Shelter Tasmania

02/05/2025

Are you looking for a meaningful role supporting housing and homelessness services? We are seeking a Senior Project Officer to join the small but dedicated Shelter Tas team.

An experienced candidate who, like us, believes that affordable, appropriate, safe and secure housing is a fundamental human right would be an ideal fit. They will play a key role in providing project capacity and capability, sector analysis and expert advice to Shelter Tas and its members, to support systemic advocacy on housing and homelessness issues in Tasmania.

This Hobart-based role is for approximately 30 hours per week (to be negotiated with the successful applicant), paid at Level 7.1 SCHCADS Award, and aligned with a three-year funding contract.

For the full Position Description (including selection criteria) and Advice to Applicants documentation, please go to www.sheltertas.org.au, or view the job ad on Seek and Ethical Jobs. If you have further questions after reading all the information, please call the Shelter Tas office on (03) 6224 5488, or email Trish at training@sheltertas.org.au.

Applications close 5:00pm Monday 19th May 2025.

16/04/2025

Today is Youth Homelessness Matters Day - the annual national awareness day for youth homelessness in Australia, and a day of celebration, learning and understanding, and advocacy.

The 2021 Census showed that 25% of homeless Tasmanians were aged between 12-24 years (the largest cohort) and an additional 14% were children under 12 years old.

This Federal Election, Shelter Tas is advocating for more targeted funding to provide appropriate housing and support for young people at risk of homelessness, and young renters.

You can support YHMD by signing the Yfoundations petition, calling on the federal and state governments to develop a comprehensive national strategy to end youth homelessness. They are seeking 15,000 signatures – make yours one of them at www.yfoundations.org.au.

16/08/2024

Come along to Youth Arc this Saturday August 17th at 2:00pm, and watch your housing experiences and stories being brought to life on stage by a team of actors and musicians.

Playback Theatre performed 'Safe as Houses' during Homelessness Week, and are back for a second show. Have your voice heard and tell your housing story, then see it represented straight away onstage.

This is a free public event, supported by the City of Hobart. No need to book, just show up!

07/08/2024

How's your Homelessness Week going? Don't forget to check out the events calendar on the Shelter Tas website to find out what's happening right around Tasmania for the second half of 🏠 www.sheltertas.org.au

02/08/2024

Starting on Monday, Homelessness Week runs until August 11th - and is jam-packed with events and activities happening right around the State. Make sure you head over to the Shelter Tas website (www.sheltertas.org.au) to find out more about Homelessness Week and all the fantastic events taking place!

24/11/2023

Written by Impact Economics and Policy and in partnership with the Hobart Women's Shelter, we are pleased to launch our new report today - 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙤: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 & 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙖𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖.
You can read this groundbreaking economic research on the Shelter Tas website at www.sheltertas.org.au.

Welcome to Shelter Tas We are the peak body for housing and homelessness in lutruwita/Tasmania and we acknowledge the palawa/pakana peoples of lutruwita on whose land we live, work and meet. Our vision is for affordable, appropriate, safe and secure housing for all and an end to homelessness. Our mi...

09/08/2023

Have you had the opportunity to attend any of the fantastic events for Homelessness Week 2023? There are plenty more activities scheduled around Tasmania over the next couple of days - go to www.sheltertas.org.au to view the full events calendar and get involved, because

08/08/2023

Check out the latest from award-winning cartoonist and Shelter Tas ambassador for Homelessness Week, First Dog On The Moon!

If you wanted a home you should have been born before we sold off all the public housing to developers!

07/08/2023

Thanks to Nic Street MP - Liberal Member for Franklin for his video address to mark Homelessness Week 2023. https://youtu.be/jIyHsTYdH1Q

Go to www.sheltertas.org.au to find out about all the events happening around Tasmania this week!

For a full list of Tasmania's Homelessness Week 2023 events, go to https://sheltertas.org.au/homelessness-week-events-calendar-2023/

07/08/2023

Homelessness Week starts today!

Running from 7-13 August, this week is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the causes and impacts of homelessness, as well as the solutions needed to end homelessness in Tasmania.

