Videos

Qld Considers Community-led Housing

Professor Ong contributed some valuable insights regarding the value of Community-led Housing (CLH) and why it matters, as well as for whom. Rachel and her peers, Professor Wendy Stone and Professor Louise Crabtree Hayes, informed over 40 cross-sector participants at the recent CLH Roundtable. This event was a collaborative effort between HOW M, QShelter, and the Department of Housing. The event was attended by the Hon. Sam O’Connor, the Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works.

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Why New Housing Types Matter

A Video of a Study by Professor Louise Grabtree provides clear evidence of the personal, social and community benefits of collaborative housing types. You will be well informed by Louise work which is highlighted in this video and a report released only a few weeks ago. The Value of Housing Co-operatives in Australia report launch on Vimeo This type of housing will be the focus of the HOW Movements My Home Your Home Our Homes Project.

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7.30 Report on Older Women and House Sharing

This excellent piece by the ABC highlights what we have known for a long time: that sharing a house is often the only viable option for many older women in the face of rocketing rental prices and the many other barriers we face. Click here to watch.

Therese Hall from Western Sydney University interviewed women in our Movement and in the featured Gold Coast group, as part of her doctoral thesis.

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