Shelter Tas Annual Report 2019
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Shelter Tas Annual Report 2019 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 Contents Our Team 4 About Shelter Tas 5 Shelter Tas Committees & Staff 2018–2019 6 Representations for 2018–19 7 Chairperson’s Report 8 North West Committee Members’ Report 9 Northern Committee Members’ Report 13 Southern Committee Members’ Report 16 Council for Homeless Persons Australia (CHPA) & Homelessness Australia (HA) Reports 20 Shelter Tas Report on Activities 2018–2019 23 Shelter Tas Workforce Development Program: 2018-2023 27 Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) Report 28 National Shelter Report 29 Chief Executive Officer’s Report 30 Treasurer’s Report 32 Financial Statements 33 Supported by the Crown through the Department of Communities Tasmania. Shelter Tasmania acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Tasmania and their continuing connection to the land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders past and present. Shelter Tas welcomes and supports people of diverse genders and sexual orientations. 2 SHELTER TAS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 SHELTER TAS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 3 Our Team PATTIE CHUGG ANDREA WITT JOHN STUBLEY MEREDITH BARTON JED DONOGHUE LOUISE BIESER Chief Executive Officer Chair Treasurer Vice Chair Secretary Policy Committee Representative About BRONWYN LYSAGHT MEG SMITH HELEN RAABUS PHIL HOFFEN PAUL DUNCOMBE JENNY BERTRAM Workforce Development Publication & Administration Policy Consultant Finance Manager Public Officer Shelter Tas Officer Information Officer & Finance Officer Shelter Tas is an independent not-for-profit housing and homelessness peak organisation funded by the Department of Communities Tasmania. Shelter Tas represents the interests of low to moderate income housing consumers, not-for-profit housing providers and specialist homelessness services 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. Shelter Tas provides an effective Tasmanian voice on housing and related issues by fulfilling the following objectives: CYNTHIA TOWNLEY DREW BESWICK N’DIDI OKWECHIME MARK SYTSMA LIZ KNOX DON MCCRAE Policy Officer Committee Member Committee Member Proxy Committee Workforce Development Proxy Committee Member • To promote and maintain the right of every person to access affordable, safe and secure long term housing that Member Officer 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 PATSY HODGES ROS ATKINSON OSCAR NORTON RIA BRINK SHANE LEONARD LIZ LESLIE people in Tasmania have access to housing that is affordable, safe, secure and appropriate to their needs. Proxy Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Proxy Committee Member In the 90s we changed our Constitution to extend our focus to include homelessness issues. We are proud to continue our role as the peak body for housing and homelessness across the state. Members Input: The Shelter Tas Annual Report presents a summary of our activities over the last year, including our financial reports. Importantly, it also contains regional reports, contributed by members in the north, northwest and south of the state, as well as reports from the Chair and CEO. Many of the photos are also supplied by members. We thank everyone for contributing, especially the co-ordinators of each regional report – N’didi Okwechime, Shane Leonard and Stephen Hill (whose photographic talent is also showcased in the report). LOUISE CORNISH JASON WILLIAMS STEPHEN HILL KIM BOMFORD ANNETTE CLARK BARBARA STEWART Proxy Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Committee Member 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 SALLY PUGSLEY DENISE LEONARD JAMES NORMAN MATT DUROSE DONNA HAAS AMANDA MURPHY to effect positive change in the housing and homelessness sector. Proxy Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Proxy Committee Member Proxy Committee Member 4 SHELTER TAS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 SHELTER TAS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 5 Shelter Tas Committees & Staff 2018–2019 Representations for 2018–2019 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POLICY COMMITTEE STAFF Shelter Tas represents the state’s housing and homelessness Capacity Building, Leadership and Partnerships sector on many committees and working groups. Our Chair CatholicCare