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Day One: Wednesday 14th December 2011
| Day One | Day Two |
8.00
Registration and coffee
8.45
Welcome and speed networking session
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
9.05
Chief Economist Report: Outlook for the Australian economy and it impact on the housing market
  • An overview of the general state of the economy
  • Forecasts for inflation and interest rates
  • Wage pressures and unemployment outlook
  • Broader economic impact on housing affordability
Alan Oster, Group Chief Economist, National Australia Bank
POLICY AND REFORMS
9.45
Policy solutions for affordable housing
  • Key issues in supply side delivery
  • Policy and its impact on existing housing stock and flow of new housing
  • The need to ensure housing choice
Harley Dale, Chief Economist, Housing Industry Association
10.25
Responding to the housing affordability challenge
  • Delivering affordable housing in challenging economic times
  • The future for affordable housing initiatives
  • Encouraging cross sectoral contributions in the provision of affordable housing
11.05
Morning tea
STATE BASED INITIATIVES
11.20
Falling behind - Commonwealth Rent Assistance and the private rental market
  • Overview of demand subsidies and housing assistance in Australia
  • Low income household budgets and capital city rental markets
  • The growing gap between rent and rent assistance 1995-2009
  • Incremental improvements to rent assistance
  • Long term reform options
Toby Archer, Policy and Liaison Worker, Tenants Union of Victoria
12.00
NSW CASE STuDY: Centre for Affordable Housing
  • An overview of initiatives delivering affordable housing in NSW
  • Forecast for affordable housing delivery
  • Developing incentives across the lifecycle of delivery
    • Funding
    • Planning
    • Investment and renewal
Mike Allen, Chief Executive Officer, Housing NSW
GRANTS, FuNDING AND FINANCE
12.40
Australia's housing shortfall and poor affordability - the impact of taxes, charges, subsidies and direct provision
  • Key findings from State of Supply Report 2011
  • Observations on the cost of greenfield and infill housing
  • The impact of national, state and local government taxes and charges on housing costs and prices
  • The impact of demand and supply-side interventions.
Dr. Owen Donald, Chair, National Housing Supply Council
1.20
Lunch
2.20
Generating an increase in supply through collaborative funding arrangements
  • Creating a central vehicle for government, private and not for profit funding
  • Utilising commonwealth funding in a post GFC environment
  • Taking risk and return considerations and developing alternative financing approaches to affordable housing
Judy Yates, Honorary Associate Professor, university of Sydney
BuILDING AND CONSTRuCTION
3.00
The potential impact of the Carbon Tax on housing affordability
  • Determining the consequences of increased costs generated by the Carbon Tax on housing affordability
  • Impact of a Carbon Tax on the property development industry
  • Exploring compensation schemes for new home buyers as a result of increased costs of new housing
Julie Katz, National Senior Vice President, urban Development Institute of Australia and CEO, The Planning Group Australia
3.40
Afternoon tea
4.00
CASE STuDY: Australia’s first 5 star social housing project
  • Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment – an 88 unit multi building complex
  • Achieving sustainable public housing outcomes
  • Key features and project overview
Gustavo Thiermann, Design Director, HBO+EMTB
COLLABORATION AND PLANNING
4.40
Working with State Government to develop more strategic and locally inclusive housing affordability policies
  • Removal of AHSEPP housing planning laws and development of effective new policy solutions
  • Developing successful local solutions and creating better equity and social inclusion in areas of high demand
  • Differentiating housing affordability from affordable housing
  • Dealing with the community
  • Putting councils role into perspective - limits on the role and powers of Local Government in addressing housing affordability
Cr Keith Rhoades AFSM, Mayor, City of Coffs Harbour and President, Local Government Association of NSW
5.20
Closing remarks from the Chair
5.30
End of day one
 
Day Two: Thursday 15th December 2011
| Day One | Day Two |
8.00
Registration and coffee
8.45
Welcome and speed networking session
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
HOuSING PROVIDERS
9.05
The development of a new National Affordable Housing Agreement
  • The current agreement in perspective
  • Policy positions to support the 2013 NAHA
Carol Croce, Executive Director, Community Housing Federation of Australia
9.45
PANEL DISCuSSION: A national response to increasing supply of affordable housing
  • A national regulatory system for housing – what will this mean for providers?
  • Developing a strategic response to attracting greater private investment
  • Exploring opportunities for further reform within the NAHA agreement
  • Working with developers and planners, the banking sector and government
Michael Smith, In-house Legal Counsel and Company Secretary, Housing Choices Australia
10.30
Morning tea
11.00
The NRAS value chain – how to achieve the best outcomes
  • Affordable Housing Consulting - specialising in NRAS compliance and an NRAS participant
  • Lessons learnt in dealing with various NRAS stakeholders
  • First hand perspective on the NRAS and its impact on the private sector, social housing sector and state government
  • Examining the financial aspects of NRAS and how it can be applied to achieve better affordable housing outcomes in the long term
Paul Mitchell, Director, Affordable Housing Consulting
HOuSING FOR DISADVANTAGED GROuPS
11.40
CASE STuDY: Elizabeth Street Common Ground – new housing and support initiative for the homeless
  • HomeGround Services – providing housing and support services across Melbourne
  • Supportive Housing model addressing chronic homelessness
  • Working in collaborative partnerships to deliver an Australian first
Stephen Nash, CEO, HomeGround Services
12.20
Lunch
TENANCY AND RENTAL CONDITIONS
1.20
CASE STuDY: Anglicare Rental Affordability Snapshot 2011
  • Project objectives and research methodology
  • Key findings and statistics
  • Impact of rental squeeze and the impact of housing stress
  • Recommendations and conclusions
Caitlin McDowell, Research Officer, Social Policy and Research Unit, ANGLICARE Sydney
ALTERNATIVE SOLuTIONS TO HOuSING AFFORDABILITY
2.00
Developing innovative, environmentally sustainable homes at an affordable price
  • The advantages and flexibility of modular homes as a solution to housing affordability
  • Potential for application in different sectors:
    • Defence
    • Mining
    • Emergency
  • Addressing the issue of construction costs
Waco Tao, Managing Director and CEO, PowerHouse Homes
2.40
Afternoon tea
3.10
CASE STuDY: NSW Central Coast eco-village
  • A co-operative community: Lessons from the counterculture
  • Quality of life you can afford: The middle ground between rental and private ownership
  • Key concepts behind the eco-village: Economy of scale, sharing, living within means, cost-based
  • A scheme for the future? Self-funding, sustainable and cost-effective to government
Mark Snell, Chair, Equilibrium Community Ecology Inc
COuNCIL SOLuTIONS
3.50
CASE STuDY: Maribyrnong City Council: REAL Housing Affordability Strategy 2008 – 2012
  • Supporting community diversity through the reduction of housing stress, encouraging social inclusion and encouraging the growth of housing affordability
  • Key housing affordability objectives
  • Overview of key achievements and areas for improvement
  • Impact of the strategy on the Maribyrnong community
Malcolm Roberts-Palmer, Social Planning and Research Officer, Maribyrnong City Council
4.30
Closing remarks from the Chair
4.40
End of Conference
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