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Minister Shing to Speak at CHIA Vic AGM

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Regional Supportive Housing RFP

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Future Homes plans can fast track your development

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Member Projects: BeyondHousing

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Consultations closing for Housing Australia Investment Mandate Direction

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Sign up for our Member Hub

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Fire Season Resources from the CFA

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Homes for Homes Grants

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Good Shepherd: No Interest Loans & Financial Independence Hub

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Fair Jobs Code

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Member Hub Coming Soon

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The Voice to Parliament

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CHIA Vic AGM 2023

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Jobs Guarantee Graduate Talent Pool

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Essential cyber security forum for CHOs

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CHIA Vic is Recruiting a Project Coordinator

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Update on the 10-year sector Roadmap

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Workforce Development Update

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New Fair Jobs Code for community services

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Partnership opportunities for community housing

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Have your say - National Housing Plan consultations

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CHIA Vic member survey now open!

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Housing First’s Senior Citizens Residential Village Project Update

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Roadmap Workshops Update

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New Homes Victoria CEO and Deputy CEO

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CHIA Vic’s submission to rental and housing affordability inquiry

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Housing Choices Australia Welcomes New CEO

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Update on Renter Voice

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Seeking member input on 10-year sector Roadmap

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Digital Transformation Project

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Statement in Support of The Voice to Parliament

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FAC Client Incident Management System (CIMS)

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Good Shepherd – No Interest Loans & Financial Independence Hub

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Homes Vic Social Procurement Industry Breakfast

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CHIA Vic Response: The Victorian Budget Summary

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CHIA Vic 2023 Conference

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CHIA Vic 2023 Conference: Leading Practice Sessions

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VCAT - Introduction of Directions Hearings

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Event: What Can Australia Learn from International Social Housing?

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CHIA Vic Victorian Budget Submission 23-24

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VCAT Hearing Updates

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New resources to support better trauma informed practice

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Community Housing Retrofit Program

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The Housing Registrar Announcement

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Member forum for 10-year roadmap

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Access HousingVic Online with the new myGov App

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CHIA National Unmet Housing Need Report

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Future Homes officially launched

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Understanding and incorporating the voices of renters in the planning and delivery of community housing services

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Human Rights Charter

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A New Regulatory Scheme for Social Services

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CHIA Vic and CHP’s Election Forum: The future of housing and homelessness in Victoria

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Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum – Partnership Advisory Committee

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Viv's Place, Dandenong

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Embedded Networks Review – Publication of General Exemption Order

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Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation and Haven Home Safe Partnership

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The 2026 Commonwealth Games could create 1200 new homes for Regional Victoria

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Media Release - Victorian Social Housing Investment Fund would deliver 20,000 homes over the next decade

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Social Services Jobs Guarantee to attract community sector workers

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Social and Affordable Housing Legislative changes

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The Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Summit 2022

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CHIA Vic launches election plan for Beyond the Big Housing Build

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How the Victorian Government’s review into Embedded Networks could impact CHOs

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Complaints process welcome to improve the lives of renters

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CHIA Vic welcomes new Ministers

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Tools to build more social and affordable housing

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GAMES INVESTMENT SHOULD HOUSE A LASTING LEGACY

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Long-term national housing strategy a must

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Affordable housing scheme must deliver community benefits

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CHIA responds to review report

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CHIA Vic Launches Digital Transformation Project

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Understanding and managing media opportunities

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CHIA Vic appoints new CEO

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Ombudsman’s Investigation to Inform Design of New Complaints System for Social Housing Renters

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RentAssist bond loans

The scheme provides interest-free loans to eligible low-income people to help them enter the private rental market or long-term community housing.

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Mental Health housing co-design stakeholder engagement

Homes Victoria has set up a reference group and recently sent out an invitation (the Request for Registration of Interest or RROI) to registered CHOs to sign up

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Budget Submission 2022

CHIA Vic’s budget submission for 2022 focuses on the architecture of the housing system and, in particular, the support required to maximise the benefits of the Big Housing Build.

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Early work on using council land for affordable housing

Read about CHIA Vic's presentation on securing affordable housing contributions at the Municipal Association of Victoria’s Inter-Council Affordable Housing Forum

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Major Reforms in Minor Detail: Mandatory Disclosures

The recent rental reforms introduced new disclosure obligations, which mandate information that must be provided before a rental agreement is signed. These new disclosure requirements mean that CHOs will need to ensure that the relevant information is stored, provided and that evidence of the disclosure is maintained.

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Never experienced poverty? During lockdown you probably got a glimpse 

For those of us living on Australia’s east coast, an end to lockdown has been met with relief and celebration. There’s lingering anxiety and concern, of course, but for so many it has been a tough 20 months. Well, consider this: living in poverty is like living in permanent lockdown.

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Social Housing Regulation Review

It’s a Review that will identify what future regulatory arrangements will best support the long-term interests of social housing residents and their communities - and we have been working with our members to provide our industry insights.

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Major Reforms in Minor Detail: Director’s Guidelines

A common criticism from rental providers who regularly attend VCAT has been the unpredictability of outcomes due to different VCAT Members interpreting the same RTA provisions in different ways.

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Big Housing Build rapid round announcement

From Mallacoota to Maidstone, Mildura to Mount Waverley, the latest rapid round of Big Housing Build projects will make a significant improvement in the lives of thousands of Victorians.

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Major reform in minor detail: pets

Pet ownership has surged since early 2020 as Victorians have rushed to brighten up their locked down lives by adopting new furry friends. 

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Social Housing Regulation Review

The Victorian Government has commissioned an independent Social Housing Regulation Review.

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Victorian Social Procurement Framework

The Victorian Government has created its Social Procurement Framework

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CHIA Vic submission to Homes Victoria 10-year strategy

CHIA Vichas made a submission to the Homes Victoria 10-year strategy for social and affordable housing discussion paper.

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Rooming Houses Defined

Starting this month, we will be looking at a single issue from the recent tenancy law reforms and discussing what it means for the community housing sector.

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