Nikki Stefanoff, Monday, 22nd November 2021 - “I’ve worked in partnerships for almost 11 years and when we were talking to The Body Shop I was in tears. This to me feels like one of the most impactful things I’ve ever worked on.” The…
Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 9th November 2021 - In a new podcast, Pro Bono News speaks with people with lived experience and experts in the field on what we can all do to help. With so many huge problems in the world, it can be hard to …
Luke Michael, Monday, 14th October 2019 - The bank will offer loans of up to $5 million to crisis accommodation providersA major Australian bank is committing $2 billion towards social and affordable housing as it looks to…
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 15th May 2018 - The Australian government’s failure to invest in social and affordable housing and policy failures around welfare are the key drivers behind rising homelessness in Australia, …
Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 11th April 2018 - A new not-for-profit real estate agency has been launched to drive investment in and supply of affordable housing in the “most difficult housing market in Australia”.HomeGround…
Heather Holst, Tuesday, 9th May 2017 - There is no sign of the housing crisis abating without serious policy intervention and leadership from the Commonwealth, including provision for more public and social housing …
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 7th February 2017 -
Homelessness agencies have called on Melbourne City councillors to reject proposed “anti- camping” laws that the not-for-profit organisations say have failed elsewhere.
In a…
Wendy Williams, Monday, 6th February 2017 - Heather Holst is the deputy CEO and director of services and property at Launch Housing, an independent Melbourne-based community organisation which has a single mission: To end…
Ellie Cooper, Monday, 23rd January 2017 - It appears the City of Melbourne has backflipped on its proposed ban on rough sleeping in the CBD, following crisis talks with local homelessness agencies. Last Friday it was widely…
Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 11th January 2017 - In a landmark collaboration between not-for-profit organisation Launch Housing, philanthropists and the Victorian government, vacant land will provide affordable homes to …
Lina Caneva, Sunday, 13th November 2016 -
The Victorian government will provide more than $109 million in a new housing package, described as the biggest ever response to homelessness in the state’s history.
Premier Daniel…