Meet your Board Members: Steve Bevington
Steve Bevington began his housing affordability journey in the late 70s in London, when he started a housing cooperative with some friends. Fast forwa...
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Councils call for mandatory inclusionary zoning
In the lead up to November’s Victorian State Election, frustrated councils in Melbourne’s outer east are calling on all political parties to commi...
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No Place Like Home exhibition to raise awareness of housing need
Link Housing’s community art exhibition, ‘No Place Like Home’ is on again. Following the successful launch last month, the exhibitio...
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CHIA backs draft bill to improve energy efficiency of rentals
CHIA has thrown its support behind a draft bill to establish a three-year pilot program that would enable landlords to claim a tax offset of up to $2,...
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Homelessness map heats up electorates
The Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) in Victoria has released an interactive Homelessness Heat Map which gives a true picture of homelessness across ...
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$50m in grants for creative NFPs
The Macquarie Group has pledge to donate a total of$50 million, over five years, to drive social change. The funds are to be distributed globally amo...
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New key worker housing in Tennant Creek
Venture Housing Company Limited (Venture) has lodged a development application for the construction of five new houses for key workers on low to moder...
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NHFIC now live!
Potential borrowers from the Affordable Housing Bond Aggregator (AHBA) can now complete the Expression of Interest forms online to start the process. ...
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Queenslanders searching for NRAS properties
According to data from realestate.com.au, NRAS (National Rental Affordability Scheme) was the second most common search term for people looking at pro...
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Energy bill targets affordable rentals
Independent Senator Tim Storer has presented a bill to Parliament that seeks to provide landlords with a $2000 tax credit when they put energy efficie...
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Yass we need more housing
Argyle Housing, a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable and social housing in NSW, has seen a worrying rise in requests for housing service...
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Life post NRAS
Since mid-2017, CHIA has been talking to the Commonwealth Department of Social Services about the impending wind down of the National Rental Affordabi...
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Changing of the guard
CHIA has written to Australia’s new Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and Federal Housing Minister, Sarah Henderson, to congratulate them on their...
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ABCB forums to examine accessibility standards
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has commenced a new project to examine whether a minimum accessibility standard for housing should be inclu...
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Frontline workers needed for short survey
Swinburne University is calling on Frontline workers who support people with a history of homelessness to participate in a research study that aims to...
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Volunteer Grants 2018 – closing soon
The Commonwealth Government’s Volunteer Grants round closes at 2:00 pm on 18 September 2018.Volunteer Grants aim to support the efforts of Austr...
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