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  • The Road Home - the White Paper strategy on Homelessness 2009
  • Ageing In Place? held on 18 June 2008
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    • The Commonwealth Government's White Paper on Homelessness The Road Home discusses its strategy on homelessness "

    In June 2009 an information session was held on the federal government’s White Paper strategy on homelessness. Called The Road Home, the White Paper sets out a plan to halve homelessness in Australia within 10 years. The information session also provided an opportunity for the state government to announce that it is developing its own plan specifically for Victoria. HAAG has since offered our commitment to contribute to the process to ensure that the needs of older people on low incomes are well represented.


    We have written to the state government offering our services to attend the proposed Ministerial Roundtable and any other consultative forums that will be arranged
    during the strategy. We have also offered the opportunity for the state and federal governments to have direct discussions with HAAG members to hear their stories about their experience with the housing crisis and offer their contribution to solutions.

    Interestingly, our service approach is also supported by the British Government who have, in the words of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, decided to “provide a new national information service to make sure that all older people have access to good housing advice” (Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods – A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society 2008).


    To read additional information on this issue, click here


    To read the minutes of the forum The Road Home for Older People held on Tuesday 9 June 2009 click here to download report, 108 KB.

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    In 2008 HAAG held two major forums: Ageing In Place? and Caravan Parks or Villages?

    Ageing In Place?

    was held on 18 June 2008 at the Melbourne Town Hall. This forum looked at the struggles faced by older people in the private rental market.

    Over 100 people attended. Many people were moved to tears when they heard about the experiences of our four tenant speakers in private rental accommodation and how each of them faced dilemas of unsuitable, unsustainable housing.

    Caravan Parks or Villages?

    On Thursday 16 October 2008 HAAG held a forum at ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne on the changing landscape of caravan and residential parks. The report of this meeting can be downloaded by clicking here to download ACMI Report 248KB


    An extended background can be found on the CARPRA ( Caravan and Residential Parks Residents Association) page on the HAAG website by following this link to the CARPRA page.

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