Mana-na woorn-tyeen maar-takoort lays the foundation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing and homelessness reform in Victoria. The Framework was developed to reflect the objectives and priorities of the Victorian Aboriginal community and respond to community needs across the housing and homelessness systems.

The Blueprint for an Aboriginal Homelessness System in Victoria provides a roadmap for the development of a homelessness service system that is self-determined, community led, culturally safe, and responsive to the needs of Aboriginal Victorians experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. It identifies the key priorities enablers as well as a practical plan on how to implement the new system.

The paper extends on the oral submission and presentation of the Victorian Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum (AHHF) Chair to the Parliamentary  Inquiry into the Supply of Homes in Regional Victoria public hearing on 4th April  2025. This supplementary submission is based on additional conversations with regional Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) and Traditional Owner Groups (TOGs) across regional Victoria.

To advance objective four: Development of an Aboriginal Homelessness Service System from Mana-na woorn-tyeen maar-takoort: the Victorian Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Framework and the implementation of the Blueprint for an Aboriginal-specific homelessness system in Victoria, the AHHF members have identified the attached budget priorities.

In November 2022, the second Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Summit was held to advance the goals of Mana-na woorn-tyeen maar-takoort. The 2022 Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Summit Report brings together the ideas, focus areas and priorities of the Victorian Aboriginal community on how to increase quality safe and secure housing outcomes for Aboriginal people in the state.