Affordable Housing Network NSW Google Group

AHN Meeting, 04 December 09 - 9:30am-12pm

2009-11-18T01:44:02Z

Hi Members,

Due to some scheduling conflicts, the next AHN meeting will be held on
Friday, 04 December 2009. The guest speaker is Dr. Judith Stubbs who
will talk about local government and affordable housing, and some of
the implications of the ASEPP.

The agenda to the AHN Meeting is available at the Affordable Housing

cancelled speaker

2009-08-27T07:11:45Z

Hi all

Unfortunately one of our speakers, Judith Stubbs, has been unwell and
will not be able to speak to the meeting tomorrow.

regards
Louise

Amended agenda for 28 August

2009-08-25T05:08:11Z

Dear all

We are set to have a very interesting meeting with two speakers now
confirmed for this Friday, We now have Dr Judith Stubbs of Judith
Stubbs adn Assocaites, who will be speaking on the work she has been
doing to establish affordable housing policies and programs in local
government. Judith willalso look at some of the implications of the

AHN Meeting Agenda - 28 August 09 - 9:30am-12pm

2009-08-21T06:15:48Z

Hi Members,

The agenda to the AHN Meeting on Friday, 28th August 2009 is available
at the Affordable Housing Network group under "files".The file is
called Agenda AHN 28 August 09.doc.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, 26th August (for catering purposes).

Looking forward to seeing you on Friday!

Next AHN Meeting on 28 August 2009 - 9:30am-12:00pm

2009-08-05T02:26:56Z

Hi all,

The next meeting of the network is coming up on Friday 28 August,
9:30am
to 12pm at the NSW Federation of Housing Associations (address below).
We will be supplying tea, coffee and morning tea.

I will send out an agenda closer to the date. Looking forward to
seeing you there!

Regards,

Affordable Housing SEPP Launch

2009-07-28T23:43:03Z

Hi all,

Just to let you know that the Affordable Housing SEPP is being
launched by the Department of Planning this Friday (I assume it will
also be gazetted then).

Cheers,
Angie

AHN Minutes 29 May 2009

2009-06-29T00:20:06Z

Hi all,

Please find the minutes to the 29 May 2009 AHN meeting on the Files
page on our google group.

Cheers,
Angie

AHN Meeting Agenda - 29 May 2009 - 9:30am-12:00pm

2009-05-20T05:22:04Z

Dear all,

The agenda to the AHN Meeting on 29th May 2009 is available at the
Affordable Housing Network group under "files".The file is called
Draft Agenda AHN 29May09.doc.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Best regards,

Angela Pitts
Policy & Research Officer
NSWFederation of Housing Assoc. Inc.

Report - Models of sustainable and affordable housing for local government

2009-05-18T11:24:23Z

Dear all

The final report from the Urban Research Centre's 2008 project on
models of sustainable and affordable housing for local government is
now available at the Affordable Housing Network group under "files".
The file is called Urban Research Centre 2008.pdf

regards
Louise

Next AHN Meeting - 29th May

2009-04-30T03:15:17Z

Hi all,

The next meeting of the network is coming up on Friday 29 May, 9:30am
to 12pm at the NSW Federation of Housing Associations (address
below). It's 5 minutes walk from Central Station. We will be supplying
tea, coffee and morning tea.

I will send out an agenda closer to the date. Looking forward to

The crisis and beyond

2009-04-27T06:57:47Z

hi all
Shelter is organizing a 1-day conference, in Sydney on July 2, called
'The crisis and beyond'. The content does not include matters about
environmental planning instruments or local government housing .. but
in case you are interested anyway, here is the URL with info:
<[link]>

Community Land Trusts

2009-03-13T03:28:03Z

Hi all,

Just a reminder that the Urban Research Centre is proudly hosting a
visit by John E Davis. Can you please distribution the following
information widely:

Public screening at Sidetrack Theatre 22 March (flyer under Files on
Google group page)