It's also time to thank all the people working in the housing and homelessness sector and to acknowledge our fellow Tasmanians who have experienced, or who are currently experiencing homelessness or housing stress.

There is a huge range of events from organisations right around the State - to find out more, head over to the Homelessness Week events calendar on the Shelter Tas website: https://sheltertas.org.au/homelessness-week-events-calendar-2023/

26/08/2022

Don't forget to register for these FREE in-person workshops in Hobart and Launceston next week 🏠

Opening the Door’ Housing Workshops – Tasmania
Hobart: Tuesday 30 August | Launceston: Thursday 1 September
We are holding two free, face-to-face housing workshop sessions next week, as part of the Tasmania Disability & Housing Forum.

Do you have a disability? Do you want to know any of these things? 🧐
- How to find a home that you want to live in
- Which tools will help you find it
- More about accessible housing and assistive technology
- How NDIS funding can support you to do this

Would you like to share your experiences with finding a house?

We hope you can join us at one of our workshops next week!! 😉 😊
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These workshop sessions are intended for people with disability, their families/ friends/ unpaid, carers and any support needed to attend. Lunch will be provided at both workshops.

Hobart Workshop
Tuesday 30 August 10:00am – 2:00pm.
Register at: https://events.humanitix.com/opening-the-door-housing-workshop-hobart
Venue: Moonah Arts Centre, 23-27 Albert Road, Moonah (Performance Studio)
Registrations close Sunday 28th August at 8:00pm

Launceston Workshop
Thursday 1 September 10:00am – 2:00pm.
Register at: https://events.humanitix.com/opening-the-door-housing-workshop-launceston
Venue: The Tramsheds Function Centre. 4 Invermay Rd, Invermay
Registrations close Tuesday 30th August at 8:00pm

At these four-hour face-to-face workshops, we will:
- Recap presentations and discussions from the three Online Sessions:
1 - Pathways to Housing for People with Disability in Tasmania
2 - Dealing with Tenancy Issues for People with Disability in Tasmania
3 - National Disability Insurance Scheme – Home & Living supports
- Discuss current housing issues that you are facing
- Discuss opportunities to achieve choice and control with your housing options.
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WHY ARE WE HOLDING THEM?
The Tasmania Disability & Housing Forum is focused on housing issues for people with disability in Tasmania, and is being delivered as part of the Opening the Door project. The Opening the Door project is trying to help people with disability to make their own choices and take control of their housing options.
The project is for all people with disability regardless of their type of disability or age, and whether they are a participant in the NDIS or not.

Previous ‘Opening the Door’ Housing Workshops have helped people think about different ways to deal with housing issues. After the workshops, the Opening the Door project will continue to support people with disability, through:
o Sharing resources from the forum sessions
o Further information sessions
o Working with peer groups
o An online platform where conversations and other information can be shared.

Rights & Inclusion Australia is delivering the project with Shelter Tasmania and our national partners.



Shelter Tasmania Speak Out Association of Tasmania National Shelter Enliven Community IDEAS Disability Information Disability Advocacy Network Australia - DANA NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme

Image Description: Image: A woman on a motorised wheelchair looking towards the reader, with a speech bubble coming from her mouth. The speech bubble has an image of a house in it. Text: ‘Opening the Door’ Housing Workshops. Hobart: Tuesday 30 Aug. 10am – 2pm. Launceston: Thursday 1 Sept. 10am – 2pm. Free, face-to-face events. Lunch provided. Tasmania Disability & Housing Forum. Opening the Door Project

19/08/2022

Don't forget the online sessions for Opening the Door are on this Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd August!

The Opening the Door project is a partnership between Rights & Inclusion Australia and National Shelter aims to assist people with disability in making their own choices and taking control of their housing options.

Monday sessions are 'Pathways to Housing for people with disability in Tasmania' at 11am and 'Dealing with tenancy issues for people with disability in Tasmania' at 1pm.

Tuesday's session is 'National Disability Insurance Scheme - home and living supports' at 11am.

There are also two in-person sessions coming up on 30th August and 1st September.

Go to https://riaustralia.org/opening-the-door-project/ for more information and to register 🏠