How is the housing crisis linked to sustainability?
In the next three episodes we will explore how housing is a key climate issue and we’ll look at how the housing crisis is impacting where I live, in regional Victoria.
In this episode we will look at how the land lies, what is the problem?
In the two following episodes we’ll explore what the local community is already doing about it and at some innovative solutions that may be helpful.
Guests:
Carolyn Neilson (Kaz) – My Home Network
Rosie Annear – former Mayor of Mount Alexander Shire Council
Clare Richards – Housing Solutions Broker at Mount Alexander Shire Council
Jan Steen – president of the MASARG committee
Jan Jenkins – Treasurer of the MASARG committee and parent of adult child with intellectual disability
Heather Morrison – MASARG – parent of adult child with intellectual disability
Links:
Bill McKibben‘s article “An Ever Smaller Board”
Recent ABC article about the housing crisis
What is social housing and how does it work in Victoria?
Mount Alexander Shire’s page on affordable housing
These three episodes were supported by RMIT University’s Strategic Impact Fund, which supports interdisciplinary research translation through projects that bring together RMIT researchers, industry and community.
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