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CHURP Newsletters

The first issue of the Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning (CHURP) was published in March 2011. Links to the current and past newsletters are below.

• February 2013
• November 2012
• August 2012
• May 2012
• February 2012
• November 2011
• September 2011
• June 2011
• March 2011

Kristine Peters has been awarded the John Lewis Medal for Geography 2012 by the Royal Geographical Society of SA. She will receive her award at Government House in June 2013.

Upcoming Conferences

AHURI: National Urban Policy Conference : 16-17 May, 2013 : Sydney
Conference website: http://www.nupc.com.au/
Register now: http://www.nupc.com.au/registration

8th National Housing Conference : 30 October -1 November : Adelaide
Conference website: http://www.nhc.edu.au/invitation_sa/
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Register now: http://www.nhc.edu.au/adelaide2013/register_sa

Media

Community Access Program 2013, featuring Sandra Horne on the front cover. 

Congratulations

Andrew Beer has accepted a position on the Ministerial Advisory Board on Ageing.

November 2012 - Andrew Beer has been elected Chair of the Regional Studies Association for a three-year term.

Michele Slatter on being appointed a consumer assessor under the Land Agents Act 1994 by the AG Hon John Rau.

The Regional Australia Institute (RAI) recently released their 'Stocktake of Regional Research'. It was pleasing to note that one of Andrew Beer's publications – Developing Australia's Regions: Theory and Practice (2003: UNSW Press) written with Alaric Maude and Bill Pritchard was the top ranked academic publication. In total, Andrew had three publications in the top fifty.

Master Class

Undertaking Qualitative Field Work: opportunities and challenges
Dr Sue Brownill (Oxford Brookes University) and Dr Jenny Muir (Queen's University Belfast)
Thursday 13 September, 2012

External Links

Make My City Work
Property Council of Australia (SA Division)
This article was originally published on the Independent Daily website.

Congratulations

Elizabeth Grant being awarded the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence Scholarship in Aboriginal Housing.  Elizabeth receives her award in Sydney on 18 July.

Michele Slatter becoming a Justice of the Peace.

Media Release

Owning a Home Does Not Lead to Happiness
Emma Baker, 20 June.

Survey of the Role of Local Government in Addressing Homelessness

CHURP facilitated an online survey which aimed to collect data on what Local Government is, or is not doing in homelessness and housing currently.  All Local Governments will be notified of the survey results once finalised.

This survey was available to Council staff only.   

Survey of Community Participation of Older South Australians 2012

This project sought the views of South Australians aged 60 years and over (and Indigenous South Australians aged 50 years and over). We wanted to gain an in-depth knowledge of older people's experiences of community engagement.

We had a great response and appreciate everyone's participation with over 1,200 responses received.  We are happy to announce the four winners of $500 came from West Lakes and Kingswood in the metropolitan area and Hahndorf and Berri in the non-metropolitan areas.

Significant Appointments

Professor Andrew Beer has joined the ARC College of Experts, has been made an External Thought Leader with the Wyatt Foundation and been appointed to be the Chair of the Homelessness Strategy Advisory Group for the Department of Social Inclusion and Communities.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

Bringing your attention to the following campaign to raise awareness of the NDIS.  Please see: http://everyaustraliancounts.com.au/

Congratulations to Dr Emma Baker on recent ARC Discovery success:

Pathways to Health and Wellbeing through Housing: A new causal understanding of relationships, processes and interventions.

Congratulations to Professor Andrew Beer on recent Category 1 research grant success:

• ARC Linkage grant entitled 'Emerging from the Shadows: The evaluation of intervention strategies to reduce social isolation amongst the aged'.
• NCCARF grant entitled 'Australia's Country Towns 2050: What Will a Climate Adapted Settlement Pattern Look Like?'.

Events

Public Lecture

Housing and Subjective Wellbeing
Dr Philip Morrison (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Date: Friday 30 November 2012
Venue: Ingkarni Wardli, B21, Teaching Suite 5

PDF (237KB)

Lunchtime Lecture

Investment in housing, regeneration and neighbourhood renewal: Measuring impacts on the health and wellbeing of people and communities
Dr Phil Mason (University of Glasgow)
Date: Wednesday 7 November 2012
Venue: Ingkarni Wardli, B19, Teaching Suite 3

PDF (181KB)

London Docklands: Reflections on Regeneration

Dr Sue Brownill (Oxford Brookes University)
Date: Thursday 6 September, 2012
Venue: Room G25 Napier Building

Australia’s Country Towns and Climate Change:
Moving from Vulnerable to Adaptable

Professor Andrew Beer
Date: Thursday 26 July, 2012
Venue: The Science Exchange, 55 Exchange Place, Adelaide.

PDF (171KB) 

Public Lecture

Antisocial Behaviour Management and Housing
Dr Simon Yau, City University of Hong Kong
Wednesday 15 February
Ingkarni Wardli Building Conference Room

Antisocial Behaviour Presentation

6th Australasian Housing Researchers’ Conference

Adelaide, 8-10 February 2012

Following on from the 5th highly stimulating and successful AHRC in November 2010 in Auckland, the Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning (CHURP) at The University of Adelaide is pleased to announce it will be hosting the 6th AHRC in February 2012. The conference will bring to Adelaide Australasia’s brightest minds in housing research. CHURP is particularly excited to host this event as the AHRC was launched in Adelaide in 2006 and it is great to bring back to Adelaide this successful, well respected and informative event.

Please visit the AHRC12 Website for more information. 

Public Lecture

Strategic Leadership Relay: How to Keep Regional Innovation Journeys in Motion?
Professor Markku Sotarauta
Tuesday 15 November
Drinks 6.00 pm Lecture 6.30 - 7.30 pm
Innova 21 Conference Room

Strategic leadership relay flyer 

Launch of the Centre by Professor James McWha, Vice-Chancellor and President

Tuesday 15 November
10 am - 12 pm in Innova 21
The Vice-Chancellor's meeting room.

Workshop on Social Inclusion and Climate Change

Tuesday 1 November,
10 am - 4.00 pm in Innova 21,
Conference room.

Workshop on social inclusion and climate change flyer

Hutt Street Centre, Walk a Mile in My Boots

Andrew Beer, Debbie Faulkner, Selina Tually and Emma Baker participated in this event on Friday 5 August.

Precarious Housing and Health Inequalities: What are the links?

A project funded by VicHealth, and launched Thursday 4 August. 
Mallett, S., Bentley, R., Baker, E., Mason, K., Keys, D., Kolar, V. and Krnjacki, L.
Hanover Welfare Services, University of Melbourne, University of Adelaide, Melbourne Citymission.

• VicHealth Housing Research Summary
• Precarious Housing and Health Summary Report
• Precarious Housing and Health Full Report

Paper Presentation

Debbie Faulkner presented a paper entitled "Understanding the housing and community needs of the older population: a case study of the western suburbs of Adelaide" at the Ageing in the Migrant Diaspora conference held at Flinders University 1-3 July.