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Ben Poona

Co-Manager Community Safety & Social Services

Tangentyere

Ben Poona has been employed with Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation in Alice Springs, Northern Territories for almost 10 years, where he currently co-manages the Family Safety & Social Services Division – 17 programs from various sectors that deliver services to local community members. Some of these programs include Aged & Community Services, Disability, Chronic Disease Care Coordination, Family Violence Prevention, Family & Kin Care, Harm Minimisation, Tenancy Sustainability, Emergency Relief and Creative Arts. With over 20 years of operational experience working in the Health, Business & Arts sectors, Ben is excited to share experiences of working with an extremely diverse and vulnerable cohort of people living in rural and regional areas of Central Australia.

Sessions

Day 1

11:20

Fireside Chat: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Renting Reform

Moderator: Brett West, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Housing Victoria


  • Strengthening fairness & accountability in the renter–landlord relationship

  • Removing systemic barriers impacting Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander tenants

  • Improving long-term rental stability & outcomes


Jennifer Beveridge, Chief Executive Officer, Tenants Victoria

Ben Poona, Co-Manager Community Safety & Social Services, Tangentyere

Leeanne Caton, Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Housing Northern Territory

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