Housing for the Aged Action Group

21st May 2015

The state government is warning retirees to seek advice before buying into retirement villages to avoid being thousands of dollars out of pocket. Daisy Ellery and Helen Vallack, members of Housing for the Age Action Group appear in a video produced by Consumer Affairs Victoria...


Issue 7 looks at Residential Tenancies (Caravan Parks and Moveable Dwelling Registration and Standards) Regulations 2010.

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Tuesday 5th May 2015. Funding for innovation sets the stage for future investment in ending homelessness.

The Andrews’ Government released its first Budget with a range of social spending and a particular focus on child and family services. The centrepiece of the housing and homelessness funding was $40 million over four years to continue seven Innovation Action Projects (IAP)...


Last week HAAG launched it's new film Feels Like Home, in which five of our members tell their own stories. For this weeks show, we hear excerpts from the film as Bruno and Joan talk about what it was like to experience the risk of homelessness in private rental, and how finding secure, affordable housing changed their lives. We also hear from the film's director, Toni Bentley from Bentwheel Productions. Plus, good news on HAAG's funding and of course the Bad Landlord of the Month for April. 

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HAAG goes Hollywood

22 Apr 2015
Last week HAAG launched it's new film Feels Like Home, in which five of our members tell their own stories. For this weeks show, we hear excerpts from the film as Bruno and Joan talk about what it was like to experience the risk of homelessness in private rental, and how finding secure, affordable housing changed their lives. We also hear from the film's director, Toni Bentley from Bentwheel Productions. Plus, good news on HAAG's funding and of course the Bad Landlord of the Month for April. 
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Article by Christina Zhou, Domain reporter, The Age 16th April 2015

The rental market has never been tougher for tenants as rents in Melbourne soar to an all-time high. The median asking rent for houses increased by 2.5 per cent over the March quarter to $390 a week, according to Domain Group's rental report released on Thursday... Go to story


As part of the Preventing Homelessness in Older CALD Communties Project, HAAG has put together a short exert based on Chinese clients, Ming and Ju.

Gemma from HAAG and Indy from our community reference group talk about a new project researching housing needs among older people from a range of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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