Short course on community land trusts 23-24 March (flyer under Files

Community land trust events

2009-03-04T01:06:08Z

Hi all

The Urban Research Centre is proud to be hosting a March visit by John
E Davis, who has been researching, supporting and training community
land trusts in the US for over 20 years. Community land trusts are non-
profit organisations holding title to land in perpetuity for the
purposes of affordable housing (primarily low-income homeownership)

draft agenda 20feb09

2009-02-13T06:25:49Z

DRAFT AGENDA

To: Affordable Housing Network
Re: Network Meeting
Venue: NSW Federation of Housing Associations, Suite 301, Level 3,
64-76 Kippax Street Surry Hills 2010
Date: 20th February 2009

1. Apologies

2. Introductions

3. Minutes of previous meeting

4. Guest speaker: Karine Shellshear, Executive Director ARCH will

John Davis public seminar on community land trusts Weds 25 Mar

2009-02-12T04:46:11Z

Community land trusts: perpetually-affordable housing and community
resilience

A seminar – Wednesday March 25, 10:30 am to 1:00 pm – Mitchell
Theatre, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Level 1, 280 Pitt Street,
Sydney

Presented by the Urban Research Centre of the University of Western
Sydney and Shelter NSW with special guest from the USA, John Davis

Next meeting venue and date

2009-02-03T03:40:43Z

Please note the change of venue from Parramatta City Council to the
NSW Federation of Housing Associations in Surry Hills for the first
meeting this year. Further dates and venues will be confirmed soon.

Click on [link]

Next network meeting 20th February

2009-01-09T04:23:18Z

Hi all

At the last meeting on the 21st November, we made a few decisions to
guide the group this year. While I wasn't taking minutes, my notes are
as follows:

- We agreed to have alternate meetings this year: City and
Parramatta, starting with the city
- The next meeting will be held on the 20th February

Inclusionary zoning and land value recapture

2008-12-19T02:07:57Z

A recent article (in fact, January 2009) from Lincoln Institute on
Land Policy (USA) on inclusionary housing controls, arguing they are
best linked to re/up zoning, FYI, at <[link]
PubDetail.aspx?pubid=1552>.

NSW parliamentary inquiry into homelessness and 'low-cost rental'

2008-12-08T04:18:25Z

Info on this inquiry at Parliament website: <http://
[link]>.
Might be a chance to showcase local government schemes (TOR a) and
planning initiatives (TOR d, e) ?

Next meeting

2008-11-12T23:28:02Z

Hi all
Just a reminder that the next meeting of the network is coming up on the
21st November at Parramatta Council, 9.30 - 12.
Details are on the group website:
[link]
tings
As per previous meetings we'll gather in the lobby from around 9.15 and

Affordable housing SEPP

2008-10-23T06:56:55Z

Shelter is hoping that as many organizations -- councils and NGOs
-- as possible will respond to the Department of Planning's review of
SEPP 10 and SEPP 70 and mooted
proposal to amalgamate them into one 'affordable housing SEPP', when
the proposal or draft SEPP is released. We have
produced a *backgrounder *on these matters, which you

A Snapshot of Families Living with Housing Stress

2008-10-22T23:41:41Z

Family services associated with the Canterbury Child and Family
Interagency have surveyed 107 families in Canterbury. The findings of
the survey show that, from the perspective of families, there is a
clear relationship between housing quality/security and family health
and wellbeing. The findings of the survey, along with presentations by

DOP review of SEPP 10 and SEPP 70

2008-10-08T02:16:11Z

Dear AHN people: As you know, the Department of Planning is reviewing
SEPP 10 and SEPP 70, and I understand the intent (among other things)
is to amalgamate them (and I am working on the assumption that the new
SEPP might be called something like the State Environmental Planning
Policy (Affordable Housing) 2008). Shelter NSW has prepared a 'brief'

NSW Community Housing Conference

2008-08-28T01:04:05Z

Dear all

Attached is information about the upcoming community housing conference
in September. The conference is a key event for the sector and those
working with or alongside it. If you have any queries about it once
you've had a look at the attached, I'm happy to answer them.

