| Housing For The Aged Action Group

Community Housing Co-Ops in East Gippsland; Surviving the Fires

26 Feb 2020

Fiona speaks to Deb Foskey, an older resident of Orbost in far East Gippsland, about her experience as a member of a remote community housing co-operative in the 1970’s and 80’s and more recently, what it has been like for older people coping with the recent fires.

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POSTPONED: Affordable Housing Options for Ages 50+, Sunbury

23 Apr 2020

This Event has been postponed due to Corona Virus.

Housing Options & Homelessness for Older People Werribee

12 Mar 2020

Join us for morning tea at the Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre Plaza Library for a discussion on homelessness for older people in the community, and share some tips on affordable housing options for older people.

Burning need for more affordable housing

12 Feb 2020

Fiona and Leonie talk about the impact of the East Gippsland fires on older people experiencing homelessness, with Assistance with Care and Housing Worker Val Marshall. Val talks about the evacuations, the lack of public housing, the expensive rents and the difficulty in finding housing for people even before these fires.

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March General Meeting - Farewell Jeff

5 Mar 2020

Join us for the first meeting of the year - and Jeffs last meeting at HAAG. We'll hear from Jeff about the Ageing on the Edge Project research in Queensland, and Gemma about HAAG's submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Homelessness.

LGBTI Elders Housing Survey

The results are in! How are older LGBTI people in Victoria housed, and what do they think about it?

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Save Public Housing

8 Feb 2020

Fiona and Shane talk to three members of the Save Public Housing group - David Kelly, Kerrie Byrne and Clare Hanson - about the public housing redevelopments. Hear from tenants about what this renewal means for them, and what the implications for the redevelopments are for our public housing stock. You can find out more on their website here: https://www.savepublichousing.com/

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Submission to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Homelessness

Older people in the 55-74 age bracket are the fastest growing cohort within the overall homeless population. Homelessness for older people in Victoria grew at a rate of 57% between 2011 and 2016, compared to 11% in Victoria overall. Australia’s ageing population is rapidly growing. It is predicted to more than double from 2010 to 2050. While the population grows, so does the homelessness crisis for some of our most vulnerable citizens.

Read our Submission here