Sara Haslinger – After the Fires

Sara Haslinger – After the Fires Housing Trust Board member Sara Haslinger lost her house in last weekend’s blaze which tore through the Southern Highlands near Exeter. With Sara’s permission we have reproduced her daily blog here to show first-hand how the bushfire crisis is affecting real families. We would like to thank Sara for […]

Maintenance Advisory Group

How about joining the Maintenance Advisory Group (MAG)?   Why Housing Trust knows that one of the things tenants want us to do well is to maintain their home. Every time we ask tenants, it’s one of the things they care about most. In the last tenant survey 88% of tenants said that they were […]

Tylah West Education Scholarship 2020

Please note applications are now closed for 2020 The 2020 Tylah West Education Scholarship for Housing Trust residents is now open! This scholarship is in memory of Tylah West, a young Indigenous trainee at Housing Trust. Sadly, Tylah passed away in June 2015. This scholarship was created with the support of Tylah’s family, to help remember […]

Eager Street, Corrimal

In August, Housing Trust completed five new homes at 32 Eager Street, Corrimal. The homes are a mixture of social and affordable housing, with four townhouses and one villa. Eager Street is conveniently positioned within walking distance to public transport links and close to supermarkets and shops.   Please note applications for affordable housing were […]

Housing Trust calls for partnership with WCC

Housing Trust is calling on Wollongong City Council to formally partner with them to provide social and affordable housing in the Illawarra. Housing Trust CEO Michele Adair says council needs to invest in the future of people desperately seeking housing by working on solutions to a growing problem within the region. Supporting MP Stephen Jones’ […]