Registration info is on the attached. Registrations are open for one

Affordable housing presentation kit

2008-08-19T01:19:36Z

New on the Housing NSW website, at <[link]
Centre+For+Affordable+Housing/ Affordable+Housing+Resources/> , an
'Affordable housing presentation kit' (July 2008), comprising a users
manual (pdf ~ 607kb), basic presentation slides (ppt ~ 2.6 mb) and
supplementary slides (ppt ~ 2 mb).

AHN meeting notice: 22 August 2008

2008-08-05T03:42:23Z

To members of the Affordable Housing Network NSW (eGroup and
e-list):
The next meeting of the Affordable Housing Network NSW is *Friday 22
August 2008*.
Details about the meeting, including the draft
agenda,
are online at <[link] <[link]>>;

Housing Affordability Fund

2008-07-24T01:12:04Z

Hi to all

I am looking for someone in local government who attended the information
session on the Housing Affordability Fund in Sydney on 1 July. Could you
please send me an email or phone me.

Thanks

Trish Evans
Affordable Housing Project
Northern Rivers Social Development Council

Wk: 02 66223030

Reply from local member re progress on affordable housing planning

2008-06-12T23:36:47Z

Network members

I have been in correspondence with Verity Firth in my capacity of
Leichhardt resident, on the apparent lack of clarity in respect to
State affordable housing policy. She made representations to the
Minister of Planning on my behalf and received a reply fom him on 26
May and has passed me a copy. The reply of the Minister of Planning

Cwlth govt 'Housing Affordability Fund'

2008-06-11T07:11:41Z

The Cwlth government released a consultation paper for its 'Housing
Affordability Fund' today (June 11). Submissions close July 17. The
paper can be downloaded from <[link]
facsinternet.nsf/housing/haf.h tm>

View this page at AHN webpages: "Minutes"

2008-05-29T01:55:53Z

Affordable Housing NSW meeting minutes, for May 23 meeting, are now
online.
Click on [link]
or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that does not
work.

EP&A Act provisions on affordable housing

2008-05-21T05:00:59Z

I posted some comments on the Environmental Planning and Assessment
Amendment Bill 2008 when it was in its 'exposure draft' form. The bill
has now been introduced into Parliament (May 15). I have posted some
revised and updated comments at the AHN webpages, in the Files page:
the file is called mem0805planninglawchanges-cj.p df. FYI

Affordable Housing Network NSW meeting May 23

2008-05-15T00:03:11Z

To: Members of the Affordable Housing Network NSW (egroup and elist)
The next meeting of the Affordable Housing Network NSW is *Friday 23
May 2008*. Details about the meeting, including the draft
agenda,
are online at
<[link]> <[link]>;

National Rental Affordability Scheme

2008-05-02T06:35:10Z

The Australian government has released a technical discussion
paper on how its National Rental Affordability Scheme might work, with
a submission deadline of May 31. It anticipates that some local
governments might be interested in participating (p.6). You can get a
copy of the paper online at
<[link]> <[link]>.

Affordable Housing workshops

2008-05-01T02:10:06Z

Hi everyone,

The Centre for Affordable Housing is hosting regional workshops to
talk about local opportunities to develop affordable housing. We are
hoping that we can discuss some of the national initiatives, how they
could work with the AHIF and some of the opportunities they present.

RSVPs are essential, due to venue constraints. If you'd like to

Housing affordability overdeterrmines affordable housing

2008-04-11T00:13:20Z

Dear Group
There are a number of recent documents emanating from the Government
that give an insight into the government's view that housing
affordability is undermined by provision of affordable housing through
the planning/DA system.
1. The government indicated that inclusionary zoning 'has the potential

Community Housing Conference & Aboriginal Housing Summit

2008-03-27T02:08:31Z

Hi all

I just wanted to let you know that a date has been set for the 2008
NSW Community Housing Conference. One of the key themes of the
conference is Financing, Building and Providing Affordable Housing.

