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Save the dateMay 12, 20221:30 PM - 4:30 PM (GMT+10)
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Event Details
Event Details

Want to understand the key housing challenges facing lower income and disadvantaged people, and how they are being addressed? And what role you can play working for public, not-for-profit, peak body and private sector organisations? Learn how to navigate through the housing sector and help make a difference in this engaging, interactive online workshop.

This 3-hour Zoom event includes polling on hot-topic issues, video clips, small group discussion, continuing participant input and a lively Q&A with the presenter. Once registered you'll receive a pre-workshop questionnaire with Zoom joining details and passcode sent one day prior to the workshop. Once you've completed the workshop, you'll receive a digital copy of the slides and other useful background information.


We value feedback! Post workshop a survey will be sent to you to fill out. This is your opportunity to ask further questions, or provide feedback about this workshop.



What you'll gain from this workshop:


  • An understanding of key terms used in, and issues facing the social and affordable housing industry.
  • The ability to identify industry organisations and their roles: public housing agencies, community housing providers, private developers, planners, peak bodies and service providers
  • Guidance on where to gain further sector knowledge and resources.


Who should attend this workshop?


  • Recently recruited public/community housing staff, managers and directors
  • Existing public/community housing staff, managers and directors who need a refresher, or want to gain broader industry perspectives
  • Private sector affordable housing developers
  • National, state government and local government staff involved in promoting delivery of social and affordable housing
  • Housing academics and researchers, peak and industry body staff, affordable housing financiers, housing consultants and other service providers


This online workshop is relevant for anyone working or interested in working in the Australian or Aotearoa New Zealand housing sector. No prior housing knowledge is needed. 



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Course outline
Course outline

The housing system

  • Challenges faced by the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand housing systems
  • Housing tenure, including moves between different tenures
  • Understanding differences between housing affordability and affordable housing


Social housing organisations

  • Roles of public, not-for-profit and private organisations in owning and managing social housing.
  • Proportions of social housing to total housing in and around Australasia, with international comparisons
  • Locations, age and typical building type of social housing - and an analysis of who lives in social housing
  • Social housing challenges including lack of supply, the need to ration access to housing, geographical concentration and poor property condition. 
  • Core activities (tenancy management and asset management) and newer activities (property development, community development, tenant empowerment) of social housing organisations.


Delivering new social and affordable housing

  • Government grants and new housing delivery programs
  • Use of the planning system
  • Cross-subsidy from the sale of new homes to deliver additional affordable rental housing
  • Raising bank finance


The social and affordable housing industry

  • Peak bodies, industry associations and professional organisations
  • Organisations supporting the sector: banks, consultants and service providers
  • Typical career pathways, including moves within the industry and related sectors
  • Sources of news and research
Workshop Facilitator
Workshop Facilitator
  • Dr Tony Gilmour (Founder and President of Housing Action Network)

    Dr Tony Gilmour

    Founder and President of Housing Action Network

Tony is an affordable housing consultant, writer and educator with a passion for helping public, private and not-for-profit organisations deliver great outcomes for the people and communities they serve.


He is founder and President of the Housing Action Network - a leading housing consultancy operating across Australia and New Zealand.


Tony has worked on diverse projects, from helping regional community housing organisations increase capacity, to Australia's largest stock transfers and transforming social housing in Wellington. For four months in 2016 he was Acting General Manager of a community housing business in South Australia.


Tony is former ahi: President, a certified Senior Housing Professional, and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  Holding a PhD in affordable housing, he has published nationally and internationally on growing the community housing sector, social housing estate renewal, the rise of housing activism and financing affording housing.

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Tickets
Tickets

Non-Member

A$234

Affiliate Member

Member Price A$210.60

General Member

Member Price A$187.20

Professional Member

Member Price A$175.50

Senior Professional

Member Price A$163.80

Where applicable GST will be applied