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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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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June 14th, 2023
The Brownsville Partnership has launched a new round of their Housing for Health (HfH) project in 275 apartments. They are running the project via their Community Action for Healthy Homes program…
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June 13th, 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…
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June 13th, 2023
Accessibility is hard to retrofit. A recent HfH project highlights the difficulties we continue to face on projects of retrofitting accessibility in houses, particularly bathrooms. Project Photos – Existing…
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June 13th, 2023
Healthabitat was invited to speak at the Remote Housing and homelands conference in Darwin. The annual conference is organised by new peak body Aboriginal Housing NT (AHNT) and had the theme…
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June 4th, 2023
National Reconciliation Week (NRW) runs from 27th May to 3rd June every year. It “is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and…
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March 27th, 2023
‘Hot House’ Healthabitat is working with Dr Jasper Ludewig to deliver a studio stream in the School of Architecture and Built Environment at The University of Newcastle, Australia for Masters…
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March 6th, 2023
The mound building program on the APY lands began in the 1980’s as a health project by Nganampa Health. The programs were an attempt to improve the living conditions within…
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February 17th, 2023
The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation recently released its report ‘Hot Cities, Chilled Economies: Impacts of Extreme Heat on Global Cities’ The report details the social and economic effects of extreme heat…
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February 3rd, 2023
The report is complied by Kimberley Community Legal Services (KCLS). Based on research conducted with public housing tenants and service providers in the region in 2021, the report explores the…
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January 20th, 2023
Sydney researchers are developing a heat stress scale similar to a UV index. With an accompanying app, it is designed to help the public handle the heat and avoid the…
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