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We are pleased to announce the first update of the Report series Monitoring the Impact of Short-Term Rentals on Tasmanian Housing Markets, commissioned by Shelter Tasmania and produced by Professor Peter Phibbs. Analysis in the December 2022 Progress Report shows that two-thirds (67%) of current short-stay properties in Launceston have been converted from being long-term rentals. Read more…

Thank you to everyone who attended the Shelter Tas AGM on Friday 25 November. If you missed it, we elected the new Shelter Tas Executive and Policy Committee for 2022-24. Thanks also to our wonderful SPC and Executive members for their commitment and support of Shelter Tas, and we look forward to working with you all over the next year. …

As we approach the Shelter Tas AGM on 25th November 2022, the Shelter team has been busy finalising our Annual Report, which provides a great overview of our members’ achievements as well as Shelter Tas work over the past year. In the last week, we have completed our submissions to the Discussion Paper for the twenty-year Tasmanian Housing Strategy, and the draft Tasmanian …

Yesterday’s Federal Budget announcement has shown national leadership with a major housing package – an important step towards addressing Australia’s rental housing crisis. This includes a new National Housing Accord, which will include a target of building 1 million well-located and energy-efficient homes within 5 years, starting from 2024. This announcement has been met with a positive response from our …

As we approach World Homeless Day on 10th October, it is timely to remember that every home needs to be built somewhere, and every time social housing proposals are delayed or refused, some family or individual, somewhere in Tasmania is missing out on the home they need. Read more…

Shelter Tas is delighted with the announcement of the expansion of Queens Walk in Hobart, building on one of the success stories of community housing in Tasmania. The development will deliver an additional 65 units – well-located and modern homes that will be managed by valued Shelter Tas member Housing Choices Tasmania. Read more…

This week will see the National Jobs Summit in Canberra, with hundreds of delegates, including National Shelter and CHIA.  Shelter Tas is the Tasmanian Representative for National Shelter and CHIA, and we will be supporting their work highlighting the essential link between housing and jobs. Shelter Tas has long argued that housing needs to be part of the whole picture …

Thanks everyone for all the work you have done throughout Homelessness Week 2022 to raise awareness of the impact of homelessness in Australia, with a focus on Tasmania, and the importance of affordable and safe housing for all. The Tasmanian theme for Homelessness Week 2022 has been Housing Ends Homelessness, and Shelter Tas and all our members will keep working throughout the …

You may have seen Shelter Tas in the media last week, following the release of the report Monitoring the Impact of Short-Term Rentals on Tasmanian Housing Markets. Click on the report title to access the full report, and you can see some of the media coverage in response to the report’s release in the media section below. Read more…

Today we are very pleased to release the first installment of new research into the impacts of short-term rental housing on Tasmania’s residential rental market. The independently funded report – Monitoring the Impact of Short-Term Rentals on Tasmanian Housing Markets – was commissioned by Shelter Tas and produced by Emeritus Professor Peter Phibbs, and is available on the Shelter Tas website. Read more…