Access Housing changes its name to Housing Choices Western Australia (Housing Choices WA)

As of 18 February 2021, Access Housing will officially change its name to Housing Choices Western Australia (Housing Choices WA), as the merger between Access Housing and Housing Choices Australia reaches completion. The two organisations officially merged on 1 July 2020, paving the way for Housing Choices to become one of the largest community housing…

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Community Housing Limited (CHL): State Manager WA

Community Housing Limited (CHL) Group of Companies is seeking a State Manager, Western Australia. Senior role in sector leading not-for-profit Diverse and extensive housing services Join a highly engaged executive team Community Housing Limited (CHL) Group of Companies is an innovative and best practice affordable housing organisation which provides access to, develops and manages sustainable…

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State Operations Manager for CHL (WA)

Community Housing Limited (CHL) Group of Companies is seeking a State Operations Manager, Western Australia. Senior Role in sector leading not-for-profit Well established housing services, positioned for growth Join a highly engaged executive team Community Housing Limited (CHL) Group of Companies is an innovative and best practice affordable housing organisation which provides access to, develops…

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Less than 7% of WA State Government’s 35,000 new affordable housing opportunities by 2020 will be social housing

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 6 August 2019 Jennie Vartan, State Manager for the Community Housing Industry Association WA, the peak industry body for community housing providers in WA, today warned that successive State Government’s affordable housing strategies have fallen worryingly short in terms of social housing delivery. Ms. Vartan is today launching a new CHIA WA…

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CHIA WA Press Release – Morrison Govt needs to make social and affordable rental housing its key housing priority

MEDIA RELEASE Morrison Government needs to make social and affordable rental housing its key housing priority Jennie Vartan, State Manager for the Community Housing Industry Association WA, the peak industry body for community housing providers in WA, today congratulated Scott Morrison and his parliamentary team on winning Saturday’s general election and urged them to remember…

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NHFIC Chair, Brendan Crotty’s presentation to WA Community Housing Providers

27 August 2018 CHIA WA State Manager, Jennie Vartan’s, key take-outs from the presentation The Vision • That Community Housing Providers (CHPs), enabled by NHFIC finance, can generate growth in social/affordable housing supply • Increasing co-operation between the private sector and CHPs – a catalyst for developers and CHPs to work together The Intent •…

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CHL’s project management skills put to good use

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…

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