National Shelter Media Release
August 2010
National Shelter have
released a policy statement, 'A way forward for housing
Indigenous peoples in Australia', on the critical and
dire housing needs of Indigenous peoples:
download policy statement
download media release
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Federal Election 2010
Read the Australian Greens housing policy
here.
Homelessness Australia have issued an
election statement, read it
here
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Resolving Rental Disputes: A Guide for
Tenants and Landlords - DVD
Office for Consumer and
Business Affairs has produced a DVD designed to help Tenants and
Landlords understand where to go for help when things go wrong.
You can view the DVD
here
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Falling
Behind: The Growing Gap between Rent and Rent Assistance
1995-2009
The Tenants Union
of Victoria and RMIT University have released a report on the
median weekly rent of a 3 bedroom house across the country and
concluded that maximum Commonwealth Rent Assistance has not kept
up with rent increases in the capital cities.
Read the full
report.
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National Shelter Media Release July 22 2010
Sustainable population needs an affordable
housing target
"Infrastructure, not migration is the issue."
National Shelter issued a media release for the 2010
election calling for an all party commitment to building the
supply of affordable housing, stating "Infrastructure is the
issue, not migration."
read the full media release
here
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Sheltershortz
The
August
edition of Sheltershortz is now available.
Issue
includes: Housing and the Federal Election, Housing Shortage,
Views on Homelessness, The Connection between Aboriginal
Homelessness & AOD Abuse, News from OCBA, The Growing Gap
Between Rent & Rent Assistance, Housing Affordability in June,
SACOSS Calls for Urgent Increases in Rent Relief.
Become a member to receive a free, monthly copy of
Sheltershortz
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 Housing Australia Factsheet: a quick guide to housing facts and
figures - August 2010
National Shelter
have updated their
housing factsheet. It looks
at Housing Stress, Home Purchase, Rental, Social Housing and
Homelessness in Australia. Download the factsheet
here.
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30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide
The 30 Year Plan for
Greater Adelaide was launched on February 17
2010. It is the long term vision of the future
of Greater Adelaide.
The 30 Year Plan
is available from their website:
http://www.dplg.sa.gov.au/plan4adelaide/index.cfm
Shelter SA
made a submission to The 30 Year Plan for
Greater Adelaide. Download the submission
here.
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Photos from the Homeless Connect:
Homelessness, Health and Housing Expo 2009
Photos by David Norman
are now available for viewing.
The Homeless
Connect: Homelessness, Health and Housing Expo was held on Tuesday, the 10th November in
stifling 39 degree heat!.
A big thank you to
everyone who participated in the Expo.
Photos now available
for viewing.
This event was brought to you by
Shelter SA, Homeless Connect,
Adelaide City Council and Housing SA.
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Homeless Connect: Homelessness, Health & Housing Expo
Adelaide 2008 DVD
 The
DVD of the Homeless Connect: Homelessness, Health & Housing Expo
2008 is now available for viewing. The DVD is approximately
12 minutes long and plays with Windows Media Player to view the
DVD please click here.
If you would like a copy of the DVD, please contact
Shelter SA on 8223 4077 or by email at
sheltersa@sheltersa.asn.au
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"Housing
Australia Affordably"
National Shelter Policy Platform
On November 24 2009, National Shelter released their
Policy
Platform - "Housing Australia Affordably"
The full policy is available
here.
4 page version
of the policy.
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Submission
to the Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and
Youth Inquiry into Homelessness Legislation.
National Shelter wrote a submission to the Standing Committee on
Family, Community, Housing and Youth Inquiry into Homelessness
Legislation. Read the submission
here.
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 The
ASHRA Multicultural Directory 2009
The
2009 edition of the ASHRA Multicultural is available for
download
here.
If you
would like to order hard copies of the directory please contact
Shelter SA on 8223 4077 or by email at
sheltersa@sheltersa.asn.au
The
ASHRA Multicultural Directory is supported by
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Shelter SA T Shirts
Available Now!
Front of the T Shirt features Housing: a basic
human right. The back has Shelter SA new logo.
Ladies T Shirt
Mens' T Shirt
 
$25 each
Mens' & Womens' Styles
Range of sizes in both red and black available.
Drop into Shelter SA to try them
on or call us on 8223 4077 to order.
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Room for More: boosting
providers of social housing
Speech by the Minister for Housing, Hon
Tanya Plibersek MP.
Sydney
Institute March 19 2009.
Read
the speech
here.
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Sharehouse Toolkit |
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The Sharehouse
Toolkit is now available for download in pdf format.
The toolkit walks potential tenants
through the processes of renting in the private rental market
and includes the following topics:
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working out what you can afford
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where to look for properties
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where to look for flatmates
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where to get references
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tenancy databases and black
listings
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leases explained
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how to apply for bond assistance
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how to claim concessions for
utilities
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help with setting up a home
(furniture, white goods, etc)
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finance
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templates for rosters of
household chores
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flatmate agreements
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maintenance of property
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inspections
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ending a tenancy, evictions and
getting a reference
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resolving conflict in the house or with neighbours
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where to get help with tenancy issues
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Residential Tenancy Tribunal information
and much more....
Download the
Sharehouse Toolkit here
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Informed About' |
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Shelter SA
has produced a series of informational brochures on renting,
being a good tenant, how to find a sharehouse and mental health.
Where to Look for a Rental Property
Applying for a Rental Property
How to
be a Good Tenant
How to find
a Sharehouse
Mental Health |
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Federal Government's White Paper on
Homelessness - The Road Home:
a national approach to
reducing homelessness |
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In December 2008, the Prime
Minister, Kevin Rudd released the Government's
White Paper on Homelessness: The Road Home: a national
approach to reducing homelessness.
Read the full
report
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'The Meaning of Home'
Cate Jones, Shelter SA's Project
Officer is initiating a project that explores the
idea of 'home' and what 'home' represents to a broad range of
individuals. She is interested in gathering a big collection of
people's ideas about 'the meaning of home' and would like to
explore what 'home' represents for individuals including as many
culturally diverse people as possible all over the world.
She is
asking the question: What is 'home'? What do you think creates
the feeling of 'home'? Is 'home' the place you live, or is
'home' another place connected your history, heritage, friends,
family or country?
For
more information or if you would like to contribute to the
project with your own view of the Meaning of Home, please visit:
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