Media Releases for 2022
- 7th July - OMBUDSMAN REPORT HIGHLIGHTS CORE ISSUES.
- 3rd May - Budget papers reveal expected waiting time blow out and cuts to a key homelessness program.
- 29th April - What do we want to see in the Victorian Budget?.
- 18th February - Public Housing Peak Welcomes Reforms.
Media Releases for 2021
Media Releases for 2020
- 17th December - RESPONSE TO THE OMBUDSMAN’S INVESTIGATION INTO THE PUBLIC HOUSING HARD LOCKDOWN.
- 24th November - WHAT THE STATE BUDGET MEANS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
- 24th November - RESPONSE TO VICTORIA’S ‘BIG HOUSING BUILD’.
- 17th November - ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING URGENTLY NEEDED.
- 7th October - WHAT THE FEDERAL BUDGET MEANS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING AND THOSE ON THE WAITLIST.
- 1st September - TOWER RELOCATION PROGRAM WELCOME, BUT MORE TO BE DONE.
- 6th July - The Big Problem in Public Housing.
- 4th July - Lockdown of 9 High Rise Public Housing Apartment Buildings.
- 18th May - PEAK BODY WELCOMES MAINTENANCE BLITZ.
- 14th May - MAKE SOCIAL HOUSING WORK: A FRAMEWORK FOR VICTORIA’S PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HOUSING 2020 – 2030.
- 7th May - REVEALED: THE 9 AREAS WHERE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN NO WAIT FOR HOUSING.
- 23rd January - CONFIRMED: PUBLIC HOUSING GROWTH URGENTLY NEEDED.
Media Releases for 2019
- 5th December - TENANTS FORCED TO ENDURE SAUNA LIKE CONDITIONS THIS SUMMER.
- 28th November - QUICK GUIDE TO RENT REVIEW TIME.
- 12th November - 100,000 VICTORIANS WAITING FOR A HOME IN 2020.
- 5th September - HOW TO MAKE A SUBMISSION TO A SENATE INQUIRY.
- 7th August - GAS HEATER UPDATE.
- 25th July - HOUSING WAIT LIST JUMPS AGAIN.
- 10th July - UPDATE: PUBLIC HOUSING RENEWAL PROGRAM.
- 8th July - VPTA PUBLISHES SUBMISSION TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION IN TO VICTORIA’S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM.
- 26th June - HUGE BLOWOUT IN PROJECTED SOCIAL HOUSING NEED.
- 20th June - VPTA CALLS FOR EXTENSION TO SOLAR REBATES SCHEME.
- 7th June - AFFORDABLE HOME AND CAR INSURANCE OPTION FOR PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS.
- 28th May - HELPFUL TIPS FOR RENT REVIEW TIME.
- 27th May - A BUDGET THAT BEGINS TO ADDRESS OUR GROWING HOUSING CRISIS.
- 18th April - PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS STRUGGLE DURING HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD WITHOUT A FAIR AIR CONDITIONING POLICY.
- 8th April - IMPORTANT PUBLIC HOUSING RENEWAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
- 29th March - CALLING ON OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION ON PUBLIC HOUSING.
- 20th March - TENANTS WANT SOLAR PANELS.
- 5th March - SECURITY JOBS FOR TENANTS.
- 4th March - STATEMENT ON TODAY’S PUBLIC HOUSING RENEWAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT.
- 20th February - OPPORTUNITIES FOR TENANTS TO REDUCE THEIR POWER BILLS.
- 12th February - PUBLIC HOUSING POLICY CHANGES YOU’LL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT.
- 7th February - SUPPORTING A SECOND CHANCE FOR YOUNG VICTORIANS.
- 31st January - PUBLIC HOUSING IN VICTORIA AT CRISIS POINT.
- 24th January - WHY THE MENTAL HEALTH ROYAL COMMISSION MUST EXAMINE HOUSING.
- 18th January - EMPOWERING TENANTS IN MELBOURNE’S SOUTH.
Media Releases for 2018
- 12th December - DO YOU NEED AIR CONDITIONING THIS SUMMER?.
- 3rd December - FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRYING TO CHANGE THE WAY TENANTS PAY THEIR RENT.
- 30th October - SECRETARY OF VICTORIAN TRADES HALL COUNCIL WANTS MORE PUBLIC HOUSING.
- 24th October - PUBLIC HOUSING VOLUNTEER AWARDS NOW OPEN.
- 24th October - ALLIANCE DEMANDS A ‘WHITTLESEA A YEAR’ TO END VICTORIA’S HOUSING CRISIS.
- 17th October - FIRST COMMITMENT TO BIG PUBLIC HOUSING BUILD IN DECADES.
- 9th October - PUBLIC HOUSING PUSH FOR VICTORIANS IN NEED.
- 14th September - UPDATE: GAS HEATER RECALL.
- 31st July - CAMPAIGN CALLS FOR MORE PUBLIC HOUSING FOR VICTORIANS.
