Projects and Activities

Project activities undertaken by the Aboriginal Housing Board have included the following:

Convening local Aboriginal community tenant meetings
Co-convening Statewide Aboriginal Housing Conferences
Developing an Aboriginal Housing Research Library
Completing a feasibility study into Aboriginal community control and ownership of the Victorian Aboriginal Rental Housing Program which led to the development of the Forward Plan
Developed Forward Plan on the future ownership of the Victorian Aboriginal Rental Housing Program
Produced a cross cultural awareness video for Office of Housing staff
Convened Cross Cultural Awareness Programs
Produce an Annual Report for each year of operation
Organise and conduct in house training courses and workshops
Conduct educational talks and provide information to students
Developed a Koori Tenant Handbook (two editions)
Developed information brochures on specific housing matters ie Buying Your Home, Rent, etc
Produced an exhibition of historical photographs and organised statewide tour of exhibition
Produced a catalogue book of the historical photographic exhibition
Produced a poster with the theme 'Elders' during 1999 the International Year of the Older Person
Co-organised a Family Day at Collingwood Childrens Farm for NAIDOC 1999