Radio National
What’s keeping Radio National Presenter Susan Ryan awake at night? It’s the nightmarish image of Australians arriving at the end of a long and hard-working life to find that they have nowhere to live. In her insomnia she fears that our streets and parks will overflow with decent older people, sleeping on newspapers and cardboard boxes, people who have worked all their lives and yet they can’t afford rent. On 8 October 2016 Susan Ryan hosted Judy Line, CEO of Women’s Housing Limited and Professor Peter Phibbs. The result was a timely, considered and important discussion. Radio National aired this discussion on “What keeps me awake” on 8 October 2016. Audio is available on the ABC homepage. Please click the link below. What keeps me awake
BBQ Lunch
Tenants at Sunshine enjoyed a BBQ lunch together while being involved in a job network information session.
Terrific afternoon!
New Bike Racks For Sunshine, Berwick, Mount Martha, Kensington And Brighton
With the support of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Women’s Housing Limited have installed bike racks at five of our Rooming Houses.
This initiative will encourage environmentally friendly transport, provide opportunities to improve the health of the tenants and assist the tenants to adequately secure their bikes.
National Volunteer Week
9-15 May 2016
We have a wonderful group of volunteers that help keep the Women’s Housing Limited community development program fun and full of events.
Thanks to the City of Yarra we had an opportunity to thank Helene Levin (pictured accepting certificate from Mayor Cr Roberto Colanzi), Cheryl Widlend and Gina Poulos at an official ceremony at the Collingwood Town Hall on 10 May 2016.
We appreciate and thank all that volunteer their valuable time and expertise.
Centre For Applied Policy In Positive Ageing
(CAPPA)
Per Capita is co-designing a facility together with a group of women 50+ that will help women to strengthen their financial position and find ways to make additional income through micro-enterprise. CAPPA called the project Money For Jam after one woman, who is already helping herself, described her income generating activity as making the difference between only having butter on her toast or being able to afford jam.
Money For Jam passed a landmark a couple of weeks ago when CAPPA convened a co-design workshop with a group of women, some of which are clients of Women’s Housing Limited. The workshop follows on from thorough analysis of what women said to CAPPA during initial interviews, of what the gaps are in current services and what barriers they face.
Money For Jam passed a landmark a couple of weeks ago when CAPPA convened a co-design workshop with a group of women, some of which are clients of Women’s Housing Limited. The workshop follows on from thorough analysis of what women said to CAPPA during initial interviews, of what the gaps are in current services and what barriers they face.
Through these invaluable contributions by the women CAPPA are now close to defining what the Money For Jam facility will look like and how it will help women increase their financial and emotional wellbeing. Shortly they will be testing the facility before broader roll out will commence, hopefully by the end of the year.
For more information please click the report below:
Per Capita Report – Money for Jam
International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day, 8 March 2016, Women’s Housing Limited invited Anne Sgro, President, from the Union of Australian Women to discuss the history of the organisation and what to expect going forward.
It was amazing to hear how The Union of Australian Women have advocated for women rights since they were formed over 65 years ago. They seek to improve the lives of women through focussing on issues of equality and social justice. They also highlight the often hidden role of women in Australian society, particularly women’s contribution to its economic, social, cultural and political life.
Mt Martha
Many of you may have been following the wonderful progress of our art project at the Mt Martha Rooming House. It started from a grant provided by the Mornington Peninsula Shire and has grown to a long term productive tenant run art space called Tangerine Artscape.
The progress doesn’t stop there; we are pleased to announce that Kindred Art Space has kindly offered to display and sell the artwork on behalf of the tenants that form Tangerine Artscape.
Kindred Art Space is a creative hub, gallery and learning centre for personal development, mental health and wellbeing. Kindred Art Space have a wide range of professional therapeutic services focusing on individual needs including art therapy, counselling and mediation. Kerryn Knight founded Kindred Art Space after witnessing the benefits and healing power of the arts, coupled with therapeutic relationships.
Women’s Housing Limited would like to thank Kerryn and Kindred Art Space for their support.
Tangerine Artscape
“Tangerine ArtScape was born out of the desire to silence the noise inside our heads, and to utilise Art Therapy to express our inner creativity”
Volunteer Hair Salon At Mount Martha Rooming House
I visited the Mt Martha Rooming House and was delighted to see a queue of tenants waiting to have their haircut by two volunteer hairdressers –Rose and Elizabeth.
Women’s Housing Limited would like to thank Rose and Elizabeth for donating their time and expertise.
Linking Art
Residents of the Mount Martha Rooming House were involved in a project using art to link images of the community with their own stories.
The Launch was held on 16 November 2015
Now the murals are finished they have become a permanent fixture in the garden at the Mount Martha Rooming House. See article posted by Arts on the Peninsula at the following link:
http://artsonthepeninsula.com/2015/11/19/creativity-healing-lives-on-the-mornington-peninsula/
This project was made possible with funding support from Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Creative Community Grants program.
Using the themes, colours and stories associated with the mosaic panels, tenants planned and developed a garden that beautifully compliments the panels.