This year the conference is part of a joint event with the Aboriginal
Housing Summit auspiced by the Aboriginal Housing Office:

AHN minutes

2008-03-07T01:41:52Z

Dear AHN Groupers:
The minutes of the meeting of February 29 are now on the Group's
webpage.
For those of you who have (or had) set your email profile to 'digest'
or 'abridged' mode, that function is now (I think) working again.
The next meeting of the group is Friday May 23, same place.
Craig, 7/3/08

Dept of Planning advice

2008-03-05T03:05:25Z

Hi to everyone - great to be able to join the last meeting!
I spoke to Petula Samios, Dept of Planning (who has now moved to the
Heritage Branch of the Dept).
I explained that I had a workshop for local govt on LEP development
coming up and wanted to know the Dept of Planning's position on
affordable housing provisions etc

Next Meeting

2008-02-14T00:14:17Z

Dear AHN
Again, I am not able to attend the meeting (will be travelling to
Sydney the week before for the national conference) but I would very
much like to participate if possible.

I have organised an LEP workshop in the Northern Rivers (thanks to the
assistance of Judy Stubbs) for local government staff and elected

AHN February 29

2008-02-13T23:07:20Z

To: Members of the Affordable Housing Network NSW eGroup
The next meeting of the Affordable Housing Network NSW is *Friday 29
February 2008*. Details about the meeting, including the draft
agenda,
are online at
<[link]> <[link]>

Living Co-operatively Web page link with registration, program and speakers

2008-01-31T04:08:57Z

______________________________ __

<[link]>

Marrickville Council Affordable Housing Symposium

2007-12-20T00:38:36Z

Dear Affables,

Marrickville Council is running a Living Co-operatively: Affordable
Housing - Sustainable Communities Symposium in February, 2008. Early
registrations are receiving a discount. I would appreciate if you could
on email the attached flyer and registration form to your relevant email

Department of Planning's current planning reform agenda and affordable housing - Your say

2007-12-03T22:44:44Z

At the last Affordable Housing Network Meeting held on 23 Nov 07, it
was suggested to encourage more use of the 'Discussion' feature within
the egroup, by posting a hot topic on the net for discussion. I
volunteered to initiate this, through my recent experience in seeking
information and guidance from the Department of Planning on affordable

action alert

2007-11-26T06:19:55Z

Dear AHN
At the November meeting of the Network I volunteered to draft a letter
for people to consider having their own council/organization send to the
D-G of the DOP, following a decision of the DOP on a draft LEP of
Waverley council -- which the meeting thought had state-wide implications.
The background is in the minutes of that meeting, which are online at

Affordable Housing Network NSW November meeting

2007-11-26T06:08:23Z

To: Affordable Housing Network NSW
The minutes of the November 07 meeting are now online, at

* the Network group pages on Google, at
<[link]> <[link]>

Aboriginal Housing Forum

2007-11-26T05:09:44Z

Aboriginal Housing Forum
You are invited to take part in an event of the 'Reconciliation in
Parliament' series that provides an opportunity for Parliamentarians
and the public to hear directly from Aboriginal people on key issues
affecting them, and to create a forum for dialogue with multi-party

View this page "Meetings"

2007-11-23T05:57:14Z

For your diaries :)

Click on [link]
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
work.

Affordable Housing Network Workshop Lunch 23rd Nov 07

2007-11-16T03:05:11Z

Dear 'Affables' (I like this term)
Considering that there isn't much time during the actual affordable
housing network meeting to workshop ideas for affordable housing
actions, particularly in the planning field. Following next friday's
affordable housing network meeting, 23rd Nov 07 - a 'workshop' lunch

network 'networking'

2007-11-12T00:09:45Z

Hi to all

I won't be able to attend the next meeting due to distance/cost etc but
would love some info on discussions - particularly around regional and sub
regional planning. Non metro data that isn't 'rest of NSW" continues to be
an issue. On a separate matter, I am seeking any information or advice from

Affordable Housing Network meeting November 23

2007-11-08T02:09:23Z

Dear friend
The next meeting of the Affordable Housing Network NSW is Friday
November 23, at 9:30 am, at Parramatta council offices, Parramatta
(Sydney). This is the last meeting for 2007.
The agenda is online at the AHN egroup pages
<[link]> <[link]>.