NESB Housing Taskforce NSW

NESB Housing Taskforce minutes

Wednesday 6 December 2006

Attendance

Maureen Kingshott (Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association), Gary Cachia (STARTTS), Marl Lack (ACL), Rosemary Rumbel (Riverwood Community Centre), Mary Perkins (Shelter NSW), Edmond Nehme (Maronite Catholic Society), Cheryl Webstar (SEC), Roxana Rascon (SSTAAS)

Apologies

None

Chair

Mary Perkins

Minute taker

Roxana Rascon

Training needs

The following proposals for training were discussed:

MDAA offers a nationally accredited course on Advocacy for Consumers. Course may be offered free of charge and participants can then chose to apply for assessment if they wish. It is proposed to offer two courses/year. First course can cover DOH new regulations and include sessions with cases/case-scenarios. The second course can cover advocacy and how to write support letters. Mary will try to book DOH’s Ashfield’s premises, develop the agenda and circulate a mailing list among the members of taskforce for comment/feedback.

Meeting with Department of Housing Multicultural Forum

Mary reported that DOH was unhappy with the meetings as there were too many turnovers of workers. We commented on their terms of reference and on membership, suggesting to include all the workers in the mailing list. Next meeting of the Multicultural Forum: 21/2/07 - 9:30-12:00, at Ashfield DOH.

NSW State election

Mary tabled information on websites that allow people to put housing as an important issue for next State Election. Running Campaigns are:

• NCOSS: www.ncoss.org.au, afairernsw.net
• EveryKid: www.everykid.net
• Shelter’s website has information on it to assist people wanting to campaign locally and raise concerns about housing with their local candidates. It has also listed the key electorates that are more likely to decide the election. Go to www.shelternsw.org.au
• ACOSS is running a campaign on a range of issues that is addressed will make living in Australia fairer and has pro-forma letters and suggestions for things you can do locally. Go to www.australiafair.org.au, www.acoss.org.au

Dates and place for meetings for 2007

7/2/07 - 2:30 pm at ACL: 3 Mary Street, Auburn

4/4/07 - 2:30 pm at ACL: 3 Mary Street, Auburn

6/6/07 - 2:30 pm at ACL: 3 Mary Street, Auburn

8/8/07 - 2:30 pm at ACL: 3 Mary Street, Auburn

3/10/07 - 2:30 pm at ACL: 3 Mary Street, Auburn

5/12/07 - 2:30 pm at ACL: 3 Mary Street, Auburn

General business

MDAA training calendar was tabled

Next meeting

7 February 2007 at ACL 3 Mary Street, Auburn

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