World Toilet Day – everyday?
November 21st, 2013
Dani is employed by Monash University as a Research Fellow. Her current work is funded as part of the AusAID Australian Development Research Awards Scheme. She is also affiliated with…
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And now, the assessment of Australia’s remote Indigenous housing program
November 8th, 2013
After many years of rolling out the $5.5 billion remote Indigenous housing program, (SIHIP being the Northern Territory part of the national program) the first assessment of what has been…
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A new way to wash hands
October 25th, 2013
A new idea to mix water and soap to assist hand washing. See the video here. Read more about the system here.
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The Launch of Housing for Health – the Guide
October 3rd, 2013
Healthabitat Director Dr Paul Torzillo ran the launch with talks from The Fred Hollows Foundation CEO Brian Doolan, Dr Lilon Bandler from the Sydney Medical School, Dr Norman Swan, The Building…
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Housing for Health – the ‘real’ Guides
September 30th, 2013
From left: Yami Lester started the core of the work in 1985 with a simple one line brief … ‘stop people getting sick’. That in a nutshell is the aim…
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Housing for Health – the Guide
September 30th, 2013
Housing for Health – The Guide Has been developed, co-ordinated and funded by Healthabitat. We acknowledge the generous support from a range of experienced and skilled contributors who have given…
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Not another guide …!!!
September 30th, 2013
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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A ‘new’ housing company scheme?
August 13th, 2013
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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3x3x3 Design Challenge
July 31st, 2013
How many architects (and some in allied design fields) does it take to make a 3x3x3 metre cube? MANY!!! and for good reason. A group of enthusiastic and energetic design…
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Looking into the septic tank
July 23rd, 2013
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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Right on target…but which target?
June 6th, 2013
Whilst reading this article, which sets out the great achievements National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing, consider the following: how firm was the target of 4,800 house upgrades if this has…
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Hot on the scent
May 22nd, 2013
HH needs a brand ambassador, but has not quite the $10m normal fee for such a role. We are keen to hear from any brand ambassador applicants willing to settle…
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