Newsletter

Our newsletter Older Tenants' Voice is published quarterly.

December 2011

Items include:

  • A message from our NEW chairperson p.2
  • HAAG AGM news and pictures p.3-4
  • Our philanthropic partners.5-6
  • ACHA program updates p.7-8
  • Research projects p.9
  • Seniors Week & Student placement p.10
  • Parks and Villages working group news p.11
  • Independent Living Unit (ILU) working group news p.12-13
  • Service profiles and community connections p.14

Click > here to download the December 2011 edition. (Colour version) 1.31MB


Spring 2011

Items include:

  • Ageing on the edge forum p.2
  • Senior Victorians Inquiry p.4
  • HAAG services stretched p.4
  • Ena's adventures & new staff at HAAG p.5
  • Independent Living Units p.6 -7
  • Residential Parks and Villages News p.8 - 11
  • Agency profile - Consumer Action Law Centre p.11

Click > here to download the Spring 2011 edition. 1.39MB


Our July 2011 edition of The Older Tenants' Voice was produced specially for the HAAG forum Ageing on the Edge: Older Australians at risk of homelessness held on Thursday 30 June 2011.

July 2011

Items include:

  • HAAG history p.3 & 4
  • HAAG services p.5
  • 'Preventing Elderly Homelessness' an abridged version of article Parity Vol 24 Issue 5 June 2011 by Jeff Fiedler p.6
  • a resident's story of private rental issues p.7
  • photos of clients' housing conditions p.8
  • ACHA program, a summary by April and Ena p.9-10
  • 'Apartments for Life' Shanny meets Dr Hans Becker p.12
  • ILU working group p.15
  • CARPRA working group p.16
  • HAAG membership forms p.17 & 18
  • Community Connections p.19

Click > here to download July 2011. 1.14MB


April 2011

Items include:

  • Shanny Gordon introduces herself p.6
  • Update of changes to residential tenancies legistlation p.8-9
  • HAAG Forum p.4
  • Summary Independent Living Units project p.10-11
  • International Women's Day p.7
  • Caravan Parks and Redidential Villages Working Group share ideas and directions for 2011 p.16
  • Anne O'Hehir from Consumer Affairs Victoria p.22
  • Marc Westley, Peninsula Community Legal Centre p.23

Click > here to download April 2011. 555KB




Winter 2009

Items include:

  • Compassionate landlords?/Country visits p.2
  • Staff profile - Ena / Vale Bill Crombie p.7
  • Tenant Participation in public housing? p.4-5
  • Homelessness Strategy p.6-7
  • New services at HAAG p.8
  • Notices to Vacate - the impact on an older tenant p.9
  • Reinforce news/HAAG committee p.10
  • Residential parks and villages reform p.11

Click > here to download Winter 2009 500KB



Summer 2008 - 2009


Items include:

  • Message from the Chairperson p.1
  • Private renting just got harder p.2
  • Caravan Parks and Villages p.3
  • It's been a big year at HAAG p.4

Click > here to download Summer 2008-2009 422KB


Image from The Melbourne Times, April 26 2006.
Cartoon by Matt Golding.



The Older Tenants' Voice is published by Copy Place, Melbourne.

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