Launch Housing, one of Victoria’s largest providers of housing and homeless support services, has announced that current Managing Director of Victoria Legal Aid, Bevan Warner, will commence as its new Chief Executive Officer on 29 August 2018. Launch Housing Chair Neil Chatfield says, ‘We are delighted to announce Bevan’s appointment. His wealth of experience working…
Team Leader, Housing Services – Common Ground Mission Australia Housing is an innovative, collaborative and values driven Tier One housing organisation with a fantastic growth strategy and an exciting future. As part of the Mission Australia group, they currently manage over 2,000 properties, providing social and affordable rental housing to low and moderate-income households and…
Mission Australia Housing is an innovative, collaborative and values driven Tier One housing organisation with a fantastic growth strategy and an exciting future. As part of the Mission Australia group, they currently manage over 2,000 properties, providing social and affordable rental housing to low and moderate-income households and a safe place to call home for…
In an exciting development, the Victorian Housing Registrar has approved Women’s Housing Limited’s (WHL) application to become a Housing Association. WHL’s CEO, Judy Line says the status change from Housing Provider to Housing Association, which has been 18 months in the making, is significant: ‘Becoming a Housing Association presents a wonderful opportunity for WHL and…
Haven; Home, Safe has promoted Trudi Ray to the newly created position of Chief Operations Officer (COO) as part of a restructure of Victoria’s only fully integrated homelessness services and affordable housing providers. Prior to being appointed COO, Ms Ray was the Executive Director for Operations in the southern region of Victoria for two years…
CHIA QLD member Common Ground’s CEO Sonya Keep is one of nine housing experts appointed to the Queensland Government’s panel for a two-year period to provide independent advice on how to measure, report on and address land supply, development and housing affordability issues in south east Queensland. CHIA Executive Director Peta Winzar says the appointment…
Institutional investors are extremely interested in Build to Rent (BTR) as a new investment class, a forum of community housing, local government, financiers and Development Victoria heard this week. Alexandra Notay, from Places for People Capital UK, outlined the UK’s experience in developing Build to Rent as a new investment class that has interested funders…
Whilst backing the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), CHIA and the State Peaks have identified a series of crucial issues facing the NDIS Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Framework, which aims to deliver the preferred housing for people living with a disability. The community housing peaks outlined their concerns in a submission to…
Meet your Board Members: Garry Ellender Seeing the impact of homelessness on young people in London in the 1980s had a major impact on CHIA’s WA Region Director and CEO of Access Housing, Garry Ellender. Garry worked at a youth refuge and, later, with parolees coming out of prison and people on probation orders who…
Churches of Christ in Queensland have officially opened a $10.6 million, 50 townhouse affordable living development in Kallangur, Queensland. The townhouses were built on land gifted by local philanthropists Ian and Neva Handy, and now house 91 residents. Churches of Christ in Queensland Chief Executive Officer Dr Paul Scully says the residents are enjoying a…
This position is located in the Anglicare Victoria St Luke’s Region within the Administration Team. The Administration team provides professional, efficient and effective administrative support to program staff, Managers and Service Users. To Be Successful in this Position You Will Need: Proven experience within Administration roles with an advanced skill level using Microsoft Office packages.…
Settlement Service International have a fantastic entry level position for people who are looking to start a career in Community Services or Child Protection. We are looking for individuals who are studying or have completed a Bachelor of Social Work or have life experience working with children in care and foster parents, to join our…
Housing Choices Australia will build 24 new homes for low income and vulnerable people in Dandenong and Newport after being awarded $4.9 million from the Victorian Property Fund (VPF). The VPF distributes grants to support a range of property-related programs, including housing assistance for vulnerable Victorians. Housing Choices is using the grant to rebuild and…
Community Housing Ltd (CHL) has converted a historically-significant West Australian convent into safe, affordable and supported residential accommodation that will be used to assist young women in need. The State Government’s Department of Communities sought CHL’s expertise in providing project and development management services to deliver the facility, which has been funded by a grant…
Community Housing Housing Ltd (CHL) is helping promote a fundraising campaign to ensure children in a remote Aboriginal community can continue to access early learning, with space issues threatening the current program. Wurreranginy, commonly known as Frog Hollow, is an independent community with a strong council of Gija Elders and community members. The community has…
CHIA NSW has backed Sydney Council’s proposal to extend its affordable housing levy across the entire local government area. Currently, the council’s affordable housing levy only applies to new developments in Green Square, Pyrmont and the the area between Sydney airport and the CBD. It is thought extending the levy across the entire municipality could boost…