http://www.lmhs.com.au Visit the Loddon Mallee Housing Services home page http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html Four new homes in Mildura East are part of a massive boost to affordable housing in the district. Six more houses are scattered around Mildura, part of Loddon Mallee Housing Service's rapid expansion. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html TEN new homes are being built in Mildura to address the city’s homeless problem. A further 10 are being constructed in Robinvale as part of a government plan to reduce the number of people waiting on public housing lists. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html New figures show public housing waiting lists have fallen across the region. 'It is only one quarter and I think we'd like to see that trend extend over a much longer period before we decided that was good news,' Loddon Mallee Housing Services Niall Hensey said. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html Public Housing waiting lists across the region have shrunk, but the State Government says more needs to be done. Figures for the December quarter show a drop of 2.6 per cent in the Loddon Mallee region, compared with the September quarter. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html LODDON Mallee Housing Services will take what it learnt from Black Saturday and apply it in the future. The group yesterday released the Response to Black Saturday report, which makes 11 recommendations to improve its response to major emergencies. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html The Black Saturday fires saw an overwhelming response from the community. One organisation that provided both immediate and ongoing support, has now been recognised for its efforts. http://www.lmhs.com.au/LMHS Black Saturday Response.pdf Loddon Mallee Housing Services has released a report detailing our response to Black Saturday. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html Work is set to begin on a $4.1 million development to provide Affordable Housing to Bendigo Loddon Mallee Housing Services has begun site works on 18 one and two storey units at 207 to 211 neale Street in Flora Hill http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html Even though Christmas is right on our doorstep, Loddon Mallee Housing Services says we should be preparing for Christmas 2010. Janice Peake, who runs the popular Saver Plus program from Mildura, says a lot of families tend to overspend during the festive season. http://www.lmhs.com.au/employment.html Be sure to check out our employment page for the employment opportunities that have opened this week. Each one is accompanied by a position description and contact details. Good luck! http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html CONNECTING with friends, family and neighbours is what creates community. Housing Week, recognised from today to December 5, is an annual statewide celebration of the connections in your neighbourhood. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html AFTER a series of relocations a Sudanese family has finally found their home in Mildura. Leaving their war-torn homeland, Rebecca Luk and her children moved to Melbourne in 2003, spending five years looking for a safer environment to raise a family. http://www.lmhs.com.au/board.html The LMHS annual report for 2008-2009 has been posted on the website. Please take the time to review it so you can see all the time and effort we put into making sure that Loddon Mallee Housing Services is where the heart is http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html FAILED government policies in Geelong have turned social housing into "detention centres for poor people" with radical action needed to turn them around. That was the message yesterday from the head of the biggest community housing service in the region. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html THE personal journey of some of Bendigo’s most vulnerable residents has been shared in photography, paintings, poetry and songwriting. Loddon Mallee Housing Services celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Low Cost Accommodation Programs and past and present clients shared their stories in the Dare to Dream exhibition. http://www.lmhs.com.au/employment.html An opportunity exists for you to join Loddon Mallee Housing Services as an Accounts Payable /Finance Officer. A position description is available on our website. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html Housing groups say there has been no improvement to the Mallee's shocking figures for homelessness. http://www.lmhs.com.au/employment.html Employment opportunities now exist for a variety of positions, including IT Manager, Risk and Performance Manager, Affordable Housing and Contracting, and Aged and Disbility Services Manager. The position descriptions for each position have been posted on our website. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html A northern Victorian housing group says Federal Government stimulus funds will help with a severe shortage in public housing. Nearly $1.2 billion will go to public housing projects across Victoria, later this year. http://www.lmhs.com.au/employment.html An opportunity exists for you to join Loddon Mallee Housing Services as a Project Officer - Board Liaison and Support or a Housing Information and Referral Client Centre Call Worker. The position descriptions for each position have been posted on our website. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html Welcome to edition ten of the Low Cost Accommodation Support News, a newsletter for program managers, workers, and regional staff involved in the Low Cost Accommodation Support programs funded through the Aged Care Branch of DHS. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html A little-known Bendigo program is giving men with acquired brain injuries the chance to be one of the boys. The Loddon Mallee Housing Services's ABI program gives men aged from 18-60 the chance to get away and do "men's stuff" such as fishing, cricket, footy, and go-karts. http://www.lmhs.com.au/employment.html An opportunity exists for you to join Loddon Mallee Housing Services as a Victorian Bushfire Case Manager or an Outreach Support Worker. The position descriptions for each position have been posted on our website. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html TODAY marks six months since Black Saturday, but for bushfire survivor Tricia Ryan, it's just one more day that she and her boys aren’t in their own home. