Tools and Resources
These tools and resources aim to promote best practice across the sector.
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ABCB Standard for Livable Housing Design (mandatory)
Guides and Templates | Publication Date: 24 April 2023
The ABCB has released 2 new publications to support practitioners’ understanding of the new livable housing design provisions in the NCC, and the ABCB Standard for Livable Housing...
A Guide to Providing Housing Focused Support
Guides and Templates | Publication Date: 1 December 2022
Build your knowledge of activities and interventions that help people to gain and sustain a home with this series of practice guides. Each guide breaks down a core component of housing-focused...
Effective Engagement: building relationships with community and other stakeholders
Toolkits | Publication Date: 13 July 2022
In 2005 the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment released a three part resource on Effective Engagement: building relationships with community and other stakeholder. In 2015, it...
Tenant Participation (Q Shelter Learning Exchange held June 2022)
Guides and Templates | Publication Date: 24 June 2022
Tenant participation is an important part of the work undertaken by Community Housing Providers, it is a two-way process involving tenants working in partnership with providers to share ideas,...
Domestic and Family Violence Resources
Toolkits | Publication Date: 17 June 2022
As a community, we all have a responsibility to put an end to domestic and family violence. In our role as a peak body, Q Shelter has engaged in work which aims to equip providers of housing and...
Tenancy related videos from the Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA)
Presentations and Webinars | Publication Date: 18 May 2022
Tenancy-related information is complex and can be difficult to understand, so the Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) has released four short videos aimed at making rental essentials, quick and...
Think a cyber attack wouldn’t happen to you?
Presentations and Webinars | Publication Date: 24 February 2022
This is a PwC cybersecurity webinar for not-for-profit organisations. Interactive virtual activity Cyber threat detection Changing business, technology and cyber threat landscape A snapshot...
Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO) – CREST Program
Sector Initiatives | Publication Date: 19 January 2022
Queensland - Supports people, in custody and beyond From the organic beginnings of our founder, Stan McCormack the Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO) has grown to be a long-term...