Cohousing Australia

Are you part of an emerging cohousing group in Australia or #NZ? @CohousingAus wants to hear from you as part of our research into building and supporting the community-led housing sector. Please take and #RT our 2024 Survey! #HousingEden #housingmarket forms.gle/sgUZdhPmJpQjkG…

Our billboard today reminding Western Australians, and Australian politicians how badly we are being ripped off. Makes one wonder how our politicians have let this happen, and why they are doing nothing to fix it. #auspol

Great news for our friends at Brougham Street and for #cohousing in #Australia more broadly as #VCAT throws out council objections to this fantastic project #housing #community #collaborativehousing #HousingEmergency #ecofriendly #housinginnovation #urbanplanning #melbourne

"That’s an extra $4.7 billion per month going to the banks, and out of the pockets of Australian households and the other businesses where they would be spending it. This is the cost-of-living crisis." @alankohler thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2024/0…

We're amongst the choir of agreeing economists who agree this simple change should happen. We're not convinced it will make a huge difference to affordability but the incentive to speculate in the existing housing stock is certainly not helping.

The launch of our report 'The Value of Housing Co-operatives in Australia' is now available to watch online, if you weren't able to join us on the day. Check it out and pass it on. @ProfWendyStone @dremmapower #HousingCooperatives

Delighted to announce the Australian Community Land Trust Network is online at australiancltnetwork.org.au. Have a look, become a member, & sign up for the Network launch on World CLT Day, May 18, with Hon. Rose Jackson MLC and the CEO at @CommLandTrusts, Tom Chance. Pass it on.

We're excited to hear the news that this film about Walker St, our local Public Housing community that was demolished to make way for privatised, gentrified housing, is touring around the country in May. thingswillbedifferent.com

Reminder! Coming up next week, a few days left to register. See link below⤵️

The humanity of an ordinary person. A refugee just like the Ukrainian man now known as “bollard man”. Good AUSTRALIANS. #auspol #BondiJunction

Creating community in Eltham at Brougham Street Cohousing in Melbourne/Naarm. Still space available! A beautiful site with a lovely intergeneration community developing. See: facebook.com/broughamcohous… for details, or check our their YouTube video #cohousing #residentledhousing

#HousingForAll is No 1 #Australia — theguardian.com/australia-news…

We need a diversity of housing options that focus more on for-purpose rather than for-profit development. Supply will never trickle down #communitylandtrusts buff.ly/4cxGfJy

State governments could ... penalise dark roofs and give incentives for light-coloured roofs ... it would help keep our cities cooler as the world heats up. But outside South Australia, it’s just not happening. theconversation.com/if-youve-got-a…

Please contribute to and read the Human Geography journal. As Oceanic editor I promote Oceanic content and contributors. Make contact through anitranelson.info/bio Click here — journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19… — to read a recent article

Movable Home Owners in Victoria are really on the go! They've self organised their own new association, created a database of villages across Victoria, and are banding together to make a change to unfair contracts and bad managers in their homes. raag.oldertenants.org.au/welcome-to-the…

Private property developers have no interest in reducing housing prices because that will mean reducing profits. What company wants to reduce their profits? We have the evidence that they are manipulating the market. We need a #TaxShift prosper.org.au/campaigns/stag… #npc

On the size of #housing Developers take note — halve the homes and halve the price. It's time: theconversation.com/australian-hom…

Register here for our webinar RETROFITTING SUBURBIA at 7pm tonight (AEDT) us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #SustainableDevelopment #Sustainability #SustainableLiving #SustainableFuture #cohousing #HousingCrisis #housingmarket #housing

Could levies on short-term rentals help to alleviate the current rental crisis? @RoseBJackson says "all options are on the table". theguardian.com/australia-news…