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We are thrilled to announce that applications for the Community Housing Industry Association’s (CHIA) Cadetship Program are now open and Housing Plus are seeking applicants from Orange, NSW.   This ‘earn and learn’ opportunity allows participants to complete 12 months of employment with Housing Plus while earning a Certificate IV in Housing.   Employment will...

Welcome to our Winter 2024 Customer newsletter. In this newsletter, we have an update from our CEO, Justin Cantelo, alongside an introduction to some new faces in the team, who have recently joined us. You will also see our Customer Satisfaction Survey results, find out more about our Opportunity Pathways program and get some handy cost...

Sharing some exciting news..    We’ve made a decision as we evolve and grow, to create a new organisation that is part of Housing Plus called Plus Community. As part of this exciting change, we are also launching a new look and feel for both Housing Plus and Plus Community.    This change effective today,...

Many of you would be aware that each year in conjunction with the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) NSW, the industry peak body for community housing providers in NSW, we carry out a Customer Satisfaction Survey. This provides you with an opportunity to let us know what we do well and where we can improve....

As 2023 draws to a close, please find our Christmas newsletter linked below, which includes some highlights from the year and contact details should you need to get in touch with us over the Christmas break.  Read HERE now!

The board of Housing Plus has appointed Justin Cantelo to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).   Justin has a demonstrated commitment to Housing Plus, having commenced with the organisation in April 2015 as a Business Development and Innovation Manager, before moving into the role of Director of Strategy and Business Development and most recently,...

Welcome to our Spring Newsletter for 2023. In this newsletter, we welcome our new CEO, Justin Cantelo, alongside some new faces in the team, who have recently joined us. You will also find some handy tips to perform some Spring cleaning on the filters around your house and information on resources to help ease the cost...

Many of you would be aware that each year in conjunction with the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) NSW, the industry peak body for community housing providers in NSW, we carry out a Customer Satisfaction Survey. This provides you with an opportunity to let us know what we do well and where we can improve....

Wishing every one of our customers an enjoyable and peaceful Christmas. As the year ends, I am pleased to note that we have continued to deliver more affordable new homes across the region. We have also been selected to deliver an expanded range of community services, including an employment and training program, Opportunity Pathways as...

This Design Guide has been developed by Housing Plus in collaboration with Custance Architects. It explores the importance of providing thoughtful and high[1]quality design for those affected by domestic and family violence (DFV) and key factors that need to be considered when new facilities are designed and built, through design that meets their need for...

Introducing the Housing Plus Shot of Support fundraising and awareness campaign for The Orchard Dubbo, The Orchard is crisis accommodation for women and children escaping domestic and family violence. Participating cafés and businesses will be donating $1 from every coffee sold on the day or donating a percentage of their profits. We would love to see...

Housing Plus is excited to announce the 2023 Cadetship Program with thanks to funding from the NSW Government and Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) NSW. This exciting program provides an opportunity for one of our tenants to commence as a cadet by undertaking paid employment with Housing Plus for 12 months in our tenancy team...

On Friday the 23rd of September 2022 Housing Plus will be hosting their inaugural event Cocktails at the Keystone. “We are very excited to be hosting this event, and we have a lot planned to entertain our guests and we are delighted to announce that McDowells Herbal and One Agency Bestwick Real Estate are Diamond...

Welcome to the 2022 Spring Newsletter. Click here to meet the Bathurst Tenancy team and find out what has been happening at Housing Plus over the past few months HP Spring 22 Newsletter_FINAL

Welcome to our Autumn Newsletter for 2022. In this newsletter find out about some of the key projects our team delivered this year as well as information on smoke detector and electrical testing in your home.

All Housing Plus offices are open to the public and customers. For coverage purposes, Bathurst and Mudgee offices will be open to the public and customers on Tuesday and Thursdays 10am to 2pm. Customers are encouraged to make appointments where appropriate within any of our normal 9-5pm operating hours to ensure that the person they wish...

Raising funds to Support Women and Children Impacted by Domestic Violence   On Saturday 21st May Housing Plus will again be hosting the White Tie Ball. Each year the White Tie Ball raises funds for the women and children who will be staying with us at The Orchard. The Orchard Orange provides safe, purpose-built accommodation...

