Explore the latest activity and updates from the Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) Annual Report shows that in 2024-25, over 14,000 Aboriginal Victorians accessed SHS, an increase of close to 10 per cent in 12 months.
Read MoreView all
Media Releases
AHHF Chair, Darren Smith, reflects “Yoorrook has not only exposed these truths, but it has also offered a pathway forward. The recommendations are clear: implement Mana-na woorn-tyeen maar-takoort in full, and fund it properly. That means sustained investment in self-determined housing solutions, and recognising housing as a central pillar of justice and reconciliation.”
Read More
The AHHF welcomes measures that protect critical homelessness services in the 2025-26 State Budget, and remains committed to working with Government to secure meaningful investment in long-term housing outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians.
Read More
The AHHF welcomes the opportunity to partner with the Albanese Government to increase housing supply for Aboriginal Victorians.
Read More
The Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum is calling for $256 million in targeted investment to address the housing crisis facing Aboriginal Victorians. Read our 2025-26 Budget Submission and join us in calling for urgent action to ensure every Aboriginal person has a home.
Read More
The Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum (AHHF) is proud to announce the launch of its Shared Equity Mortgage Calculator, a tool designed to support Aboriginal Victorians in navigating the home ownership process.
Read More
We are excited to launch the Aboriginal Home Ownership Hub, a new initiative dedicated to advancing home ownership opportunities for Aboriginal Victorians. This central resource provides essential information, support, and tools to help Aboriginal Victorians on their journey to owning a home.
Read More
To launch Homelessness Week on August 7, Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV), in partnership with Homelessness Australia and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association (NATSIHA), hosted a forum at Federal Parliament on Ending First Nations Homelessness.
Read More
Tuesday 30th September 2025
The Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum (AHHF) is proud to announce the successful disbursement of $1,076,000 in funding to support Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) and Traditional Owner Groups (TOs) through two targeted grant programs designed to strengthen the Aboriginal Housing Sector by supporting Aboriginal-led community housing initiatives.
Read MoreWednesday 21st May 2025
The AHHF welcomes measures that protect critical homelessness services in the 2025-26 State Budget, and remains committed to working with Government to secure meaningful investment in long-term housing outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians.
Read MoreMonday 5th May 2025
The AHHF welcomes the opportunity to partner with the Albanese Government to increase housing supply for Aboriginal Victorians.
Read MoreFriday 28th March 2025
The Victorian Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum (AHHF) acknowledges the commitment of the Albanese Government to ending the housing and cost of living crisis outlined in the 2025-26 Federal Budget, however much more is needed to close the gap and make meaningful change in the lives of Aboriginal people.
Read MoreTuesday 2nd April 2024
Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum Chair and Aboriginal Housing Victoria CEO Darren Smith was featured on ABC Mildura-Swan Hill’s Breakfast Radio on Thursday, March 28th to discuss the recent Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum held in Mildura and the ongoing homelessness crisis.
Read MoreTuesday 15th August 2023
On August 7, the first day of Homelessness Week 2023, Housing and Homelessness Minster Julie Collins announced a consultation process would take place on a National Housing and Homelessness Plan.
Read MoreTuesday 1st August 2023
The Victorian Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum (AHHF) and Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV) are deeply concerned about reports that reforms to the Victorian Bail Act 1977 will be delayed for another year.
Read MoreThursday 13th July 2023
As the rate of Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children entering out of home care grows, we must brace for more First Nations young people to enter a homelessness system which is not equipped to support them.
Read More