Chief Executive Officer • Partnership with Housing Tasmania, Centre for Training Andrea Witt Andrea Witt Pattie Chugg submissions are available on our website: in Social Housing (NSW) and Skills Tasmania to deliver CatholicCare Proxy - Denise Leonard (1 FTE) www.sheltertas.org.au accredited Cert IV Social Housing & Diploma of Community Services Tenants’ Union of Tasmania Policy Officer Vice Chair Meredith Barton Cynthia Townley • Chair and convene Workforce Development Program Meredith Barton (.8 FTE) NATIONAL FOCUS (WDP) Reference Group Tenants’ Union of Tasmania Anglicare National Shelter • Mental Health and Housing Group Louise Bieser Publications & Information • National Shelter Executive – Secretary • Ageing & Housing Working Group Proxy - Liz Leslie Officer • National Council Meetings – State Delegate Secretary Meg Smith • Community Sector Policy Officer Network Meetings Jed Donoghue Mission Australia Housing (.6 FTE) • National Policy Officers’ Network Salvation Army Housing and Matt Durose Consumer Engagement and Rights Proxy - Kathryn Cranny Workforce Development Officer Homelessness Services Council for Homeless Persons Australia • Advocacy for Consumer Protections Bronwyn Lysaght • State Delegate Treasurer Karinya Young Women’s Service (.3 FTE) • State contact for Peer Education Support Program John Stubley Launceston • Housing Roundtables – Sydney, Darwin Hobart City Mission Ria Brink Admin and Finance Officer Housing Tasmania Proxy - Patsy Hodges Helen Raabus Public Officer (.3 FTE) Homelessness Australia • Affordable Housing Action Plan 2 Reference Group Jenny Bertram Community Housing Limited • State Liaison • Shelter Executive/Housing Tasmania quarterly meetings Magnolia Place - Launceston Oscar Norton Finance Manager • National Peak teleconferences • Incremental Bond Advisory Group Women’s Shelter Proxy - Jason Williams Paul Duncombe • Demand and Supply Data Project Advisory Group (Casual) Policy Committee Representative Colony 47 Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) Louise Bieser N’Didi Okwechime Policy and Procedures • State Branch and Community Housing contact Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) Anglicare Proxy - Louise Cornish Phil Hoffen • National Board member • Chair and convene SHS North/North West & Southern Salvation Army Housing and (Casual) • National Policy Network Forums Homelessness Services • National Regulatory System for Community Housing • Chair and convene Statewide SHS Forum Jed Donoghue Advisory Group • Coordinate and chair Homelessness Week 2019 Planning Proxy - Don McCrae Working Group Magnolia Place Launceston AUDITOR Australian Bureau of Statistics • Presentation to City of Hobart and Greater Hobart EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Women’s Shelter • ABS Homelessness Statistics Reference Group Homelessness Alliance Jenny Bertram Chartered Accountant MEETINGS 2018–2019 Proxy - Amanda Murphy Michael Muller Constellation Project - Member Association of CEOs (Tasmanian Peak Organisations) 18 July 2018 Hobart City Mission 23 August 2018 John Stubley Community Housing Proxy - Annette Clark CONSULTANTS Meetings 12 September 2018 • Tasmanian Senators and Members of the House of • Community Housing/CHIA Tasmania Group 18 September 2018 (Strat Plan) Housing Choices Tasmania Strategic Representatives Michelle Swallow 23 October 2018 Kim Bomford • Assistant Minister for Housing, the Hon Luke Consumer Building and Occupational Services (CBOS) Proxy - Sally Pugsley 30 November 2018 (AGM) IT Howarth, and the Shadow Minister for Housing and • Member of the Residential Tenancy Act Review 22 January 2019 Centacare Evolve Housing Chris Watt Homelessness, the Hon Jason Clare Committee • Partnership with Tenants’ Union of Tasmania to review 6 February 2019 James Norman Photography • Age Discrimination Commissioner, the Hon Dr Kay Proxy - Donna Haas amendments to Residential Tenancy Act 15 May 2019 Stephen Hill Patterson Youth, Family and Community 26 June 2019 Sub-Editor & Projects Other Connections Laurence Hogue Shane Leonard TASMANIAN FOCUS • Member Hobart City Council Social Inclusion Advisory Proxy - Ros Atkinson Advice to State Government Group Launceston City Mission • Meetings with the Minister for Housing and Planning • Member Women’s Emergency Service Providers (WESP) POLICY COMMITTEE Stephen Hill • Meetings with the Shadow Minister for Housing • Power$mart Reference Group (Tasmanian