Housing Plus has been appointed to provide the Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (WDVCAS) across the Central North Police District, including providing court advocacy at Bourke, Brewarrina, Walgett, Lightning Ridge, Cobar and Nyngan Local Courts. WDVCAS provides women and their children who are experiencing domestic and family violence with information, advocacy and safety planning...

Housing Plus is excited to announce the 2022 Cadetship Program with thanks to funding from the NSW Government and Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) NSW.   This exciting program provides an opportunity for one of our tenants to commence as a cadet by undertaking paid employment with Housing Plus for 12-months in our tenancy team...

Housing Plus would like to wish its customers and stakeholders a Happy New Year and provide an update on how we are managing the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of services.   Housing Plus remains fully operational.   In light of the increasing community infection and the potential impact it may have on the...

The Housing Plus offices will be closed from 1pm Friday December 24 and will reopen the week commencing Tuesday January 4. During this time, Domestic Violence and Homelessness services will continue to operate Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm except public holidays.   Please call the numbers below during this time: Orange Homelessness Support 1800...

Housing Plus conducted our annual Customer Satisfaction Survey earlier this year and we sincerely thank those who provided us with valuable feedback. The survey provides the opportunity for you to let us know what we do well and where we can improve. It provides us with a better understanding of what is important to you...

Welcome to our Spring/Summer Customer Newsletter for 2021. In this newsletter find out about some of the key projects our team delivered this year as well as some great tips on energy efficient cooling and heating for your home.

An innovative collaboration is set to transform a neighbourhood into much needed new social housing for the people of Mudgee. Housing Plus has developed a proposal for the redevelopment of the NSW Government properties on the corner of Winbourne and Mulgoa Way, Mudgee. The four existing occupied dwellings as well as the 13 unoccupied, ageing...

The tenants of sixteen new affordable homes across Dubbo, Bathurst and Parkes are now all in their new homes ready for Christmas thanks to Housing Plus. The homes built for those on low to moderate incomes are part of Housing Plus’s affordable development program which will see the Community Housing Provider build more than 305...

Housing Plus is delighted to announce that David Fisher, our Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed to the position of Chair of Homelessness NSW. Homelessness NSW (HNSW) is a not-for-profit organisation that operates as a peak agency for its member organisations to end homelessness across NSW. They advocate and provide leadership on homelessness issues across...

Housing Plus is delighted to announce that our Head of Community Services Penny Dordoy has been appointed to the Domestic Violence NSW Board. Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW) is the peak body for specialist domestic and family violence services in New South Wales. They work from a feminist, social justice perspective and recognise that domestic and...

ALL of our services continue to be fully operational however we continue to ask our customers to contact us to make an appointment where possible prior to attending our offices so we can manage our staff availability and social distancing. Only our Orange office is open with staff working on a rotation basis so it...

Stay-at-home orders in Orange, Cabonne and Blayney LGA’s have now been lifted. All other LGA’s where we offer services and support are still under stay-at-home orders. ALL of our services continue to be fully operational however from Monday 27th September our Orange office ONLY will re-open. We continue to ask our customers to contact us...

Housing Plus is delivering the largest regional affordable housing build project in Australia with more than 305 new affordable rental homes for low to moderate income earners across Orange, Bathurst, Parkes, Lithgow, Mudgee, Forbes, Blayney, Cowra and Dubbo. Since commencing this build program in 2019 we have been able to provide new homes for 179...

In response to the Stay-at-Home orders in place across Regional NSW all Housing Plus offices are closed. We remain fully operational with staff working remotely. We ask that our customers contact their Housing Officer or Support Coordinator/case worker directly. If you have any questions please contact us on: 1800 603 300 or email info@housingplus.com.au  ...

Additional Update Wednesday 11 August:   Due to further potential cases in the Central West we are taking a precautionary approach to ensure everyone’s safety, we still have no staff affected and Housing Plus remains fully operational. Bathurst office will close From Thursday 12 August. All Bathurst staff are working remotely Our Dubbo office is...

