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Great collaboration between our friends at Homes NSW and the Office of the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner ☎ 1800 FREEDOM

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From experiencing homelessness to graduating uni. Meet Ethan this Homelessness Week. Since age 16, Ethan has lived in cars, on friends’ couches, the streets, in violent share houses and youth refuges. After googling Southern Youth and Family Services, Ethan phoned Link2home and now receives private rental subsidy support through Rent Choice Youth. “A big motivator for me was seeing how bad the situation is for so many young people. I didn’t want to get stuck,” says Ethan. “Rent Choice Youth got me into a safe space. Having stable accommodation has helped me to recover, escape poverty and focus on my studies.” With integrated housing, healthcare and education support, Ethan has completed a Bachelor of Psychology and Nutrition. He hopes to complete a Master of Medicine. “Rent Choice Youth is a great program to get young people on their feet. It’s important that it continues and funding increases in this cost-of-living crisis.” To anyone facing a similar situation, Ethan says: “Homelessness can happen to anyone. You've got to know that you can get support, that you're capable of so much more and you can get through this.” This Homelessness Week, learn more about the NSW Government’s $6.6 billion commitment to making experiences of homelessness rare, brief, and not repeated, visit https://lnkd.in/eHA4hTQc Everyone has a right to a safe and stable home.

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After her divorce, Tanya was facing homelessness at age 57. “I found renting in the private rental market impossible. There were weeks when I was eating rolled oats.”

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Senior barrister Richard McHugh SC has been appointed as a Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW.Mr McHugh studied a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney and started his career as a summer clerk at Blake Dawson Waldron in Sydney. He was an associate to High Court Justice Mary Gaudron before he became a barrister in 1995, originally at Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers. He completed a Master of Laws at Yale Law School in 1997, after which he worked as an Attorney at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom in New York.When he returned to Australia in 1998, he continued to practise at the Sixth Floor before being a founding member of Banco Chambers in 2005. He took silk in 2006.Mr McHugh has conducted many high-profile cases at first instance and on appeal, across a broad range of areas in courts around the country and in international arbitrations. He has argued appeals in the High Court on questions as diverse as company law, defamation, financial services regulation and workers compensation. In recent years Mr McHugh has specialised in complex commercial disputes. Mr McHugh’s family has a strong tradition of service to the people of NSW. His father, Michael McHugh AC KC, was a Judge of Appeal from 1984 to 1989 and a Justice of the High Court from 1989 to 2005. His mother, Jeannette McHugh, was the first woman from NSW elected to the Federal Parliament, and a minister in the Commonwealth Government from 1992 to 1996.His brother, Michael McHugh SC, is a judge of the District Court.Richard McHugh SC will replace Justice Anthony Meagher, who retires on 12 August. He will be sworn in on 20 August.

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Step inside Lilly Pilly Place, a new refuge on Kamilaroi Country, Gunnedah, for Aboriginal women and children escaping domestic and family violence. The property contains five self-contained homes, around a ‘core’ of onsite support services including counselling, legal assistance and employment support. Lilly Pilly Place is funded by DCJ and run by Gunida Gunyah, an Aboriginal Controlled Community Organisation. Risk of homelessness and escaping domestic violence are intrinsically linked. The rate of homelessness for Aboriginal people in NSW is more than twice the state average. Two ways DCJ and Homes NSW are providing support include: 🏚️The Core and Cluster Program $426.6 million is invested to deliver new women’s refuges, including Aboriginal-led refuges, to support an additional 2900 women and children escaping violence each year.   🏚️Aboriginal Homelessness Sector Growth Program $12 million is invested to grow Aboriginal Controlled Community Organisations, so more Aboriginal people experiencing homelessness receive culturally-safe support. Homelessness Week highlights the NSW Government’s commitment to making experiences of homelessness rare, brief and not repeated. To find out more, visit https://lnkd.in/eHA4hTQcEveryone has a right to a safe and stable home.

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The southern hemisphere's biggest celebration for seniors will be back next year, so the Seniors Festival Grants program is now open! Community organisations can apply for up to $5,000 and local councils for up to $10,000 to run activities to engage seniors in NSW. Grants will be awarded to programs and events that offer unique and engaging intergenerational activities, connect seniors with a range of community organisations, and are tailored to Aboriginal communities or culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Apply for the NSW Seniors Festival Grants Program at https://lnkd.in/gJVF-rHxApplications close Friday 6 September.

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🎖 🎖 🎖 It's gold for social housing with this modern manor house!

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