No decision yet on Women’s Shelter funding and rental arrangements
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- No decision yet on Women’s Shelter funding and rental arrangements
- Laws to lose same-sex discrimination
- Unis ’should raise hope in poor schools’
- Willow shades rivals in hurdle
No decision yet on Women’s Shelter funding and rental arrangements
abc.net.au – Apr 30, 2008
The shelter has had to cut back on support services to clients because of rising rental costs. Housing Tasmania agreed to meet with the crisis shelter when the extent of the rental increases emerged. In the past year rent for some of the service’s ten safe houses went up by as much as 55 per cent; for the administration centre the rise was 200 per cent. In the same period the number of women and children accommodated increased by 30 per cent. Housing Tasmania says a meeting with the organisation was very positive and identified a number of areas to work on. Housing Tasmania’s Director Mercia Bresnehan says the parties discussed current funding arrangements and how rents are calculated… In the past year rent for some of the service’s ten safe houses went up by as much as 55 per cent; for the administration centre the rise was 200 per cent. In the same period the number of women and children accommodated increased by 30 per cent. Housing Tasmania says a meeting with the organisation was very positive and identified a number of areas to work on. Housing Tasmania’s Director Mercia Bresnehan says the parties discussed current funding arrangements and how rents are calculated. She says the Women’s Shelter and Housing Tasmania have agreed to work together to ensure the shelter’s work continues in a sustainable way. Tags: community-and-society charities-and-community-organisations domestic-violence family-and-children government-and-politics housing women social-policy activism-and-lobbying hobart-7000 Search for news.
Laws to lose same-sex discrimination
NEWS.com.au – Apr 30, 2008
"The recognition of same-sex de facto couples is long overdue and will bring Australian national law into line with all Australia’s states and territories and many other western nations" Mr Croome said. He called for continued pressure on the Government to ensure changes were comprehensive. "Reform must extend to all federal family entitlements including Family Court access and it must ensure formally recognised civil partners in Tasmania and Victoria have full federal entitlements. He said it was deeply disappointing that the Government was not prepared to accept equality in marriage. " But I look forward to same-sex de facto law reform rekindling the debate on why full legal and social equality is needed". Share this article.
Unis ’should raise hope in poor schools’
The Australian – Apr 30, 2008
In any week 25 students in years 11 and 12 came to campus to be taught by a secondary teacher because 12 local schools lacked numbers to mount senior science classes. Griffith University’s outreach to schools took the form of a touring production dramatising barriers to education according to equity officer Suzanne Wilkinson. The University of Tasmania was working to co-ordinate and personalise its outreach programs through a new initiative UTAS College under dean Megan Cavanagh-Russell. Although post-school qualifications were becoming more common Tasmania still fell behind the rest of the country; participation rates were lower in some regions and many students were the first in their families to attempt university. "We’re interested in (encouraging) both school-leavers and the mature age group" Ms Cavanagh-Russell said. "(UTAS College) is a strategy not a building. "The idea is that we make an impact in how we support students before they come to university when they first arrive and afterwards… Griffith University’s outreach to schools took the form of a touring production dramatising barriers to education according to equity officer Suzanne Wilkinson. The University of Tasmania was working to co-ordinate and personalise its outreach programs through a new initiative UTAS College under dean Megan Cavanagh-Russell. Although post-school qualifications were becoming more common Tasmania still fell behind the rest of the country; participation rates were lower in some regions and many students were the first in their families to attempt university. "We’re interested in (encouraging) both school-leavers and the mature age group" Ms Cavanagh-Russell said. "(UTAS College) is a strategy not a building. "The idea is that we make an impact in how we support students before they come to university when they first arrive and afterwards. " A pilot involving the university and schools working together to deliver language units could start later this year.
Willow shades rivals in hurdle
The Age – Apr 30, 2008
Weeping Willow is still part-owned by Moloney and one of hislong-time clients Colin Beggs. Hyland said Weeping Willow’s main target during the winter wouldbe St Steven Steeplechase (3200 metres) at Moonee Valley on June21. Weeping Willow’s win was also a career highlight for formerTasmanian jockey Trent Wells 22 who moved to Victoria about sevenmonths ago after jumps racing was shut down in Tasmania. Since the Galleywood was introduced in 1995 it has become amajor highlight of the Warrnambool carnival and lived right up toits growing reputation yesterday. Last year’s winner Some Are Bent who went on to win the GrandNational Hurdle and was having his first jumps start on this year’scampaign set a record-breaking pace in front mainly because hewas harassed all the way to the home turn by Terrain on hisoutside. 70 favourite) held on bravely under his68 kilograms to finish fourth and the time of three minutes 18.
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