Greater Hobart Homelessness Alliance
City of Hobart convened the Greater Hobart Homelessness Alliance (GHHA) in 2019. It followed the Homelessness Crisis Forum held on 20 June 2019. More than 60 stakeholders, State and Federal Housing Ministers, and Mayors of all Southern Tasmanian Councils attended the forum.
The GHHA meets on a quarterly basis and seeks to progress a range of short, medium, and long-term collaborative projects. These projects aim to:
- provide sustainable housing for every Tasmanian
- support to our most vulnerable community members living without a home.
As part of the GHHA's actions, the City has hosted workshops on best practice in developing solutions to homelessness, inviting input from national organisations. Examples include:
- presenting the Adelaide Zero project to end homelessness by 2020
- input from the Council to Homeless Persons
- a workshop that covered infill housing influences, issues, trends, and solutions.
The GHHA was also instrumental in lobbying for and assisting in the establishment of the Hobart Safe Space. It is also developing projects such as an Extreme Weather Protocol.