The Federal Government sought submissions on ways to increase the supply of Social Housing. Information is from all tiers of goverment, non-goverment organisations, the private sector and any other interested parties.Information Kits were available from the FACSIA site here.
Funding Available under the National Homelessness Strategy. Services and and organisations working with people vulnerable to homelessness (both within and outside the homelessness sector) are invited to submit Expressions of Interest to receive funding under a new round of the NHS.
Risk Management Seminar
Shelter Tasmania and National Community Housing Forum held a seminar in Launceston in June 2006 on Managing Risk in Community Housing Operations. The seminar was based on an NCHF publication published in early 2006 that contextualised world best practice in risk managemet for comunity housing providers. Participants had the chance to hear a risk management expert and a large rural provider from NSW talk about the benefits of risk management and how to integrate good practice into their business. Karen Andrew is the Executive Officer of the Central Tablelands Housing Assoc. and Chris Elenor NCHF new publication Managing Risk in Community Housing Operations: Concepts and Tools.
Download the 2006-2007 Budget Brief from the Department of Health and Human Services Website. (15th June 2006)
If you would like the full State Budget 06/07 click here.
We Need Your Feedback!! Shelter Questionnaire March 2006...please Download your copy here. and return your completed questionnaire to us by fax or post, (details provided on download).
Tasmanian Community Fund - Grant Round No. 15, is open for applications, closing 5.30pm Thursday, 30th August 2007. Applicants must read the Guidelines which are available on the TCF website at http://www.tascomfund.org/ by emailing: admin@tascomfund.org or by phoning 6233 2800 or 6233 2920.
The Housing Industry's Association's affordability index has reached an all-time low, as the price of an average home continues to rise. Posted 31 May 2007. (Read More).
