NCCH has been nominated as a finalist for Outstanding Community Organisation in the 2021 Northern Rivers Regional Business Awards. NCCH has been recognised for its commitment and achievements in providing affordable housing, social housing and specialist homelessness support services. We are proud…
CEO John McKenna was asked by NBN News to provide his comments on whether the NSW State Budget will include funding to address the region’s growing housing crisis. Click here to watch the clip from NBN News.
CEO John McKenna was kept busy last week providing his comments to local radio and television on the impact that the Federal Budget will have on the affordable housing. You can watch the clip from NBN News here where Mr McKenna was asked to comment…
CEO John McKenna was interviewed by NBN Television on how the region’s rental crisis has had an impact on renters who have had to surrender their pets in order to obtain a rental property. You can view the interview by clicking here.
CEO John McKenna appeared on NBN Television last night discussing the region’s housing affordability crisis. Please click here to view the news item. NCCH continues to keep lobbying for more funding to address the housing crisis in our region.
Mandy Nolan, the Greens for Richmond candidate, has launched a regular TV show – “The Raw Prawn” – via Facebook Live. The first episode on Monday 21 April was a Live Q&A session on Housing & Homelessness and featured NCCH CEO John McKenna where they…
CEO John McKenna shares his thoughts on the chronic shortage of affordable housing in Byron Bay and in the region in this article from ABC North Coast. To read the article, please click here. NCCH will continue to keep lobbying for more funding to address…
NCCH CEO and former Chair of Community Housing Industry Association NSW, John McKenna spoke to PRIME7 News North Coast about the lack of housing in our region and welcomes the Community Land Trust initiative from Byron Shire Council. Community Land Trusts are private, non-profit entities…
The latest Real Estate Institute of New South Wales [REINSW] Vacancy Rate Report shows the Northern Rivers has only a 0.6% availability of rental accommodation. The tightening of rental vacancies is affecting many locals in our region, including our own staff who are having difficulty…
CEO John McKenna was interviewed on PRIME7 News North Coast responding to the numbers of people rough sleeping in the Byron Shire region and those needing housing in the Northern Rivers. Byron Shire is now second to Sydney with numbers of rough sleepers. Watch the…