Housing Forum | Hervey Bay School of Displacement

A day of talks and discussions centred on housing issues affecting our region.

How does an aging population affect housing supply and the types of housing on offer? How can local government and services work together on housing issues in communities? How can better design change the way we live? What alternative housing models exist?

These questions and more form the basis of a program of discussions, talks and presentations that take place within the Hervey Bay School of Displacement.

Hervey Bay School of Displacement is an artwork installation developed by artist Keg de Souza with Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre on display at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery. It seeks to share diverse perspectives on the housing crisis affecting our region and provide a space for learning and discussion about the larger contextual issues impacting homeless and housing.

All sessions are free and open to the public. Join us for the whole day or for sessions of your choosing. Tea, coffee and light snacks will be available throughout the day.

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Schedule:
10am – 10.50am | Housing and Aging Populations
Adjunct Professor Claudia Baldwin presents an overview of her research into what seniors are looking for in accommodation and neighbourhoods as they age; seniors' views on co-sharing housing and designs; strain on housing due to multigenerational family needs and parent separations; and mitigating heat in homes and aged care facilities in a changing climate.

11am - 11.30am | Case Study: Noosa Council on John’s Landing
With Kerri Contini, Director – Community Services, Noosa Council

11.35am – 12.05pm | Case Study: Door42 Youth Centre
With Jude Stewart, Door42 Coordinator, Regional Housing

12.05pm – 12.30pm | Break

12.30pm – 1.15pm | Panel Discussion: Indigenous Housing on the Fraser Coast

1.25pm – 2.05pm | Panel Discussion: Exploring Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre's 'Strategic Housing Issues Paper'

Continuing on from this program on Saturday 3 February is a disaster preparedness workshop, Together Through Isolation, 9am - 11am. Find out more and register here.