Interlink Housing & Support Association

Incorporated
Our Mission
To assist people to move from crisis to stability through access to effective housing & support.

Volume 1, Issue 4 November 2007

Contact Details We would like to ask for your support!

Phone:
(07) 3808 2206
Our partnership with the Burundi Association
Fax: would benefit greatly from community
(07) 3808 7164 stakeholders who have access to the following:
E-mail:
info@interlink.org.au • Donations of funds
• Any excess equipment
Web Address: • Volunteers who can assist with training the Newsletter Contents
www.interlink.org.au Community Workers
• Interlink’s AGM
Office Address: • Information or resources that will assist the
8/94 Wembley Road Burundi Association grow. • Burundi Association Partnership
Woodridge Qld. 4114
If you can assist in any way please contact • Pathways Project Official Launch
Postal Address:
development@interlink.org.au • Management & Staff Information
P.O. Box 33
Woodridge Qld. 4114

Our Partnership with the Association of Burundian Community Qld. Inc. (ABCQ)
Interlink Housing & Support and the Association of Burundi Community Qld Inc. have come together in a partnership that pro-
vides their association with the resources to employ, train and mentor two Community Capacity Workers. The goal of both or-
ganisations is to grow the associations ability to provide services, activities and referrals for their own community members in
order to assist their resettlement, along with working to develop their capacity to become a self sufficient, sustainable organsia-
tion. This initiative came from various community meetings and feedback from existing service providers within the region as
well as the Management Committee of the Burundi Association.
The two Community Workers Patrice & Josephine each have a work roster that includes 20 hours paid per week and have com-
menced their roles by undertaking training to learn new skills, created their own business cards, the first of their monthly news-
letters and worked along side community members to develop their organisation new website.
The workers roles will grow to include providing general commu-
nity member support such as increasing the capacity of members of
it’s community to access service providers, raise cultural awareness,
creating and managing their associations activities such as social
outings, community events and applying for funding.
Both associations have applied in partnership for several funding
programs in an effort to increase the ability of the partnerships re-
sources to ensure that these activities are ongoing.
Interlink is particularly happy to become involved in partnerships
with emerging communities such as this so that we may be able to
more effectively support their housing needs.
Community Worker Contact Details
Phone: 3808 2206
Desley Scott, MP officially launching the “Pathways to Create Patrice—burundim@hotmail.com
Housing Opportunities” Project with Graham Able, Mayor of Josephine—burundif@hotmail.com
Logan looking on. Web: www.geocities.com/burundiqld/

Interlink Housing & Support is currently not funded to provide services around emergency housing.
 Housing Pathways Project Launch
&
Our 2006—2007 AGM Events

Interlink officially launched the “Pathways to Create Housing Op-

portunities” project on Thursday 25th October. A wide range of
community stakeholders came along to share in the event. Barry
Watson the Manager of the Murri & Torres Strait Islander Network
Inc. was the key community speaker, with a focus on the needs of
local indigenous community regarding housing. The Mayor Gra-
ham Able started proceedings with the welcome and Desley
Where We Are Located Scott. MP for Woodridge represented the Minister to officially
launch the project. The launch highlighted the projects achieve-
ments since commencing in mid April 2007.

We are here

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Office Hours

Monday to Friday—9.00am to 5.00pm

Our 2006—2007 Annual General Meeting was also held on the

25th October with a range of community stakeholders attending to
celebrate the achievements of the previous 12 months and to
elect a new Management Committee that will lead us during the
transition phase of becoming an affordable housing company.
Mr. Mike Myers, the Executive Director of the Queensland Com-
munity Housing Coalition was our guest speaker at this years
event. Mike raised some timely issues and information with re-
gards to the growing need of affordable housing, both rental and
ownership as well as practical solutions to this need.

Management & Staff

Our Values Management Committee
Staff To be client focused, sensitive to client needs and achieving 2007—2008
the best outcomes for individuals
Manager: Jenny Schultz
To apply social justice principles, including respect, dignity President: Brett Davies
Senior Youth Worker: Jenni Fawcett
Youth Worker: Krystal Telford and equity to all people.
Vice President: Anne Garrett
Letting Officer: Joan Maguire Flexibility to maximise our ability to respond to the needs of
Housing Worker: Natasha Burns clients and the community Treasurer: Sid Pauga
Property Worker : Nicky Smith
Financial Administrator: Sylvia Vallender
Secretary: Timothy Stanko
Mental Health Housing Worker: Fleur Sheppard
Multicultural Housing Worker: Jeremi Heri
Committee Member: Peter Attwood
Housing Operations Manager: Anne Siakasini
Reception Admin: Cassie Marshall & Peter Kloeckl
Committee Member: Malcolm Reid
Housing Pathways Worker: Lauren Richards
Community Development Worker: David Browning
Committee Member: John Larme

Committee Member: Venantie Niragira

Linking Communities through Housing & Support”

www.interlink.org.au Our Goal

“To respond to the needs of local residents in obtaining and maintaining stable housing”