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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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REPORT/ RESEARCH: Evaluation into the current NT Healthy Homes project published
October 6th, 2023
The final Monitoring and Evaluation report into the current Healthy Homes project in the NT, of which the licensed Housing for Health methodology formed a part, has been released. The…
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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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REFLECTION: Architecture students join remote NT HfH project
September 20th, 2023
Students join Housing for Health projects across communities in the NT in 2023 Offered as as an elective again this year, students from the University of Newcastle’s School of…
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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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ADVOCACY: We support ‘Yes!’
August 10th, 2023
We support an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Healthabitat stands behind the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Yes 23 campaign, and declare our support for the recognition…
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ADVOCACY: Septic Tank health check
August 8th, 2023
Septic Tanks are an ongoing health and safety concern in the living environment. How long since your septic system has had a health check? Overview Septic tanks are common…
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EDUCATION: NT Shelter Fact Sheet on Health and Housing
July 21st, 2023
NT Shelter fact sheet shares scary statistics about the impact of housing on health. Housing and health are linked; there is a direct association between crowding and adverse health outcomes…
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NEWS: Why isn’t there solar…?
July 7th, 2023
Why are there no solar systems on remote community rooftops… When “over 3.4 million Australian houses now have rooftop solar, often subsidised by government incentives”? As questioned again…
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NEWS: NT Shelter speaks on ABC National News
June 30th, 2023
NT Shelter speaks on ABC National News “One in every two houses in remote communities are severely overcrowded” In May, Chief Executive Officer, Peter McMillan spoke to ABC National…
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NEWSLETTER | JUNE 2023
June 14th, 2023
Since our last Newsletter many exciting projects are underway. A total of 537 houses in 25 Housing for Health projects have been surveyed and fixed, with over 170 Indigenous…
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