NEWSLETTER | DECEMBER 2024
December 16th, 2024
What a year 2024 has been! Thank you for your continuing support and interest in our work, it is crucial in helping us do this important work. A total…
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R&D: Tangentyere & CSIRO are monitoring the thermal performance Alice Springs town camp houses
December 6th, 2024
This study supports a broader climate adaptation and heat mitigation project in Alice Springs undertaken by CSIRO in partnership with Tangentyere Council (TCAC). The partnership and project was initiated in…
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RESEARCH: Thermal Imaging in community hands
October 18th, 2024
On recent Housing for Health projects we have been using thermal imaging to reveal how houses are performing. The community teams have been very interested in the technology and using…
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Dave & Bobbie speak at the 2024 AHNT Conference
June 16th, 2024
Aboriginal Housing and Homelands Conference in Mparntwe April 2024 HH, represented by Dave and Bobbie, joined Aboriginal housing leaders, workers, residents, and organisations to address key issues in NT housing,…
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RESEARCH: Why build homes for a climate that no longer exists?
May 31st, 2024
Sweltering Cities and Renew have released a report laying out how rising temperatures will impact the ‘energy efficiency’ of our homes. The report shows energy needed to cool homes is set…
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RESEARCH: Cruel Summers Renters Research findings 2024
May 8th, 2024
Better Renting worked with over 100 renters across Australia from December 2023 through February 2024, to track temperature and humidity in their rental homes, whilst also collecting lived-experiences through surveys…
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TOOLKIT: Best Practice Guide for First Nations clean energy projects
March 22nd, 2024
First Nations Clean Energy Network launched the guide in February 2024. The guide is for First Nations wanting to develop a clean energy project in their homes and communities. …
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EXPERT INTERVIEW: Housing, Health and Extreme Weather
February 23rd, 2024
“The notable pattern of weather swings poses substantial risks to people, critical infrastructure, and community health.” Housing Matters has published an expert interview with Patrician Fabrian that explores how as…
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NEWS: Over $200 million for cost-of-living energy upgrades in NSW households
February 9th, 2024
Recent media release reveals the Australian and NSW Governments are delivering long-term cost-of-living savings to over 30,000 NSW households. A $206 million package for energy-saving upgrades in social housing properties…
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: Climate Safe Rooms in Victoria
November 22nd, 2023
Climate Safe Rooms project. The project was funded by the Victorian Government and was led by Geelong Sustainability in partnership with CSIRO and others. The project aims to retrofit one…
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Rio de Janeiro Favelas get solar!
September 27th, 2023
The Association of Women With Attitude and Social Commitment (AMAC), have successfully installed a photovoltaic system in Duque de Caxias, a municipality in Greater Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense region….
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EDUCATION: UoN ‘Hot House’ studio recap – Dr Jasper Ludewig
August 18th, 2023
‘Hot House: Heat, Health and Energy Insecurity in Indigenous Housing’ UoN semester recap. Dr Jasper Ludewig and students write a recap of the semester-long studio, project focus and student learnings….
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