17 April is Youth Homelessness Matters Day 28,000 young people between the ages of 12-24 will be homeless tonight in Australia. All over Australia, every single day, there are young people sleeping in their cars, on friends’ couches or finding shelter with family because they…
Thank you to Get Building SDA and Summer Foundation for hosting today’s Connecting NSW event at Tweed Heads. This free event aimed to bridge the gap between SDA providers and NDIS participants. SDA providers came along to showcase their developments to participants, families, carers and…
Rain and thunderstorms around Sydney last night, Thursday 14 March 2019, couldn’t keep the crowds away from the Sydney Alliance Housing and Energy Assembly at Sydney Town Hall. NCCH CEO John McKenna, who is also Chair of CHIA NSW, joined 2400 leaders and citizens at the event…
Community Housing Industry Association NSW (CHIA NSW) has issued a media release on Social and Affordable Housing Need in Australia. To read the media release entitled “Australia needs 1 million new homes to beat rental stress” and a summary of met and unmet need in NSW and…
CEO John McKenna was recently interviewed by Bruce MacKenzie from ABC Radio in which he outlined NCCH’s partnership with Community Sector Banking which offers a shared equity home loan opportunity to eligible purchasers of NCCH properties – the “Unpack for Good” program. Click here to…
How can Australia meet the challenge of housing affordability? The Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) has developed a National Plan for Affordable Housing that sets targets to guide investment and action over the next decade. The National Plan was launched at the 2018 CHIA AGM…