I live in Glebe with my sister-in-law who is very nice. I used to have a cat but it died. I come from Queensland. I moved down here in 2001. I wanted to change my life. Now I am learning computers. Maybe I will go to TAFE next semester and improve my reading and writing.
Living in Glebe is good because it is close to the city. In my street it is very quiet. I know the young people in Glebe sometimes muck up. I want to tell them there is more to life than mucking up . They are only young. They should go back to school.
09 April 2008
08 April 2008
How we came to live in Glebe
When Jesse was born and because I am partly paralysed on the right side, there arrived a diverse support group. I was advised to apply for public housing and took up this idea with enthusiasm - the Sydney commercial rental prices were starting to go up in leaps and bounds. So, off we toddled to the family doctor and hence discovered his evocative and emotive letterwriting skills.
Advice then sent us off to our local MP, the glorious Dawn Fraser, who also keenly supported our application for housing. Within 7 months we were called for interview - right down the bottom of George Street, in Chinatown Department of Housing (DoH) was then - how did we get there? baby, capsule and me. That's right, I was back at work by then and Jess' carer drove us and carried the capsule - good advocate Dianne too, told me what to say.
First we were offered a place in an allegedly drug-infested complex - I remember saying OK but the Client Service Officer said 'No'. She wouldn't even count that as the first offer ( 2 offer limit with DoH).
Then I looked at our current address. Wow! it's gorgeous. After we moved in, I remember saying 'I feel like I've won the lottery!' I was just so happy, feeling the roof over my head. I was protected. Thank You, bless-ed DoH.
Now, 19 odd years on I would like to say how much I appreciate Glebe, the location - priceless, the people - colourful and fabulous - gee, the belief 'it's nice to have nice neighbours' has served so well - gotta love the neighour family.
Advice then sent us off to our local MP, the glorious Dawn Fraser, who also keenly supported our application for housing. Within 7 months we were called for interview - right down the bottom of George Street, in Chinatown Department of Housing (DoH) was then - how did we get there? baby, capsule and me. That's right, I was back at work by then and Jess' carer drove us and carried the capsule - good advocate Dianne too, told me what to say.
First we were offered a place in an allegedly drug-infested complex - I remember saying OK but the Client Service Officer said 'No'. She wouldn't even count that as the first offer ( 2 offer limit with DoH).
Then I looked at our current address. Wow! it's gorgeous. After we moved in, I remember saying 'I feel like I've won the lottery!' I was just so happy, feeling the roof over my head. I was protected. Thank You, bless-ed DoH.
Now, 19 odd years on I would like to say how much I appreciate Glebe, the location - priceless, the people - colourful and fabulous - gee, the belief 'it's nice to have nice neighbours' has served so well - gotta love the neighour family.
Luo's Story
Hello my friends. This is a story about living in public housing. Welcome and share my story.
I’m living Department of Housing in Woolloomooloo. That is very beautiful place and some of the notable residents are actor Russell Crowe, radio presenter John Laws and singer Delta Goodrem. They all live in Woolloomooloo too.
Unfortunately, I am just a simple person, a single mother and a cancer patient. I have had non-Hodgkins lymphoma since 1997. And my English is still very pool because my first language is Chinese. But I don’t worry. I’m very happy and enjoying my life in Woolloomooloo. I have received much needed help from the local community centre, called “Walla Mulla Family & Community Support Centre” since I moved to Woolloomooloo in 2003.
The staff at the centre help people with housing issues and other things by liaising with their landlord and the Department of Housing, counselling, and home visits and escorting them to medical and hospital appointments and more.
When I moved into my unit, water was coming into my bedroom and my son’s bedroom from a leak in the roof. Mushrooms were growing on my floor. I rang the Department of Housing many times. I waited for them to fix the roof. After nearly one year no one came.
I was very sick at that time. I had just finished having a stem cell transplant, trying to get the cancer I had out of my system. I had a lot of side effects from the transplant. The mould and fungus were actually life threatening for me because my immune system was very weak. I had to sleep in my lounge room.
