We are currently doing a mix of working from home and face-to-face work.  We are an “essential service” however the Ross House building is still closed to the public, and we have adjusted our service according to changing government guidelines.  See this post for more details.

Radiothon - Participate & Donate

2 Jun 2021
Fiona welcomes co-host Pam back to the airwaves and we talk about the importance of community radio to HAAG and our members.  We interview Lois Knight about her work in documenting the ways HAAG "elevates the voices of older people" and how important community radio is for that, and we chat about HAAG's first "hybrid" face to face and Zoom general meeting
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Regional Housing Support worker

The aim of this role is effective delivery of housing support in Shepparton/Hume and Goulburn Valley Region. Key areas of focus include: provision of information, referral and, where appropriate, initial assessment of housing needs; and, outreach housing support. This role involves considerable time on the road. It sits within HAAG Housing Support team working closely with other team members and the wider organisation but will largely operate independently building relationships and connecting with people and organisations in the region.

Regional Project Worker

The aim of this role is effective delivery of HAAG’s community engagement work in Shepparton/Hume and Goulburn Valley Regions. Key areas of focus include: empowering older people to make informed choices about their housing future by connecting with older people in their community and facilitating conversations about their housing circumstances and options; and, supporting sector capacity through professional education and network development. This role involves considerable time on the road.

In response to the latest COVID restrictions, HAAG has signed this joint letter with the Renters and Housing Union in support of assistance for older renters, casual workers and homeless people.

Get off our shoulders and walk beside us - Older LGBTI people and housing

26 May 2021
Fiona speaks to Andrew Rogers, member of HAAG's Committee and our LGBTI community reference group.  He talks about what interested him in getting involved in housing advocacy, his experience as a trainer for LGBTI inclusion in aged care, and his own personal experience of housing stress and mental health.  
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In our pre-budget submission we call on the Federal Government to increase the availability of safe, affordable and appropriate housing for older people at risk of and/or experiencing homelessness, invest in service systems to support older people before they reach crisis, invest in support for older people with a lived experience to have a voice in aged care, and invest in support for existing Assistance with Care and Housing (ACH) providers to transition to the care finder model, through the Primary Health Networks.

Read the pre-budget submission

27 May 2021

Our First Face-to-face general meeting! This meeting will still be going ahead. In line with new COVID restrictions, we'll be wearing masks and limiting the meeting to 30 people. You can also join in on Zoom.

Budging the Budget

12 May 2021
Fiona talks to Dini Liyanarachchi, HAAG's new NSW-based worker about political advocacy and our national campaign for housing justice.  They chat about the Federal Budget, what it means for public housing (not much) and older people (a little more than not much)
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The options set out in this paper show a serious lack of understanding of the issues raised by residents and other stakeholder about retirement village residencies. Retirement villages are too often unfair and exploitative. The Options Paper proceeds as if the problems were only that residents mistakenly perceived villages to be unfair and exploitative, or as if more information would resolve resident concerns. This is not the case. Again and again, the options paper proposes more information rather than increased protections for residents. This is a persistent failure of the options paper, and if the government proceeds on this basis the reform process will fail current and future retirement village residents.

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