Wednesday 11 August: We continue to be fully operational however with confirmed cases in Dubbo and Dubbo LGA now in lockdown Housing Plus will continue to ensure the safety and health our staff, customers and clients. We have NO staff effected however we continue to monitor the situation as contact tracing is still occurring in...

With the current exposure in Hunter/New England and potential exposure in both Mudgee and Dubbo the Housing Plus EPC met this morning (Monday 9 August) to discuss the current COVID-19 situation and how to minimise risk to our staff, customers and clients. Housing Plus will take the following actions to ensure everyone safety: Our staff...

This week is Homelessness Week 2021 and Housing Plus are hoping to use Homelessness Week to engage with the leaders of our local community on the issues impacting homelessness and what needs to be done to support the most vulnerable into long-term and safe housing by providing more affordable housing. We are also asking everyone...

This week is Homelessness Week and never has there been a greater demand for support of these vulnerable members of our community. In 2020-21 Housing Plus saw 1,456 people seeking homelessness support. This is an increase of 5% on the previous year, in part as the lack of affordable housing in the Region becomes more...

Housing Plus are proud to advertise 1 x 1 bedroom unit and 8 x 2 bedroom units in Havannah Street Bathurst. These are brand new units which will be available in late-August 2021. 1 Bedroom Unit Affordable Rent* for $200 per week – 1 available 2 Bedroom Unit Affordable Rent * for $240 per week...

With the NSW Government announcement that the current \’Stay at Home\’ order for Orange, Cabonne and Blayney LGA\’s will be lifted at 12:01 tonight (Wednesday 28th July 2021) the Housing Plus Bathurst and Orange offices will re-open tomorrow, Wednesday 28 July. We do still ask all our customers and clients to phone ahead to make...

NSW Health has placed Orange, Cabonne and Blayney into a one week lockdown from 12.01am Wednesday 21 July. Housing Plus will continue to operate however our Orange and Bathurst offices are closed. We will continue to have skeleton staff in our Orange office to support clients in crisis. Our tenancy, maintenance and community services will...

We continue to operate however with an increase in potential exposure sites across the Central West Housing Plus is taking a precautionary approach to ensure the safety and health our staff, customers and clients. We have NO staff effected and continue to ask all our customers and clients to phone ahead prior to attending any...

Welcome to the latest news from Housing Plus. Click here for our Winter 2021 Newsletter   The team at Housing Plus hopes you are keeping safe and well by following the current NSW COVID restrictions. Our offices remain open, however to assist us to maintain our services during this time, please phone your local office...

We remain open and are continuing operations during this time however to minimise the risk of exposure to COVID-19 to our tenants, clients, staff and community Housing Plus has introduced the following guidelines from 28th June.   If you have any questions, please call 1800 603 300 or email info@housingplus.com.au   If you, a family...

On the move to Boyd Street Housing Plus has relocated all our existing Bathurst based tenancy and community services to our new premises at 61 Boyd Street.   These include tenancy and maintenance services, Opportunity Pathways, which supports social housing clients to access practical and financial assistance, training, and work opportunities to help them prepare for employment, find a job, work more hours,...

The Cadetship Project is a new opportunity that provides successful applicants to undertake paid employment with a Community Housing Provider and study a Certificate IV in Social Housing for a period of 12-months. This combination of training and work means you can earn as you learn! Applications Are Now Open With only 25 cadetships on...

Wiree is a refuge for individuals experiencing homelessness in Orange managed by Housing Plus. In 2019, Housing Plus received $325,000 from the Department of Communities and Justice to fund the renovations through the Outsourced Maintenance Program for crisis accommodation. There are nine single rooms which include a TV, fridge, bed and ensuite, communal area that...

Housing Plus are currently rolling out a project under the NSW Government Home Energy Action Program (HEAP) Department of Planning Industry & Environment (DPIE). The HEAP is funded through a co-contribution at 50/50 between HP & DPIE. The Program commenced November 2020. The project aims to deliver a range of financial, health and wellbeing benefits to...