My neighbour told me that I could go to Walla Mulla for help. They helped me write the letter to the Department of Housing that explained my situation. One week later someone high up in the Depart of Housing came to visit me. The support people from Walla Mulla also came to this meeting. The people from DOH apologised and offered to fix the problem immediately. At 8am the next morning the workers were on the roof.
The Department did refund some of my rent. The problem seems to have been one of communication. Even though my GP did write a letter for me as well, it was not until Walla Mulla stepped in that the Depart of Housing responded. Maybe the Department of Housing is just understaffed. For people like me, with life threatening health problems, community support is essential when government services can’t help.
The support centre has free activities such as a walking group, sewing and art classes as well. I have been going to some of these activities. In 2008, they got a new bus. Now we can go to and from medical appointments, hospital visits, shopping trips and other activities using the bus service.
It is very important that I can have time to rest and go to my doctor’s appointments. My son and I join the monthly BBQ and I send my son to the after school care. Sometimes he goes to a camp supported by the police and the navy. This means I have four days to rest.
If you are someone living in department of housing and you need help solving a problem, check out your local community support centre and talk to them, tell them your situation and let them help you.
If you want more information about Walla Mulla, click the link here. Walla Mulla
If you want more information about Woolloomooloo, click the link here. Woolloomooloo
I’m living Department of Housing in Woolloomooloo. That is very beautiful place and some of the notable residents are actor Russell Crowe, radio presenter John Laws and singer Delta Goodrem. They all live in Woolloomooloo too.
Unfortunately, I am just a simple person, a single mother and a cancer patient. I have had non-Hodgkins lymphoma since 1997. And my English is still very pool because my first language is Chinese. But I don’t worry. I’m very happy and enjoying my life in Woolloomooloo. I have received much needed help from the local community centre, called “Walla Mulla Family & Community Support Centre” since I moved to Woolloomooloo in 2003.
The staff at the centre help people with housing issues and other things by liaising with their landlord and the Department of Housing, counselling, and home visits and escorting them to medical and hospital appointments and more.
When I moved into my unit, water was coming into my bedroom and my son’s bedroom from a leak in the roof. Mushrooms were growing on my floor. I rang the Department of Housing many times. I waited for them to fix the roof. After nearly one year no one came.
I was very sick at that time. I had just finished having a stem cell transplant, trying to get the cancer I had out of my system. I had a lot of side effects from the transplant. The mould and fungus were actually life threatening for me because my immune system was very weak. I had to sleep in my lounge room.
My neighbour told me that I could go to Walla Mulla for help. They helped me write the letter to the Department of Housing that explained my situation. One week later someone high up in the Depart of Housing came to visit me. The support people from Walla Mulla also came to this meeting. The people from DOH apologised and offered to fix the problem immediately. At 8am the next morning the workers were on the roof.
The Department did refund some of my rent. The problem seems to have been one of communication. Even though my GP did write a letter for me as well, it was not until Walla Mulla stepped in that the Depart of Housing responded. Maybe the Department of Housing is just understaffed. For people like me, with life threatening health problems, community support is essential when government services can’t help.
The support centre has free activities such as a walking group, sewing and art classes as well. I have been going to some of these activities. In 2008, they got a new bus. Now we can go to and from medical appointments, hospital visits, shopping trips and other activities using the bus service.
It is very important that I can have time to rest and go to my doctor’s appointments. My son and I join the monthly BBQ and I send my son to the after school care. Sometimes he goes to a camp supported by the police and the navy. This means I have four days to rest.
If you are someone living in department of housing and you need help solving a problem, check out your local community support centre and talk to them, tell them your situation and let them help you.
