Ebulletin: Friday November 25, 2011

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Correction: Queensland Shelter Ebulletin November 11, 2011

 

Dear ebulletin subscribers,

 

Please note the following correction to the Ebulletin issue November 11, 2011:

 

·         Gold Coast Homeless Connect was held on August 3^rd, 2011 and run by the Gold Coast Homeless Network and catered for the public.

 

·         The Gold Coast Homelessness Symposium was held on November 3 and attended by Gold Coast Services featured a number of speakers, and focussed on the state of the service system.

 

Our sincere apologies for the discrepancy, for more information from both events please feel free to contact Peter Mengede at Queensland Shelter on 07 3831 5900.

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National news: National Regulatory System for Community Housing

 

In June 2011, Housing Ministers across Australia agreed to a blueprint for a National Regulatory System for community housing providers. The proposed system seeks to introduce nationally consistent regulatory arrangements to promote the growth of the community housing sector nationally.

 

Public consultation of the design elements of the new system, including the draft national legislation and the regulation impact statement has commenced. A final proposal will be presented to Housing Ministers in early 2012.

 

It is proposed that the new National Regulatory System will be in place by 2013.

 

Please find flyer here or see www.nrsch.gov.au for additional information.

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Department news: housing support and assistance survey

 

The Department of Communities is seeking local feedback on ways in which Housing Service Centres in the Brisbane Region (based at Wynnum, Buranda, Inala, Fortitude Valley, and Chermside) can better assist or support those in housing need in the local community, as well as assist existing tenants to sustain their tenancies. 

 

Target respondents include individuals and organisations that work with people in the community who are wishing to access affordable housing; or with those who are seeking assistance to manage their current circumstances, for which stable housing may be part of their solution.

 

The survey is available until the end of November: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XLFMC77

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Sector news: Congratulations to QAUHD

 

Queensland Shelter would like to congratulate Queensland Action for Universal Housing Design (QAUHD) on receiving the 2011 CAN Award in the category Accessibility for All-(In Recognition of practices or design principles which create spaces and places that are accessible to everyone).

 

The CAN (formerly Community Action Network) Awards recognise and celebrate the work done in the community, private and public sectors to achieve inclusion and social justice outcomes. These awards shine a light on community leaders- people making a positive difference for the Inner-Brisbane community.

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Call for abstracts: AHURI and RMIT Homelessness Research Conference

 

AHURI and RMIT University are co-hosting the inaugural Homelessness Research Conference in Melbourne on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 April 2012, and they are now calling for abstracts.

Abstracts based on, but not limited to, the following themes are invited:

- Cost-benefit evaluations of homelessness
- Longitudinal analysis of homelessness
- The use of administrative datasets to monitor changes in homelessness and program interventions
- Concepts of homelessness
- Qualitative approaches to homelessness research

Submissions close on Friday 16 December 2011.

Please visit the conference website for further details.

A referee process for papers to be published in the conference proceedings or the Australian Journal of Social Issues will occur after the conference.

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Events

 

Logan Housing & Homelessness Symposium

When: 9am-3pm Wednesday, November 30 2011

Where: Salvation Army Lifeworks Centre – Auditorium 123 Paradise Road, Slacks Creek Queensland, 4127, (Map Ref: 242 H7 – Cnr Paradise Road & Meakin Rd)

RSVP: email peter [dot] mengede [at] qshelter [dot] asn [dot] au

 

Bayside Housing Network Meeting

When: 2pm-4pm Tuesday, December 6 2011

Where: Capalaba Housing Service Centre, 36 Old Cleveland Road, Capalaba.

 

AHURI Research Seminar: Housing finance after the GFC

When: 9.30am-11.45am Wednesday, December 7 2011

Where: Rydges Hotel, 186 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

RSVP: Tuesday, 06 December, 2011

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