Author Archives: VPTA

RESPONSE TO THE OMBUDSMAN’S INVESTIGATION INTO THE PUBLIC HOUSING HARD LOCKDOWN

Today the Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass, tabled the report of her Investigation into the Detention [...]

WHAT THE STATE BUDGET MEANS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING

Making ‘cents’ of the Victorian Budget for people who live in public housing, and people [...]

RESPONSE TO VICTORIA’S ‘BIG HOUSING BUILD’

It’s undeniable that the Government’s Big Housing Build provides an unprecedented and desperately needed increase [...]

ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING URGENTLY NEEDED

We welcome today’s announcement of energy efficiency upgrades, including the provision of reverse cycle air [...]

WHAT THE FEDERAL BUDGET MEANS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING AND THOSE ON THE WAITLIST

Note: This post refers to ‘social housing’ to capture the broad nature of proposals and [...]

TOWER RELOCATION PROGRAM WELCOME, BUT MORE TO BE DONE

The Victorian Public Tenants’ Association (VPTA) welcomes the announcement of the Tower Relocation Program by [...]

The Big Problem in Public Housing

It is deeply upsetting to see so many of our fellow Victorians living under hard [...]

Lockdown of 9 High Rise Public Housing Apartment Buildings

We became aware this afternoon that 9 public housing high rise apartment buildings will be [...]

PEAK BODY WELCOMES MAINTENANCE BLITZ

The Victorian Public Tenants Association has today welcomed the landmark announcement from the Victorian Government [...]