NEWS – Housing for Health is starting again in the NT!
May 14th, 2021
Back to the NT! Healthabitat has just commenced the first of 10 new Housing for Health projects to be delivered across the NT over the next 2 years. Funded by…
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Back to the NT! Healthabitat has just commenced the first of 10 new Housing for Health projects to be delivered across the NT over the next 2 years. Funded by…
Learn MoreApril 6th, 2021
A massive housing shortfall is contributing to overcrowding in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. Fixing homes can be part of the solution. In January, the ABC published an article saying that…
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Improving house function is key to improving health. These improvements are only useful if you can actually use the house. A campaign is underway at the moment called “Building Better…
Learn MoreJanuary 25th, 2021
The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage 2020 report was released in December by the productivity commission. The report measures the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people against 52 indicators across…
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A peer-reviewed paper has been published looking at 20 years of Housing for Health projects in NSW. Titled: Prioritising Housing Maintenance to Improve Health in Indigenous Communities in NSW over…
Learn MoreJuly 30th, 2020
Positive first steps to community housing In a first for the Northern Territory the four NT land councils met and agreed this week on a new community housing model for…
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Following the evolving government advice on COVID-19, HH has postponed the rollout of all Housing for Health projects for the next few months. Trades will continue to fix critical health…
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The Housing for Health incubator recently invited and heard from David Jacobs, Chief Scientist, National Center for Healthy Housing, United States on the recently launch World Health Organization’s (WHO) Housing and health guidelines….
Learn MoreFebruary 21st, 2018
Minister Nigel Scullion and the Australian Government appear to be ignoring their own 2017 review into the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH). Rather than increasing critical funding…
Learn MoreNovember 26th, 2017
In November, HH published its initial views on the the Review. HH again calls on the government to immediately implement the Key Recommendations of the Review, in particular; Recommendation: A…
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On 26 October 2017, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet published its ‘Remote Housing Review: A review of the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing and the…
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“We need to find a way for the future houses”. Ms Wurrguwurrgu – Ramingining local councilor. The NT Government’s Remote Housing Program is in need of additional funding to deliver…
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