We are all very much aware of the homeless issue in our Northern Rivers Region and for this year’s Homelessness Week, the theme is Housing ends homelessness. Key messages are: Right now, more than 116,000 Australians are homeless On any given night in Australia, 1 in…
We are pleased to announce that our Tweed Heads Accessibility Project is complete! The project was undertaken in conjunction with the Tweed Shire Council, and was made possible by utilising $50,000 from a grant from the NSW State Government’s Social Housing Community Improvement Fund (SHCIF). Part 1…
This year’s theme for Reconciliation Week is ‘Grounded in Truth – Walk together with courage’. This encourages us to engage in challenging conversations, or unlearn and relearn what we know, this journey requires all of us to walk together with courage. As part of NCCH’s…
A recent LinkedIn post by Min Seto, Executive Officer of Alliance Social Enterprises, talks about the value of the Australian Social Value Bank (ASVB) to both for profit and not for profit organisations makes interesting listening. Click here if you’re interested in finding out why…
CEO John McKenna and Social Futures CEO Tony Davies were recently interviewed by NBN News regarding how dire the housing crisis is within the Page and Richmond electorates. “What we’d like to see at a national and state level is a clear housing strategy that lays…
The Everybody’s Home national campaign has issued a media release entitled “Almost 1 million Australian households left out in the cold by Government’s housing plan” with an accompanying scorecard (featured below) on the housing policies of the major parties, which shows Labor and the Greens way…
Every year, Anglicare Australia tests if it is possible for people on low incomes to rent a home in the private market. They do this by taking a snapshot of the thousands of properties listed for rent on realestate.com.au and they test whether each property is affordable and…
NCCH CEO, John McKenna, participated as a panellist at last night’s Thursday Night Live forum. He is pictured (2nd from left) with fellow panellists from Ian O’Reilly (Social Futures) and researcher Dr Sandy Darab (Southern Cross University) and event facilitator, Adele Wessell. The Northern Rivers faces significant…
A report recently released by welfare organisation Anglicare, raises concerns about the lack of affordable rental properties for pensioners and low income earners. Click here to read an article and/or listen to the interview with Northern Rivers local, Jenny Dowling, which was featured on ABC…
CEO John McKenna was recently interviewed by Leah McLennan for the Government News publication in response to Anglicare Australia’s Annual Rental Affordability Snapshot which was released on 29 April. Mr McKenna, who is Chair of Community Housing Industry Association NSW (CHIA NSW), has called for a State-wide…
