The Commissioner for Residential Tenancies and Social Housing is calling for older people to join her Renters advisory group, and a new group for Retirement Village residents.
HAAG's pre-budget submission calls on the Victorian Government to further invest in our housing support and early intervention services, build Public and Community housing with some set aside for older people, revitalise the ILU sector and pilot shared equity housing schemes for older people.
Liz and Shane talk to Lucas Tresto from CHP about their forthcoming exhibition series Walk In Her Shoes, and what the homelessness sector can learn from people who've experienced homelessness.
HAAG participated in the first-ever Community-led Housing (CLH) Roundtable in Queensland, led by the Queensland Housing Minister and bringing together government representatives, sector leaders and academics, alongside Q Shelter, the Housing Older Women Movement (HOWM) and individuals with lived experience of housing insecurity and homelessness.
The spring edition of Older Tenants Voice covers all the news from our working groups and events, some big news for retirement housing residents and our regional project, and much more.
Maggie Shambrook from the Housing Older Women's Movement in Queensland tells us about the Housing Roundtable with the housing minister and the Movement's push for community-led housing as one solution to the housing crisis facing older people. https://housingolderwomen.org.au/
The Australian Capital Territory Parliament has enshrined the right to housing as a human right! HAAG supported this legislation through our submission, and we call on all other states and territories to follow suit.
Older Persons Housing and Health
10 Sep 2025
Liz and Fiona hear from Bill McKenzie, public housing resident and advocate for better health options for older people in the high rises. We discuss the recent release of aged care packages by the Federal Government. We also chat about the anti-migration rallies blaming migrants for the housing crisis.
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."