Unmasking the Past - the 1919 flu pandemic and housing

12 Aug 2020
Fiona and Shane delve into the past with retired historian Dr Anthea Hyslop, currently in lockdown in the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria who is noticing some startling parralels with the 1919 flu pandemic known as the "Spanish flu".  As one of the few experts on this part of our history, Anthea tells us about what happened a hundred years ago, the similarities and differences with what we are living through right now, and how the flu pandemic caused us to look at the link between housing and health.You can see more of Dr Anthea Hyslop on the ABC's Australian Story https://www.abc.net.au/austory/lest-we-forget/12297630
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National forum fans flames for action on Older Women's Homelessness

At Risk: Older Women facing Homelessness in Australia - launching two reports detailing the burning issue of 405,000 older women at risk homelessness and the challenges many of them face living in the private rental sector. Watch the presentations from the event here

Evidence to the Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria

Fiona York provided evidence outlining the need for affordable housing for older people in Victoria.

Read the Transcript here

Zoom General Meeting

20 Aug 2020

Our winter general meeting will discuss how people are dealing with the challenges they face during the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the pandemic, the meeting will not take place in person as usual. Instead we invite you to join us on Zoom using your telephone, tablet or computer.

At Risk: 405,000 older women risk homelessness without urgent policy reform

405,000 women aged 45 years and over are estimated as being at risk of homelessness.

PDF icon Policy snapshot and Key Findings

PDF icon Final Report: Understanding the population size and demographics of older women at risk of homelessness in Australia

Public Housing tenants speak

22 Jul 2020
Fiona & Shane talk to three public housing tenants, Jenny and Vanessa who are living in one storey units in the West, and Royal who lives in an older persons high rise in the southern region.  They were not part of the hard lock down, and have had very different experiences of the COVID-19 responses.  As with many public housing communities, they are looking out for each other - but finding the social isolation a struggle.
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Housing Support – Intake and Referral Worker

Submitted by Ruben on

We are seeking an enthusiastic housing support worker to join our intake and referral team at Home at Last. You will be providing over the phone information and referral to older people across Victoria. During COVID-19 lockdown, there will be no face-to-face work with clients and you will need the ability to work from home. You will have high levels of empathy for older people in stressful housing situations and a professional manner with service providers.  Knowledge of the housing sector, including public and social housing, and the health or community services sector is desirable.

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