September 21st, 2012
“Inappropriate design of basic housing and health hardware has contributed to poor health and environmental outcomes for Indigenous communities. As a designer for over 20 years, and now a PhD…
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September 19th, 2012
It is good to know who is making the decisions at the highest level about how Indigenous people’s lives are conducted …. How housing is designed, constructed and maintained… how…
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September 17th, 2012
When a serious group like Amnesty International Australia takes on the shower issue, one that is seen as very important by HH, then you know this issue is being taken…
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September 17th, 2012
Recent debate about the provision (or not) of washing machines in Indigenous ’public housing’ needs careful consideration. Are washing machines white goods, provided by tenants or are they essential health hardware that…
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August 26th, 2012
The overall title for the Australian exhibition is FORMATIONS and this aptly describes all those who for 27 years have worked to improve the living conditions and health of Indigenous…
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August 26th, 2012
HH thanks many, many people for their effort skill and patience… In the home paddock ….. Adriano Pupilli, Heleana Genaus for ongoing and consistent effort David Bartolo for inspirational use of…
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August 24th, 2012
“From little things big things grow” as the song goes is a good description of how the task feels…..we are still at the small stage. From data logger set up,…
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August 22nd, 2012
Viv Mason, of the Building Research Establishment set the current scene in the UK and Ian Watson of the Liverpool City Council, described a successful project the Health Homes Programme…
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August 21st, 2012
THANKS TO THE AUSTRALIAN FOR THE FOLLOWING STORY Mr Mulladad said the payments of $54 a fortnight were deducted automatically by Centrelink from his welfare payments and that no one…
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August 21st, 2012
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) is doing a good job of raising the issues of poor housing management and maintenance. PRISCILLA COLLINS, CEO, NAAJA: When we went to…
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August 15th, 2012
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says 2.6 billion people still don’t have a safe “affordable way to poop”. Speaking to Times of India newspaper on Thursday, Gates said the…
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August 11th, 2012
From an Australian perspective it is hard to imagine the combination of factors confronting building design, construction and health in the polar region. Alaska has a width equal to the…
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