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Mad Max - Not so evil after all!

His street name was "Clunk" and over 30 years ago he was one of the stars of Mad Max. Today, he's the Mayor of Glamorgan Spring Bay, and recently used his acting fame to raise money for charity.   Bertrand Cadart teamed up with another mayor and car enthusiast, Hobart Lord Mayor Damon Thomas, to compete in Tarp Wrest Point in Bertrand's 1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA The pair decided to use the occasion to revive the cult of Mad Max...

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Media Release

MEDIA RELEASE 24 April, 2013 GREATER HOBART HOMELESSNESS SURVEY RESULTS The 50 Lives 50 Homes initiative concludes today at 10am when the results of the 12 month survey of homeless people in Greater Hobart are released at Common Ground, 87 Campbell St Hobart. ...

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Happy to have a place to hang

A Sense of community is growing at the Campbell St site of the Common Ground housing project.   Two Hobart sites with 97 units in total are home to 80 tenants, including 32 formerly homeless.   The Goulburn St site opened last June and Campbell St in December. They provide permanent accommodation to long-term homeless and people on low incomes.   Campbell St tenant Justine Renshaw, 23, who works as a hotel housekeeper, moved to Common Ground in December. She had been house-sharing and was keen...

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A struggle for shelter

TASMANIA'S homelessness services say they are still struggling to meet demand, despite more affordable accommodation being provided and extra effort being made to tackle the problem. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows that between the 2006 census and 2011 census, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Tasmania increased from 1145 to 1579.   The majority of homeless Tasmanians live in supported accommodation (480) or are staying temporarily with other households (499).   The remaining are in improvised dwellings, tents or sleeping out (156),...

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Common Ground founder congratulates Tasmanian's "remarkable achievement"

  Common Ground concept founder, New Yorker Rosanne Haggerty, congratulates Common Ground Tasmania:   "Greetings What a remarkable achievement for Tasmanians to be completing the Common Ground projects and moving so many vulnerable people into stable homes in such a short space of time! My colleagues and I here in America are deeply inspired by your resolve and success, and see your accomplishment as a model for communities everywhere. Our congratulations to all who supported the development of the Common Ground buildings. It has...

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Finding Tasmania's common ground to end chronic homelessness

Finding a permanent solution to homelessness isn't as simple as just giving a homeless person a place to live. But if Tasmania works together, Liz Thomas believes it can be done.   "Our goal is to prove it works," says Ms Thomas, Managing Director of Common Ground Tasmania (CGT).CGT has two inner city apartment complexes in Hobart. The first apartments to open on Goulburn and Liverpool Streets have been operating for nine months, with the Campbell Street complex opening last December.   "Common Ground...

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Paul Lennon joins Common Ground

Former Tasmanian premier Paul Lennon has a new role -- chairman of Common Ground Tasmania the social housing project he introduced to the state. The Mercury Newspaper ‘THE VOICE OF TASMANIA‘ Lennon Joins Common Ground Staff Reporters | October 30, 2012 02.06pm   FORMER Tasmanian premier Paul Lennon has a new role --chairman of a social housing project.   Hank Petrusma, the outgoing chairman of Common Ground Tasmania, introduced Mr Lennon as his successor at a function in Hobart today. In 2008, when still premier, Mr...

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Thank you to uncommon Tasmanians

  Common Ground Tasmania invited its valued friends to celebrate the successful conclusion of Project 3810.   On Tuesday 30 October 2012 Common Ground Tasmania invited the its valued friends to celebrate the successful conclusion of Project 3810. Through the 3810 Project, 50 Common Ground apartments have been made ready to open their doors to people who have been homeless. The generosity of these uncommon Tasmanians has contributed to the apartments being furnished and provisioned, ready to welcome people to their new home. The...

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Common Ground Goulburn Street Official Opening

The Australian Common Ground Alliance chair, Felicity Reynolds, congratulates Common Ground Tasmania on the offical opening of it's first site at Gouburn Street, Hobart.       9 October 2012   Ms Elizabeth Thomas Managing Director Common Ground Tasmania GPO Box 208 HOBART TAS 7001   Dear Liz,   It was exciting to hear that the first Common Ground Building in Tasmania was officially opened last week. I would like to congratulate you, the board and staff of Common Ground Tasmania on this achievement.   The creation of 47 units of...

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Girl (Guide) Power

The Girl Guides of Sorrel lent a hand to provision the apartments, at the new Common Ground Tasmania Campbell Street site, that formerly homeless tenants will soon call home. Go Girls! .       ...

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THE MISSION

To drive the establishment of Common Ground supportive housing as a financially sustainable and

evidence based social housing model in Tasmania.

 

THE VISION

To foster and promote dynamic and strategic business, government and community partnerships 

committed to ending chronic homelessness in Tasmania.

 

The Board of Common Ground Tasmania

August 2011

 

Welcome to Common Ground Tasmania

 

Common Ground Tasmania (CGT) was established in 2008 to work in cooperation with State, Federal, Local government and the private sector to deliver supportive housing services to homeless people and more affordable housing for those in significant need.


A strong team of passionate, skilled and committed Tasmanians, led by Chairman Hank Petrusma, has been formed to establish the Common Ground model of supportive housing in Tasmania. Click to view Board. 


The Common Ground model creates a vibrant mixed community of formerly homeless people and low-income tenants by providing support services from the site and links back into the community with opportunities for employment, education, training and social networks. Tenants have their own apartments, enter into rental agreements and pay rent.


Common Ground developments have been established for over 30 years and work successfully in New York, London and Vancouver and now in Australia with two sites in Adelaide, one site in Melbourne and sites due to open in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra in the near future.  Common Ground Tasmania has established strong links with the other Common Ground projects and works closely with the national network, the Australian Common Ground Alliance (ACGA), to deliver results in Tasmania.


Lessons have been learned since the first Common Ground site was opened.

 

In Tasmania, we now have the opportunity to adapt the successful elements of the national and international developments to what is appropriate for our State.

 

 

 

 

Common Ground Tasmania was registered in 2008. It has no connection, association or relationship with the environmental and political lobby group, Our Common Ground.