Housing Australia today celebrated the completion of 51 new social and affordable homes, with doors now open for tenants to move into the dwellings in Riverwood, NSW.

Housing Australia funding of $300 million, financial support from Queensland Government’s Housing Investment Fund (HIF) and up to $150 million from Australian Retirement Trust (ART), will support the delivery of up to 604 new homes by community housing provider Brisbane Housing Company (BHC).

Housing Australia funding has supported the delivery of 130 affordable homes in Macquarie Park, Sydney as part of Stage 1 of the Midtown MacPark redevelopment.

A partnership between Housing Australia, Homes Victoria and HousingFirst will support the delivery of 152 new apartments for over 55s in Melbourne, Victoria.

Housing Australia provided a $3 million NHIF grant to the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation (KYAC) to build culturally appropriate independent living for Aboriginal Elders in South Australia. 

Housing Australia will provide Brisbane Housing Company (BHC) with a $280 million AHBA loan and $20 million NHIF loan and grant to support the delivery of 587 new social and affordable homes together with an additional 25 market homes in South-East Queensland.

Venture Housing received a $3 million NHIF grant to support the construction of 12 social and affordable homes in Tennant Creek, a remote part of the Northern Territory (NT). 

Twin brothers Andrew and Zac were among the first home buyers to take advantage of the expanded eligibility criteria under the Australian Government's Home Guarantee Scheme to realise their aspirations of home ownership.