Ebulletin: Friday November 25, 2011

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Feedback: Logan housing and homelessness symposium

The Logan Housing and Homelessness Interagency Network held its first annual Housing and Homelessness Symposium on November 30 at the Salvation Army Lifestyle Centre Paradise Road.   Over 160 guests from Logan and Gold Coast Services heard presentations from the Department of Communities, Queensland Shelter, Wesley Mission’s STARH program,  Beenleigh Housing Company, Logan Housing and Homelessness Service Centre ,  Rent Connect, Homeless Health Outreach Team , ULDA, Logan City Council,  Multilink, Bridges Reconnect, Beaucare, Homelessness information management plan, Homeless Persons Information Line Queensland, WAVSS, the Woodridge Youth Foyer Program, Seniors, Centrelink, TAASQ, QCOSS, and Youth and Family Services. Guests had the opportunity to workshop ideas for increasing collaborative practice and improving client outcomes with existing resourcing. A report that will inform the Logan Housing and Homelessness Interagency’s (LHHIN) work plan will be made available to all attendees in the New Year.  The LHHIN would like to thank working party members who made the event possible, speakers who generously gave their time, and all our guests and looks forward to seeing you in the New Year. 

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Australians for Affordable Housing update October- November

During October and November the Australians for Affordable Housing campaign has released a national report on rates of housing stress, launched the campaign in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales, discussed housing affordability issues on The Project on Channel 10 and targeted negative gearing and Capital Gains Tax deductions for investors in the lead up to the Federal Government’s tax forum. For more detail on these and future activities click here.

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AHURI Survey: Closes Monday December 2011

To help improve their products and services, including their research reports and dissemination and engagement activities, AHURI has put together a short anonymous survey. 

Complete the survey

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Union update: Equal Pay Case

Thursday 8 December is set to be the final hearing date in the national Equal Pay Case. The Queensland Government has written to Fair Work Australia to indicate it does not object to the union’s Joint Submission with the Federal Government in the case. The Joint Submission demonstrates that the Queensland Pay Equity wages rates are the best method for delivering Equal Pay for SACS workers all over Australia. In contrast to the Queensland Government’s position, there is still opposition from the LNP Governments in Victoria and NSW.

Click here to see the latest ASU news.

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Events

Under 1 Roof Film Launch

When: 10am December 14, 2011

Where: Griffith University Film School Cinema, Building 8 – South Bank Campus, Cnr Dock and Vulture Streets, South Brisbane

RSVP: u1rtraining [at] gmail [dot] com or hazelln [at] missionaustralia [dot] com [dot] au

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For more details and events, please go to http://www.qshelter.asn.au/events