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2016 Annual Report 2016 Annual Report GPO Box 848 Hobart Tasmania 7001 I P: 03 6224 5488 I M: 0419 536 100 I E: [email protected] I W: www.sheltertas.org.au Supported by the Crown through the Department of Health and Human Services. CONTENTS Our Team 2 About Shelter Tas 3 Management Committee and Staff 4 Representations 2015-16 5 Chairperson’s Report 6 North-West Committee Members’ Report 7 Northern Committee Members’ Report 9 Southern Committee Members’ Report 12 Council for Homeless Persons Australia and Homelessness Australia Reports 15 Community Housing Industry Association Report 16 National Shelter Report 18 Shelter Tas Report on Activities 20 Executive Officer’s Report 25 Treasurer’s Report 27 Financial Statement 28 1 Shelter Tasmania Annual Report 2016 OUR TEAM Pattie Chugg Belinda Jones John Stubley Andrea Witt Jed Donoghue Executive Officer Chairperson Treasurer Vice Chair Secretary Andrea Young Meg Smith Sue Lush-Saunders Jenny Bertram Paul Duncombe Policy Officer Publication & Information Admin and Finance Officer Public Officer Finance Manager Officer Amanda Murphy Sally Pugsley Didi Okwechime Mark Sytsma Meredith Barton Proxy Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Committee Member Melissa Palframan Stephen Hill Louise Beiser Ria Brink Tash Blyth Committee Member Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Deb Pursell Jacinta Atkins Leonnie Hyde Annette Clark Shane Leonard Proxy Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Committee Member David Priddle Rana Havard Ros Atkinson Proxy Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Proxy Committee Member 2 Shelter Tasmania Annual Report 2016 ABOUT SHELTER TAS Shelter Tasmania is an independent not-for-profit housing and homelessness peak organisation funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. Shelter Tas represents the interest of housing consumers on low incomes and housing providers across Tasmania. Shelter Tas’ membership consists of a wide range of housing and supported accommodation services, tenant groups, local government, community organisations and individuals interested in housing. The Council of Homeless Persons Tasmania is a subcommittee of Shelter Tas. Shelter Tas aims to provide an effective Tasmanian voice on housing and related issues by fulfilling the following objectives: • To promote and maintain the right of every person to access affordable, safe and secure long term housing that they identify as appropriate to their needs. • To promote and maintain the right of every person to housing of a quality which enhances people’s health, well-being, dignity and life opportunities. • To promote the benefits of public and community housing in the community and across all levels of government. • To publish, research, collect and disseminate information on matters relating to the provision of housing, particularly for people on low to moderate incomes. Shelter Tas was established in 1975. For over 40 years we have worked to ensure that low-income and disadvantaged people in Tasmania have access to housing that is affordable, safe, secure and appropriate to their needs. In the 90s we changed our Constitution to extend our focus to homelessness issues. We are proud to continue our role as the peak body for housing and homelessness across the State. VISION Affordable, appropriate, safe and secure housing for all and an end to homelessness. MISSION To provide a united voice for services and service users that creates a framework to effect positive change in the housing and homelessness sector. 3 Shelter Tasmania Annual Report 2016 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND STAFF 2015-2016 EXECUTIVE MEMBERS COMMITTEE MEMBERS STAFF CHAIR Andrea Witt Executive Officer Belinda Jones CatholicCare Pattie Chugg Anglicare Accommodation Proxy - Jacinta Atkins (1 FTE) Services Meredith Barton Policy Officer VICE CHAIR Tenants’ Union Tasmania Cynthia Townley to May 2016 Andrea Witt Andrea Young from May 2016 CatholicCare Sally Pugsley (.8 FTE) Housing Choices Tasmania SECRETARY Proxy - Rana Havard Publication & Information Officer Jed Donoghue Meg Smith Salvation Army Housing and Stephen Hill (.75 FTE) Homelessness Services Launceston City Mission Proxy - Mark Sytsma Admin and Finance Officer TREASURER Sue Lush-Saunders John Stubley Jed Donoghue (.3 FTE) Hobart City Mission Salvation Army Housing & Homelessness Services Finance Manager PUBLIC OFFICER Proxy - David Priddle & Paul Duncombe Jenny Bertram Don McCrae (Casual) Magnolia Place - Launceston Women’s Shelter Shane Leonard Administration Support Youth, Family & Louise Foster QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OFFICER Community Connections (Relief) Belinda Jones Proxy - Ros Atkinson Anglicare Accommodation Services John Stubley Hobart City Mission AUDITOR Proxy - Annette