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html A COMMUNITY housing service is preparing to build more than $20 million worth of low-rental housing projects in Geelong. Loddon Mallee Housing Service opened its Geelong office in Pakington St yesterday, reflecting the growth of its local presence. http://www.lmhs.com.au/index9.htm Loddon Mallee Housing Services aims to put the heart into housing Geelong’s homeless and those struggling in the private rental market by working with support agencies across the region. In addition to building more than 60 properties worth about $20 million over the next 18 months, LMHS has been in talks with Geelong-based agencies to tackle the issues of recurring homelessness and the shortage of affordable housing. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html This week, the Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens highlighted the need to keep house prices in Australia under control. A way of doing this during a period of rising unemployment was to build more houses. As the effect of the federal government's very welcome $6.4 billion dollar stimulus package begins to be felt, those organisations involved in the provision of 'social housing' would like a bigger role in the long-term planning. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html when it came to striking a name of a perpetual street soccer trophy, there was only ever one person in the running - Les Fishman. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html Bendigo's and Australia's homeless problem is getting worse, and there is a long road ahead before things get better. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html A nationwide community of housing providers has released a report that aims to improve the dire situation of social housing in Australia. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html A public housing property in Kyneton is among 40 houses managed by Loddon Mallee Housing undergoing renovations as part of a $482,650 initiative to improve affordable housing in Loddon Mallee. http://www.lmhs.com.au/index8.htm As part of Homeless Persons Week (2nd - 8th August) the Community Awareness Day will be held in Bendigo at the Tom Flood Sports Centre on Friday 7th August from 11am to 9pm http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html A young Bendigo mother-to-be has become the ambassador for Homeless Persons Week. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html Housing Minister Richard Wynee shared morning tea with local Loddon Mallee Housing Service tenants this week to celebrate the completion of maintenance work in the area. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html An Eaglehawk couple's long search for a home is finally over thanks to the Federal Government and Loddon Mallee Housing. http://www.lmhs.com.au/index7.htm A Bendigo man and his family today welcomed Housing Minister Richard Wynne into his newly renovated home, which had been improved with more than $30,000 in funding from the Commonwealth Nation Building and Jobs Plan being delivered in partnership with the Brumby Labor Government. http://www.lmhs.com.au/employment.html An opportunity exists for you to join Loddon Mallee Housing Services as a Tenancy and Property Manager. The position description has been posted on the website. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html Almost 900 people across the Loddon region are homeless, and nearly half of them are in Greater Bendigo, according to one of Australia's leading agencies charged with dealing with the issue of homelessness. http://www.lmhs.com.au/employment.html An opportunity exists for you to join Loddon Mallee Housing Services as a Complex Care Needs Program Team Co-ordinator. The position description has been posted on the website. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html AFFORDABLE rental housing in Maroondah is set to increase with seven new units being built in Croydon. The $1.8 million project, which is being administered by the State Government, is part of the Federal Government's economic stimulus plan. The new one-bedroom units, at Wicklow Avenue, will be built and owned by Loddon Mallee Housing Services, Victoria's first registered housing association. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html A new era in affordable rental housing has arrived in Warrnambool, with a major housing association to spend $8 million on new stock. The commitment by Loddon Mallee Housing Services has been kick-started by a deal in which the city council will give 13 properties to the Bendigo-based not-for-profit association. http://www.lmhs.com.au/index6.htm Loddon Mallee Housing Services is building on its reputation of providing quality affordable housing for low to moderate income earners with nearly $20 million worth of projects planned for Geelong, Warrnambool and Croydon. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html Loddon Mallee Housing Services has unveiled details of projects worth nearly $20 million across the state. The Bendigo-based, not-for-profit organisation says it is building on its reputation of providing quality affordable housing for low-to-moderate income earners, with projects planned for geelong, Warrnambool and Croydon. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html A NEW era in affordable rental housing has arrived in Warrnambool, with a major housing association to spend $8 million on new stock. The commitment by Loddon Mallee Housing Services has been kick-started by a deal in which the city council will give 13 properties to the Bendigo-based not-for-profit association. http://www.lmhs.com.au/employment.html An opportunity exists for you to join Loddon Mallee Housing Services as a Community Connections Program Worker or an Outreach Support Worker. Position descriptions for both roles have been posted on the website. http://www.lmhs.com.au/contact.html Our Loddon Mallee Housing Services office in Swan Hill has moved. We are now located at 229 Beveridge Street. http://www.lmhs.com.au/media.html PUBLIC housing waiting lists have hit a seven-year high, but the region's top housing body said the news wasn't all doom and gloom. "Things are tough out there, we know they're tough, they've been getting tough for some time," Loddon Mallee Housing Services chief executive officer Ken Marchingo said... http://www.lmhs.com.au/index5.htm The Bendigo Chapter of La Trobe University Alumni Association will present another thought provoking public lecture - the second of the 2009 Downtown Lecture Series - with a presentation from Mr Ken Marchingo - CEO of Loddon Mallee Housing Services (LMHS)... http://www.lmhs.com.au/index3.htm Loddon Mallee Housing Services' commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for people experiencing homelessness will be recognised by the Victorian Quality Council on Friday... http://www.lmhs.com.au/index2.htm Bendigo's organising committee for Homeless Persons Week wants to hear from individuals and community groups keen to take part in this year's event... http://www.lmhs.com.au/index4.htm As part of supporting our community after the greatest natural tragedy in our local history, LMHS (on behalf of the Victorian Government) have taken on the Bushfire case management process...