Reuben

Thats such a great idea @wendy. State Governments own a lot of land. In Victoria they have been selling it off faster than ever before, and they often don’t even disclose how much for. The Public Housing Renewal Inquiry here showed that they sold inner city land in Kensington for basically the same price per acre as a sheep station. Actually the…[Read more]

Thats really disturbing, so it looks like people being physically evicted with all their things thrown on the side of the road? Did you know where it was said that they are ‘criminal activities’?

Wrap a ring of steel around renters? Such a weird metaphor.

Hi again @dini after the convo this morning I’ve found really great software thats allowed us to do all the things:

A calendar of events – anyone can add an event to be moderated, but if you’re a member of a group, you can add an event just for that group. The calendar is here

Document Sharing and Editing documents can also be added in the…[Read more]

This is great, now events are all on Zoom, I guess we can go to all of them!

Its crazy right? This time last year I really thought COVID would burst the property bubble. But it just keeps growing and getting more expensive. When’s it going to pop? 🎈

Hi Kobi – I hadn’t added an upload documents link.
I’m a little bit cautious to add too many buttons, also a little bit cautious about spammers/viruses.
So let’s try out this compromise – forum moderators now get this add media link above the comment box. People who aren’t moderators only get the little image icon on the right which only allows…[Read more]

@loisknight  *I think* cohousing is supposed to be housing that shares some resources, like living, laundry, kitchen or garden spaces. That would usually make the housing costs more affordable. And they might also share other things like occassional meals and social support.

Here is an example in Melbourne that seems interesting. It seems like a…[Read more]

I helped my neighbour move out from a domestic violence situation on the weekend. Its SO HARD to make the move from one rental to another. You have to pack up, clean, find another place, pay bond and rent, pay transport to move your stuff, buy new things, find new housemates. But to do all that while moving stuff out and having an ex-partner…[Read more]

ITS ALIVE !!! 🧟🧟🧟

This site has now moved to its forever home at houseonfire.oldertenants.org.au

I think everything should work even faster here.
Let me know if there are still any issues,
but feel free to share and get it out there!

Sounds like good news. By the way here is Dini’s media release about the NSW budget, I hope you like my meme?

https://www.oldertenants.org.au/news/another-missed-opportunity-provide-safe-housing-for-older-women-nsw