- 4th July - ROUGH SLEEPING STATS SHOW MORE PUBLIC HOUSING IS NEEDED.
- 14th June - PROGRAM SUCCESS WITH MORE YOUNG TENANTS NOW EMPLOYED.
- 5th June - PUBLIC HOUSING RENEWAL REPORT PUTS TENANTS FIRST.
- 1st May - DISAPPOINTING BUDGET FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS.
- 21st February - Pennington Award & Molly Hadfield Award.
- 21st February - Media Release.
Media Releases for 2017
- 6th November - Taking the Pledge..
- 30th October - Ombudsman’s Report Calls for Common Sense and Humanity.
- 4th July - More Planning Woes for Public Housing.
- 22nd June - Defining Affordable Housing.
- 13th June - Transcript of Minister Foley at PAEC.
- 6th June - Policy Confusion on Watsonia Grove.
- 23rd May - Less Talking – More Building.
- 18th May - This tenant fought for her rights – And won..
- 2nd May - VPTA WELCOMES BUDGET SPENDING ON PUBLIC HOUSING.
- 6th March - A flurry of housing policy announcements..
- 24th February - All in this together.
- 23rd February - State Government Invests in Affordable Housing.
- 7th February - VPTA Launches “Shout Out” Program.
- 19th January - Zadie Smith – Public and Proud.
Media Releases for 2016
- 22nd December - Bruce Guthrie – Public and Proud.
- 14th December - Housing Amendment (Victorian Housing Register and Other Matters) Bill 2016 – Upper House Debate.
- 14th December - Housing Amendment (Victorian Housing Register and Other Matters) Bill 2016 – Lower House Debate.
- 1st December - Over 1,100 Public Housing Homes Set for Redevelopment.
- 18th November - Dr Tony Birch – Public and Proud.
- 17th November - Markham Estate Redevelopment.
- 14th November - New Public Housing Statistics Released.
- 10th November - Beautiful Moments in Public Housing.
- 2nd November - Update on the Hampton Redevelopment.
- 26th October - Redevelopment plans for Huttonham Estate.
- 24th October - Public housing on the agenda in Canberra election.
- 17th October - Public and Proud event at Batesford Hub.
- 23rd September - VPTA AGM.
- 14th September - Project Update: Valley Park Redevelopment.
- 9th September - PublicAndProud Exhibition opens in Ballarat..
- 6th September - Flemington Redevelopment.
- 5th September - One Northcote – A VPTA Housing Week Event.
- 23rd August - Max fights for fair.
- 10th August - Media Release.
- 5th August - Which municipalities have the most public housing?.
- 4th August - Local Tenant Group Hard at Work.
- 3rd August - Public housing facts and figures.
- 18th July - Atherton Gardens Lights Up.
- 14th July - 18 Public Housing units open at Heidelberg West.
- 5th July - Tenants want to down size, but told they don’t qualify.
- 2nd June - No Braybrook filming for Struggle Street.
- 31st May - No progress at Markham Avenue.
- 19th May - Public Accounts and Estimates Committee.
- 5th May - A focus on education.
- 28th April - Transfers and Mutual Swaps Policy.
- 26th April - Help for tenants experiencing family violence.
- 22nd April - Update on the Prahran Redevelopment.
- 18th April - Port Phillip Launch Affordable Housing Strategy.
- 13th April - VPTA Media Release.
- 12th April - DHHS Student Scholarships Program.
- 5th April - Minister for Housing Given a Heavy Workload by Family Violence Commission.
- 30th March - Commission into Family Violence Final Report.
- 17th March - What’s it like to live next to the Grand Prix?.
- 4th March - Flemington Estate Consultations.
- 1st March - International Women’s Day.
- 25th February - A Blast From the Past.
- 15th February - Confused about new rent cards?.
- 3rd February - Scammers don’t discriminate.
- 27th January - NSW Housing Plan.
- 27th January - December Quarter Public Housing Waiting List.
- 22nd January - Olympia – The model for public housing?.
- 18th January - Live Music on the Richmond Estate.
- 15th January - Markham Avenue Demolition Begins.
- 12th January - New Housing Working Group.
Media Releases for 2015
- 17th December - Back to Work Scheme Helps Public Tenants.
- 15th December - Positive news for Richmond.
- 10th December - Penington and Hadfield Awards 2015.
- 27th November - Helping Hoops in Richmond.
- 20th November - Millions slashed from electricity bill.
- 19th November - Internet for all.
- 12th November - DHHS Annual Report.
- 5th November - Waiting list continues to grow.
- 28th October - What happens next?.
- 13th October - Addressing the digital divide.
- 22nd September - Pilot Visitation Program Kicks Off.
- 15th September - Housing Week 2015.
- 28th August - Public housing supply has dramatically decreased.
- 5th August - 2015 AGM.
- 25th June - Ten-point Plan for Housing Makes Sense.