Not another guide …!!!

September 30th, 2013

  • Australia
  • Media

Good point, and HH agree that we should not need more guidelines to make better houses. But the telling evidence of poor house function recorded in Housing for Health –…

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Nepal Sanitation Studio follow up

August 27th, 2013

  • Australia
  • General
  • Nepal

In January this year a team of architecture students worked in Nepal… there design work is still being used!! . . . . The kit of parts designed to help…

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A ‘new’ housing company scheme?

August 13th, 2013

  • Australia
  • Government
  • Media

The Federal Government have proposed an Aboriginal housing company scheme that aims ‘to close gap further’. Read on for HH comments on the scheme. Quotes from “Housing company scheme aims to…

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Worldskills Foundation supports 4 projects

July 31st, 2013

  • Australia
  • General
  • Sanitation Studio

The Worldskills Foundation has agreed to support 4 small, active projects with skilled trades and materials. After the successful Sanitation Studio in Nepal early in 2013, a recent meeting of…

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Looking into the septic tank

July 23rd, 2013

  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • General
  • Media
  • Nepal
  • Papa New Guinea
  • South Africa

The septic tank animation commissioned by HH and produced by Jude Torzillo has become very,very popular … well over 200,000 viewings and counting. It has been used by- CHDS Nepal…

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SAFE in Bangladesh

July 17th, 2013

  • Australia
  • General

In the middle of the wet season is a good time to be talking about toilets, washing, wastewater and how to dispose of the wastewater safely. A full review of…

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Back to the future: a time for change

July 10th, 2013

  • Australia
  • General
  • Government

When Prime Minister the first time around, Kevin Rudd made a strong commitment to remote area Indigenous housing. Strangely, this went beyond increasing the money allocated by the previous Coalition…

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Kawaki Punch Thompson OAM 1947-2013

June 21st, 2013

  • Australia
  • General

HH remembers the man who helped start the work of Uwankara Palyanku Kanyintjaku (UPK). In 1985 he supported Nganampa Health Council both as the Co- Chairperson of the UPK review…

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Throwing the baby out with the washing machine?

April 12th, 2013

  • Australia
  • General
  • Government
  • Media

HH HAS COMMENTED BELOW IN CAPS $500,000 to build laundromats SARAH MARTIN From: The Australian April 12, 2013  THE federal government has allocated $500,000 to build laundromats in two communities…

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Houses are hotting up

March 21st, 2013

  • Australia
  • Crowding
  • Government
  • Media

A friend of HH pointed out the story filed by Margaret Paul for  ABC News  on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013. This issue links strongly to Healthy Living Practice 8 and we wonder why…

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Northern Territory Government Architect

March 20th, 2013

  • Australia
  • Government

HH hopes the eminently qualified architect takes a few minutes off from the task of improving the NT’s cities (Darwin, Alice Springs and Yulara) to address the day to day…

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NEW concept for cheap hot water

March 14th, 2013

  • Australia
  • General
  • Government

A joint task force established by COAG, (Coalition Of Average Guesswork) has devised a low tech, low cost hot water solution (shown below).  . . . . It could be…

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