If you want more information about Walla Mulla, click the link here. Walla Mulla
If you want more information about Woolloomooloo, click the link here. Woolloomooloo
Living in Glebe and joining the Vietnamese Women's Group
Hi everyone
My name Hoa. I have lived in Glebe over ten years. When I first came here I did not know any Vietnamese people lived in this area . One day I met a Vietnamese lady when I took my children to school. We became friends and she invited me to a Vietnamese Womens Group at the Glebe Town Hall. I enjoyed the meeting and and became a member of the group. The group was run by two workers, Anh Do from Centrecare and Thao Do from Leichhardt Women's Health Center.
The main aim of the group is to support Vietmese women, from old to young. If they have a problem or hard time, or if they don't know how take care of their children in Australia because of cultural difference, the group will help them. Speakers come to the meetings and talk about women's health. We have a lot of activities, like exercises, dancing, swimming, or going to the markets. Every month we celebrate the birthdays of the women in the group. We have lunches at the Town Hall where we cook Vietnamese meals.
We have sometimes gone on long trips away. We went to Wollongong to visit the Temples and the beaches. This year in June we will to Moree for three days.
The women in my group take care of each other. It is like a big family. We share our experiences. It has helped me a lot and I have been glad to help others.
If you want to know more, please email me. thihoanguyen6494@gmail.com
My name Hoa. I have lived in Glebe over ten years. When I first came here I did not know any Vietnamese people lived in this area . One day I met a Vietnamese lady when I took my children to school. We became friends and she invited me to a Vietnamese Womens Group at the Glebe Town Hall. I enjoyed the meeting and and became a member of the group. The group was run by two workers, Anh Do from Centrecare and Thao Do from Leichhardt Women's Health Center.
The main aim of the group is to support Vietmese women, from old to young. If they have a problem or hard time, or if they don't know how take care of their children in Australia because of cultural difference, the group will help them. Speakers come to the meetings and talk about women's health. We have a lot of activities, like exercises, dancing, swimming, or going to the markets. Every month we celebrate the birthdays of the women in the group. We have lunches at the Town Hall where we cook Vietnamese meals.
We have sometimes gone on long trips away. We went to Wollongong to visit the Temples and the beaches. This year in June we will to Moree for three days.
The women in my group take care of each other. It is like a big family. We share our experiences. It has helped me a lot and I have been glad to help others.
If you want to know more, please email me. thihoanguyen6494@gmail.com
Living In Glebe - Linh's story
My name is Linh. I have lived in Glebe about 2 years. I live very close to the shops and Glebe public shool. This area is very noisy but I really like living here. It's easy for me to take my son to school and easy for me to go shopping. Wentworth park is nearby too. The park is very nice. Every night I see people playing socer and every Saturday night I hear the dog races.
Most of the people in Glebe are very nice. But there are some young children who don't go to school. They are very naughty and sometimes have very bad behaviour. If frightens me . Sometimes when I pick up my son from school, the children try to make me give them money. When I say I don't have any, they call me names and sometimes throw rocks at me. This is a big challeng for me. One time I had to call the police. They did come and talk to the kids. But the kids still come back. I hope the Council will do more about this situation soon!
That is all I know about the Glebe. I am sure I will know more next year.
Most of the people in Glebe are very nice. But there are some young children who don't go to school. They are very naughty and sometimes have very bad behaviour. If frightens me . Sometimes when I pick up my son from school, the children try to make me give them money. When I say I don't have any, they call me names and sometimes throw rocks at me. This is a big challeng for me. One time I had to call the police. They did come and talk to the kids. But the kids still come back. I hope the Council will do more about this situation soon!
That is all I know about the Glebe. I am sure I will know more next year.
Anne's story
Hello everyone-- I am going to attempt to tell all how I originally got to Australia. So I should preface that with telling you I am originally from the US. I was taking a course in SanFransico where I met someone from here and we began talking and got along really well. They told me all about Australia and I was intrigued and thought it would be fun to come here and see for myself.
The next step was to get a 6 month visa which was more difficult then I thought it would be [but then again at the time I was an American!!]. Oh, I should have mentioned that the date was 1983.
The next step was to get a 6 month visa which was more difficult then I thought it would be [but then again at the time I was an American!!]. Oh, I should have mentioned that the date was 1983.
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