THoW Caretaker Project

Draft Meeting on Viability of the Project The Municipal Association of Victoria has made a meeting room available for a meeting to discuss the viability of the ThoW Caretaker Project. Tuesday October 17th  -  9.00 am Level 12  -  60 Collins St Melbourne 3000 MAV 03-9667 5555 Register Here - Attend or For More Information This is planned to be a meeting of people with particular expertise in the issues surrounding the project. They are not representing in any formal way the groups and organisations where they work or are attached to. The meeting is planned to be one where the overall concept can be thrashed out, where problems in implementation, purpose, and design, can identified, and if it appears a viable concept, the initial working group might be formed. **  Expression of Interest to tomdanby386(at)gmail.com or text to 0425711935

HOW CARE PROJECT Discussion Paper on Using House on Wheels for Caretaker Roles OVERVIEW & PURPOSE Using mobile, low impact, self contained houses as caretaker residences (under contract) on otherwise vacant land in urban areas to solve two independent problems: 1 - vacant land being allowed to become overgrown, potential fire hazards, sites of illegal rubbish dumping, and being used as sites for drug use and other illegal activities. 2 - a shortage of affordable housing options with access to employment areas and options. The aim is to allow properly constructed, and certified as self sufficient, mobile houses (commonly know as Tiny Houses)  to occupy these spaces under a maintenance contract that specifies the level of maintenance of the site, and the obligations of the caretaker(s) towards the owner of the land, and its immediate neighbours, in a manner that does not impinge on the rights of the land owner, its neighbours, or the responsibilities of the local gov...