly with organisations – Rachel
Contact point (for RSVPs and enquiries) – Bowman (BCC)
Pilot project
– New Farm, Spring Hill, Fortitude Valley, Bowen Hills
– Early February
Make up some basic points that we want people to cover when they provide a commentary on a place or org
| Start | Duration | Place | Description |
| 8am | 15min | Pindari Men’s | Meet/gather, intro game, name tags |
| 8.15am | 20min | Pindari Men’s Hostel | - Tour Pindari Men’s hostel- Talk from Salvation Army Youth Outreach Service (YOS) |
| 8.35am | 20min | Pindari Women’s Hostel | Tour |
| 8.55am | 20min | transit | - drive by Warry St (BHC commentary)- to Jeays St |
| 9.15am | 20min | Jeays St | - Tour with BHC and Care Housing |
| 9.35am | 20min | Transit/bus | - drive by Martin St (BRIC commentary)- drive by needle exchange at Randle St (QuIHN commentary)- to Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) |
| 9.55am | 20min | Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) | - Tour- Talk from Visible Ink |
| 10.10am | 15min | Transit/bus | - to New Farm Neighbourhood Centre (NFNC)- connecting game |
| 10.25am | 30min | New Farm Neighbourhood Centre (NFNC) | - morning tea- connecting game or tours in small groups with NFNC vols as guides |
| 10.55am | 10min | Transit/bus | - to Anglican Womens’ Hostel (AWH)- Talk from New Farm Community Options |
| 11.05am | 30min | Anglican Womens’ Hostel (AWH) | - tour |
| 11.35am | 15min | Transit/bus | - drive by Welsby St (commentary by BHC?)- to 139 Club |
| 11.50am | 30 min | 139 Club | - tour |
| 12.20pm | 15min | Transit/bus | - Intro from Public Space Liaison Officers (PSLOs)- to Roma House |
| 12.35pm | 45min | Roma House | - lunch and speed ‘dating’/networking – open to whole sector- tour |
| 1.20pm | 20min | QShelter | - tour |
| 1.40pm | 15min | Transit/walk | - to Boundary St and Diamantina House |
| 1.55pm | 30min | Boundary St and Diamantina House |
- split tours |
| 2:25 | 20 min | BHSC | - tour |
| 2:50 | 20 min | HART4000 | - tour |
| 3:15 | 20min | Transit/bus |
- drive by Kent St - drive by Brunswick St - drive by Doggett St - to James St for drinks |
| 4pm | James St | - Finish tour and hang around for drinks if want | |
Date:
Tue, 23/02/2010 - 8:15am - 4:00pm

