Tenants' Union of Queensland

International Tenants' Day 2006

Monday 2 October 2006

The International Union of Tenants (IUT) has designated the first Monday in October each year as International Tenants Day, which this year falls on 2 October.

The IUT represents tenant and housing issues and promotes security of tenure and the right to affordable housing. The IUT has member organisations around the world, including the Tenants' Union of Queensland.

The Tenants' Union of Queensland, in coordination with other tenant groups worldwide, will celebrate International Tenants' Day (ITD) by calling for the removal of unfair evictions from our rental housing system.

Here in Queensland the Tenants' Union and the Inner North Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service plan to hold an information stall in the Queen Street Mall in Brisbane to celebrate International Tenants' Day. We will be at the Myer Centre end from 8am - 1.30pm.

Drop by and say Hi if you are in the Mall!

Tenants' Union Annual General Meeting

The Tenant's Union held it's Annual General Meeting for 2005-2006 on the 15 September. Members and guests gathered to celebrate another year of working towards better outcomes for Queensland tenants.

Our special guest speaker of the day was the new General Manager of the Residential Tenancies Authority, Fergus Smith.

The newly elected 2006-2007 Steering Committee includes:

Damian Eckersley (Convenor): Damian is an architect and has a strong interest in social justice.
Tim Goulding (Secretary): Tim is a solicitor and former TAAS worker and currently works as co-ordinator for the Qld Public Tenants' Association.
Lee Banfield (Treasurer): Lee has recently joined the committee by filling a position which became vacant. Lee is a TAAS worker based on the Sunshine Coast.
Katrina Smith: Katrina is a solicitor at Legal Aid Qld with experience working in community legal centres.
Lydia King-Evans: Lydia is a Cairns resident and the Northern Development Group representative.
Tim Poole: Tim lives in Cairns and works with indigenous communities in Far North Queensland.
Janice McDonald: Janice is a former TU staff member and the co-ordinator of the Inner North TAAS at New Farm
Amy Trotman: Amy is a new member to the committee and is a community sector worker, having worked at New Farm TAAS and more recently with the Big Issue.