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The Value of Housing Co-operatives in Australia Report Launch

15 March 2024

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FollowDate and timeFri 15th Mar 2024, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm AEDT

Add to calendarLocationWestern Sydney University – Liverpool Campus

level 9/100 Macquarie St, Liverpool NSW 2170, Australia Get directions

Event description

Please join us for the launch of The Value of Housing Co-operatives in Australia. This ground-breaking report presents the first data on Australia’s rental housing co-operative sector, showing that its unique requirement for tenant-members’ participation in their own housing leads to not only housing stability and affordability, but also skills development, empowerment, agency, and other outcomes.

The launch will bring government, academics, housing providers, and co-operative tenant-members together to discuss the report’s findings and their implications for a diversified and equitable housing system. We hope you can be part of this important conversation.

Keynote report respondent: Rebecca Pinkstone, CEO, Homes NSW

Project findings: Professor Louise Crabtree-Hayes and Associate Professor Neil Perry

Panelists: Sarah Anderson, Northcote Housing Cooperative, Victoria

Yvonne Jenkins, BRANCH Housing Co-operative, NSW

Nick Sabel, CEO, Common Equity NSW

Liz Thomas, Chair, Australian Co-operative Housing Alliance and CEO, Common Equity Housing Ltd, Victoria

Chair: Melina Morrison, CEO, Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals

Please note this event will be also held in webinar form online for those who can not attend in person.