Clark Michael Muller MANAGEMENT Chartered Accountant COMMITTEE MEETINGS Belinda Jones HELD 2015-2016 Anglicare Accommodation Services CONSULTANTS July 2015 - Wednesday 29 Proxy - Louise Bieser Cynthia Townley September 2015 - Wednesday 9 Jenny Bertram Projects October 2015 - Wednesday 14 Magnolia Place - Launceston Women’s Shelter Michelle Swallow November 2015 - Friday 20 (AGM) Proxy - Amanda Murphy Strategic February 2016 - Wednesday 3 Ria Brink/Tash Blyth Chris Watt March 2016 - Wednesday 16 Karinya Young Women’s Service IT April 2016 - Wednesday 27 Michael Douglas & Didi Okwechime Stephen Hill Photographer June 2016 - Wednesday 8 Colony 47 Proxy - Deb Pursell Therese Bromfield Melissa Palframan Design and Desktop Community Housing Ltd Proxy - Leonnie Hyde Phil Hoffen Policy and Procedures 4 Shelter Tasmania Annual Report 2016 REPRESENTATIONS FOR 2015-2016 Shelter Tasmania represents the housing and homelessness • Chair and convene WDS Resources Advisory Sub-Group sector on a number of committees and working groups and • Mental Health and Housing group provides State and National delegates to the following: • Partners in Recovery Reference Group • Ageing and Housing Working Group • Policy Officer Network Meetings NATIONAL FOCUS • Community Sector Workforce Development Round Table National Shelter • National Council Meetings – State delegate Consumer Engagement • National Policy Officers’ Network • Chair Consumer Engagement Strategy Reference Group • Vote Home campaign Working Group Housing Tasmania Council of Homeless Persons Australia • Affordable Housing Strategy Working Groups • Board Member and State delegate • Shelter Executive/Housing Tasmania quarterly meetings Homelessness Australia Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) • Board Member • Chair and convene SHS North/Northwest • National Peak teleconferences and Southern service forums • Chair and convene Statewide SHS Forum Community Housing Industry Asscn. (CHIA) • State Peak contact Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading • National Board member • Member of the Residential Tenancy Act Review Committee • National Policy Network and Implementation Working Group Other • Member, Hobart City Council Social Inclusion Advisory Group TASMANIAN FOCUS • Member, Women’s Emergency Service Providers (WESP) Advice to Government • Meetings with the Minister for Human Services Public Comment and Conference Presentations • Meetings with Shadow Ministers for Housing • Range of media interviews, Talking Point articles, media and Homelessness releases and social media communications • Meetings with the Minister’s advisors Research • Meetings with Tasmanian Senators and House • Independent and collaborative research and of Representatives participation with other organisations • Planning Taskforce - Community Consultation Group • Contributed to a range of research topics, National and State-based consultations and assisted students Tasmanian Audit Office • Shelter has undertaken a range of research and • Performace Audit - Advisory Body member consultations on a number of key topics, including aged Housing and Homelessness Reform housing, Tasmanian planning system, the Homes Act, • Chair of Tasmanian Youth Housing and Homelessness family violence, housing for young adults etc. Working Group • Member AHS Consultative Group For submissions completed this year, please see the • Member of Joined Up Service System Tasmania project Shelter Tas Report on Activities (pg 20). • Member Housing Connect Southern Working Group • Member Regulation of Not-for-Profit Housing Advisory Committee • Member of a range of Affordable Housing Strategy working groups Capacity Building, Leadership and Partnerships • Community Sector Peaks and Government Strategic Forum • Community Sector Peaks Network • Chair Community Housing Capacity Building Reference Group • Shelter Tas partnership with Housing Tas and Centre for Training in Social Housing (NSW) and Skills Tasmania to deliver accredited social housing training • Chair and convene Workforce Development Strategy (WDS) Reference Group for Tasmanian homelessness sector Vote Home Campaign, Parliament House. 5 Shelter Tasmania Annual Report 2016 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT It’s been another great year for Shelter Tas, in no small of our Tasmanian homelessness services, including part due to our dynamic staff and dedicated Shelter the supported accommodation facilities and Housing Management Committee. We welcomed Andrea Young Connect. We are working with both Homelessness to the team as our new Policy Officer, but other than that Australia and National Shelter on these issues and are both staff and SMC membership have been very stable. also calling for a National Plan to End Homelessness. Over the past twelve months we have been
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