An April community meeting about rights and responsibilities in housing sparked an invitation to Minister for Housing and local member for Barkly, Steve Edgington to the September meeting at Our Community Shed. The OCS Coordinator Lucy Mcgarry reported to 8CCC's Brian Coleman the outcomes of the latest meeting where about 50 people attended from the town, NT Government officials and various organisations to hear answers to the community's questions from April. Quarterly meetings were agreed going forward, in order to keep transparency and accountability around housing for Tennant Creek. The group are united in pursuing locally-centred solutions that address the problems that have been brought to light.

It was also announced today until 9 November, the NT Government are asking social housing tenants, Community Housing Providers, legal and advocacy services, homelessness services, Aboriginal organisations, community representatives and other interested Territorians to comment on proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1999.

An April community meeting about rights and responsibilities in housing sparked an invitation to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SteveEdgingtonMLA/">Minister for Housing and local member for Barkly, Steve Edgington</a> to the September meeting at <a href="https://www.ourshed.org.au/">Our Community Shed</a>. The OCS Coordinator Lucy Mcgarry reported to 8CCC's Brian Coleman the outcomes of the latest meeting where about 50 people attended from the town, NT Government officials and various organisations to hear answers to the community's questions from April. Quarterly meetings were agreed going forward, in order to keep transparency and accountability around housing for Tennant Creek. The group are united in pursuing locally-centred solutions that address the problems that have been brought to light.
It was also announced today until 9 November, the <a href="https://haveyoursay.nt.gov.au/proposed-amendments-to-the-residential-tenancies-act-1999">NT Government are asking</a> social housing tenants, Community Housing Providers, legal and advocacy services, homelessness services, Aboriginal organisations, community representatives and other interested Territorians to comment on proposed changes to the&nbsp;<a href="https://legislation.nt.gov.au/en/legislation/residential-tenancies-act-1999">Residential Tenancies Act 1999</a>.

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