My Home Network
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Housing initiatives in spotlight
Mount Alexander Shire residents are invited to a free community forum hosted by My Home Network to hear the latest updates on local housing projects and initiatives aimed at addressing the region’s housing crisis. The forum will take place at Castlemaine Town Hall on Thursday May 15, from 6.30pm (for a 7pm start) to 9pm.…
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The power of collaboration
Tina Helm is using her Mount Alexander Shire Council scholarship to take part in LEAD Loddon Murray, to put her new skills to the test with the development of a Meet the Candidates project in the lead up to council elections. Tina has gathered together 13 independent community groups to be involved in the Meet…
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Free forum talks tenants’ rights
Tenants, landlords and real estate professionals are invited to join a free Tenants’ Rights Forum in Castlemaine aimed at educating the community about tenants’ rights and available support services. Organised by My Home Network’s Tenants’ Rights Working Group, the forum will feature a diverse lineup of speakers, including local tenants sharing their own experiences, Residential…
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Vigil for our homeless
A vigil will be held in Castlemaine this Friday to honour those in the community who are homeless. The vigil is intended to further galvanise the community on action happening locally around homelessness and to call on government to do more to address the housing crisis. Homelessness Week (August 4-11) is an annual national event…
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Collective spirit shines through
Castlemaine’s collective commitment towards creating innovative solutions to help address the region’s housing crisis shone through at My Home Network’s Community Housing Forum in the Castlemaine Good Shed last week.
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Hear about housing initiatives
Residents can hear updates on a range of projects and initiatives under way that address the region’s housing crisis at a free community forum being held in Castlemaine at the end of the month.
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Housing crisis deepens
We all ask ourselves what’s going on when we see tarps erected in public places, or people sleeping in their cars. Those who work daily with people experiencing housing stress and homelessness understand that open or rough sleeping in Mount Alexander Shire is the visible tip of the iceberg of the current systemic housing crisis.…
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The true cost of the housing crisis
Jade Jungwirth“I can’t save money. I’m trapped paying way too much for rent and paying for rooms I don’t even need and I have no autonomy or agency over my own life. There’s no reason it should be this way. We’ve allowed economics to trump reality and people’s existence,” Steven said. The Express recently interviewed…
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Housing crisis hits home
Angela Crawford At 70 years of age, Joy Carroll is facing the prospect of soon being homeless. Joy rents a house in Harcourt but the owners have decided to sell up. She had wanted to buy the property but real estate agents quoted $200,000 above what she and the landlords considered a realistic valuation. “I…
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It takes a village
How the community can work together to address Mount Alexander Shire’s housing crisis is the focus of a new 10-year social and affordable housing strategy to be launched at Castlemaine Town Hall next week. My Home Network developed the Mount Alexander Shire My Home Network 10-year social and affordable housing strategy in collaboration with a…