Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy

After the fires, Lahaina refused to be displaced. They built the Lahaina Community Land Trust, a model of community-led recovery rooted in trust, aloha ʻāina (love for the land), and housing justice. #CommunityLandTrusts ➡️ #0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">shelterforce.org/2025/10/08/har…

We didn’t run out of housing. We inflated land with policy. $5.1T land uplift in a decade = a settings problem, not a mystery. Grounded’s 2026 Pre Budget Submission: CLTs + tax reform + land banking + STR + algorithm oversight. Read: sbee.link/-custom-by-sou…

Victoria’s Budget must stop treating homes like a wheel of quick cash. Grounded’s submission argues for a system architecture for scalable affordability, money put into homes that stay affordable, not demand side payments that inflate prices. Read here: bit.ly/vbs26

Australia’s fertility rate is at a record low. Liz Allen links this to unaffordable housing couples delay/skip kids. First home buyers reach 12% of homes; prices: NSW 40%, VIC 20%, QLD/SA up to 80%. CLTs cut costs, keep families near schools/jobs. We need family friendly funding.

We need tools to make affordability measurable and enforceable. ASIS would require developers to publish baseline+projected income:price & income:rent ratios, commit to staged delivery and flag delays - a land based system to lock in public value. Budget: bit.ly/vbs26

The National AI Plan launched this week completely ignores the role of AI in further entrenching the advantages property investors have over society. We must protect our communities! Let's govern housing trading like we do sharemarket trading.

The National AI Plan launched this week completely ignores the role of AI in further entrenching the advantages property investors have over society. We must protect our communities! Let's govern housing trading like we do sharemarket trading.

Community Land Trusts are the stewardship vehicle we need to change the property fetish causing so much pain

Market failure across the economy = the Australian charity sector is bigger than the construction sector (ACNC). But ATO rules block charities like ours from attaining tax deductible funding. That's why we are passionate about this campaign sbee.link/j4kmpuwfvn

A Community Land Trust (CLTs) resident can save ⭐ $153,000 over 12 years ⭐ compared to the market. ✅ That’s money for education, health, and security—not lost to inflated mortgages and land speculation. Ready for a better way? 🔗 sbee.link/megf37wdrx #affordablehousing

Australia privatised its land registries. Public maps became private tolls. Community Land Trusts can reset the map toward fairer cities. Read here → grounded.org.au/the-map-was-pu…

Our submission on Help to Buy is in. Biggest concerns? *Inflated prices *Hidden fiscal costs *No perpetual affordability 💡 Shared equity could work better. Tie it to Community Land Trusts → permanent affordability: sbee.link/qgnx9rpt3a sbee.link/ehpmcqdwbn

“A CLT can say we want to shield this land to ensure that locals come first and from that we’ll be able to provide housing for the nurses and teachers and doctors who we need,” - Karl Fitzgerald #communitylandtrusts #housingjustice #affordablehousing @grounded_au

The housing market isn’t “natural ”, it’s coded 🤖 google maps to rent-bots, algorithms are driving scarcity and rent hikes with cartel-like precision. But it doesn’t have to remain dystopian. Technology can be used for justice 👉 karlfitzgerald.substack.com/p/the-code-is-…

This #NAIDOC2025 🖤💛❤️ we’re reflecting on how Community Land Trusts (CLTs) can be part of restoring land justice and housing security on unceded Aboriginal lands. Read 🔗 grounded.org.au/from-disposses… #NAIDOC2025 #LandBack #HousingJustice sbee.link/cryfnjbqv6

1 week to go!🏡 What if we owned the housing solution? Join the convo on CLTs, homes that stay affordable + communities in control. 🗓️ Wed 16 July, 6PM📍 Castlemaine or Livestream 🎟️ RSVP: sbee.link/r3hyg9cp4x #HousingJustice #CLTs #Castlemaine #Grounded

"The true measure of any society is how it treats its most vulnerable members—and what we build for them lasts far beyond our own lives." #Housing is a human right. When we invest in permanent #AffordableHomes, we invest in dignity, stability, and a #legacy of justice. 🏡💙

📣 EVENT ✨ What If We Owned the Housing Solution? ✨ WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 💚 Join us for a community conversation about how we can reclaim housing from a system that has failed us. From ‘me’ to ‘we’, it’s time to bring housing home REGISTER NOW: sbee.link/4cfneruj98

Charities now employ more Australians than construction and manufacturing. If this doesn’t show how much the market system relies on patch-ups, what does? Read the full report 👉 sbee.link/da7vtmbqfw  #Charity  #CharitySector #Australia #AusPol