Jo Waite

Jo Waite is a housing affordability advocate who has experienced housing stress and is a member of the Housing for the Aged Action Group. Jo is an artist, illustrator and writer and has worked in community arts for more than 30 years, self publishing comics and curating exhibitions, including for the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Jo was part of the Comic Spot fortnightly radio show about Australian comic drawings on 3CR for 5 years. In 2017 Jo was a State Library of Victoria Creative Fellow and also experiencing homelessness. Jo can provide media comment about housing insecurity in the private rental market, access to public housing and ageing and housing affordability.