Executive Officer’s Report

Council Meeting

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Presentation by: Barry Doyle

Executive OfficerCommunity Housing Coalition of WA

Achievements

• Clarity regarding strategic directionVision: the creation of a world class social and affordable housing system in Western Australia

• Heightened reputation (media profile; communications strategy)

• General stability and good staff morale

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Challenges

• Member engagement

• “Getting the message home”

• Contractual uncertainty

• Suboptimal relationship with key stakeholder (DoH)

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Publications (2013)

November • Pre-Budget Submission: Doing More with What We Have

• Partnerships in the WA Community Housing Sector (update)

December • Community Housing Providers and Local Government Rates

• Response to the Department of Planning’s “Planning Provisions for Affordable Housing”

• Comment on the Department of Housing’s revised Community Housing Rent Setting Policy 4

Publications (2014)

February • Collection: Who We Are and What We Do

March • Response to the Department of Housing’s draft Community Housing Co-Regulation Policy

• Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Affordable Housing

Coming soon • Leveraged Properties Study

• Tenant Transfers Paper

• Stock Transfers Paper5

Policy and Advocacy

• NPAH funding campaign

• DoH policy meetings

• National Peaks Policy Network

• Precedent additional clauses for residential tenancy lease agreements

• Homeless Persons Week – bigger and better in 2014 6

Communications

• CHCWA Blog

• Twitter

• The Insider

• Direct stakeholder engagement

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Training

• Rent Setting Workshops

• Tenancy Law for Community Housing Workers (Parts I and II)

• Risk Management Seminar

• Policies and Procedures Workshop

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DoH Funding• CHCWA’s funding agreement with DoH

expired at the end of 2013.

• In February, CHCWA made a submission to DoH’s open tender process to identify a single provider to provide Policy Advice and Stakeholder and Engagement Services.

• We expect to receive a decision in June 2014.

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