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NTEU members at FedUni held an all-member meeting this week in which they vowed to join protests at the university’s three major campuses next week to oppose the Vice Chancellor’s devastating “Future Fed” cuts proposal. Staff, students, and community members will rally at midday at the Berwick campus on Tuesday April 30, at midday … Continued
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The Victorian Government has responded to the newly released report of Ken Lay AO APM into a second medically supervised injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD. The former police commissioner was appointed by the State Government to lead an independent consultation and provide advice on a medically supervised injecting service trial in the City of Melbourne. … Continued
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The number of working Victorians seeking help from homelessness services is soaring in Melbourne’s outer suburbs and the state’s regional centres, new analysis reveals. Council to Homeless Persons’ Employed & At Risk: The new face of homelessness in Victoria report, released on Tuesday, shows a 14% statewide jump in employed people seeking specialist homelessness … Continued
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Community Housing Industry Association Victoria (CHIA Vic) applauds a local council’s move to advance plans for developer contributions to help build hundreds of social housing dwellings. Mornington Peninsula Shire resolved to release a plan to boost social housing supply in the area by requiring property developers of new developments to provide a modest contribution … Continued
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Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) has urged the Victorian Government to tackle the youth homelessness crisis with a comprehensive strategy in the upcoming state budget. As homelessness among young Victorians reaches critical levels, immediate action is needed to provide both housing and support services. CHP CEO Deborah Di Natale said: “The last … Continued
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*** MEDIA ALERT *** What: An 18th ‘birthday’ celebration for the last released youth homelessness strategy with 25-cm cake being cut and singing of happy birthday, with speeches from key youth homelessness figures Who: Council to Homeless Persons CEO Deborah Di Natale, Imogen Johnstone, who has lived experience of youth homelessness, and Youth Housing and … Continued
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*** MEDIA ALERT *** What: An 18th ‘birthday’ celebration for the last released youth homelessness strategy with 25-cm cake being cut and singing of happy birthday, with speeches from key youth homelessness figures Who: Council to Homeless Persons CEO Deborah Di Natale, Imogen Johnstone, who has lived experience of youth homelessness, and Youth Housing and … Continued
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Media release | Saturday, 13 April 2024 Troubling new research from Victoria’s peak homelessness advocacy body shows more than half of frontline workers are considering quitting the sector as workloads soar and social housing supply stagnates. The Council to Homeless Persons survey of more than 250 workers also reveals vulnerable people are increasingly being turned … Continued
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Long Running Speed Camera Dispute Nearing Settlement Mobile Road Safety Camera Operators (MRSCOs) are voting over the weekend on a new proposed Agreement with private contractor Serco Asia Pacific PL that should bring an end to the long running industrial dispute (119 days) over pay and safety, CPSU announced today. Pay and Conditions. CPSU is … Continued
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The peak body for specialist sexual assault services in Victoria, SASVic, is raising the alarm on the unacceptable level of sexual violence in the community and calling on the state government to fund a long overdue sexual violence strategy in next month’s budget 9,537 sexual offences were reported in 2023 – that’s 26 sexual offences a … Continued