Housing Plus would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year. It has been a very different year for everyone, and a very busy year for most. A final update for 2020, from our CEO David Fisher, is below Housing Plus CEO Update December 2020 We thank you for...

Housing Plus will build and provide 60 new affordable homes across Bathurst, Cowra, Lithgow, Parkes, Mudgee and Dubbo in the coming years after being awarded a further contract with the NSW Government. These 60 new dwellings will be in addition to the 220 affordable homes that Housing Plus is currently delivering across the Central West...

The recent announcement that Housing Plus will be delivering the Together Home program across Bathurst and Cabonne areas of Central West NSW was welcomed by CEO David Fisher. Together Home is a new NSW government initiative aimed at tackling rough sleeping. Those sleeping rough in our communities will be rapidly housed and given on going...

This year the theme for Homelessness Week (#HW2020) is Everybody Needs a Home and Homelessness Australia is partnering with Everybody’s Home on campaign activities. Housing Plus provides the homelessness and housing support service to vulnerable people in Orange. In 2019-20, Housing Plus saw 1,390 people seeking homelessness support from their service, 778 of whom were...

The Opportunity Pathways program launched in May 2019. After 12 months of working with some amazing motivated people, with their permission, we would like to share some of their stories with you. The Opportunity Pathways connects social housing clients and their household members to access practical and financial assistance, training and work opportunities to help...

BACKGROUND There was a significant shortfall in appropriate accommodation for Aboriginal people with a disability residing in and around Dubbo, NSW. Existing group home accommodation presented some challenges, particularly for Aboriginal tenants where different tribal backgrounds and family history can result in conflict. Some potential tenants required significant assistance and supervision to fulfil their desired...

In October 2016, Housing Plus led the first NSW Regional Homelessness and Housing Summit, sponsored by Family and Community Services, Homelessness NSW and Yfoundations. The Summit brought together local SHS providers to discuss issues, innovations and ideas relating to homelessness and housing services in a regional NSW context. During the two-day event, industry experts and...

We have significant experience managing the complexities associated with tenancy and property management transfer in a regional centre. Between 2005 and 2007, we worked in partnership with Housing NSW to transfer tenancy and property management services of over 297 properties in the towns of Mudgee, Gulgong, Rylstone and Kandos in Mid West NSW. This property...

In 2014-15 In 2014-15, Central West NSW was experiencing a critical shortage of affordable housing. Vacancy rates were very low, real estate agents were reporting waiting lists for affordably priced accommodation and rent increases were well above CPI. The surge in mining activity, particularly in Orange and Mudgee, was driving the conversion of unfurnished affordable...

In 2014, Orange was chosen as the regional launch site for the NSW State Government’s ‘It Stops Here: Safer Pathway’ reforms, which aimed to improve the Government’s response to domestic and family violence in NSW. Housing Plus played a leadership role in the launch, implementation and delivery of these reforms, including: Application of a new...

Article Published in the Western Advocate 26.6.20 CAPTION : David Hines of Hines Constructions, Member for Bathurst Paul Toole, Sam Farraway MLC, mayor Bobby Bourke and Housing Plus CEO David Fisher. A NEW affordable housing development will be available to some of the city’s most vulnerable before the end of the year. Work is moving...

Caption: Father Paul Devitt, Gary Wright, Housing Plus, Justin Cantelo, Housing Plus, Project Director, and Catholic Bishop of Bathurst, the Most Reverend Michael McKenna, outside the former Opal Aged Care Facility. Article published in the Western Advocate 23 June 2020 PLANS to reopen the former Kelso nursing home as emergency accommodation are still afoot with...

Orange’s first Domestic Violence Crisis Centre, The Orchard, is on track to be operational later this year, thanks to a $75,000 donation towards the fit out and provision of furniture from Newcrest Mining’s Cadia Valley Operations (Cadia). The donation is part of Newcrest’s $20M Community Support Fund which has been established to assist their local...

Housing Plus is soon to commence renovations to transform the former Opal aged care facility in Boyd Street, Kelso, into a local service base for a range of its community services as well as a multipurpose centre for residents and groups of Kelso/South Bathurst and the wider community. The new Housing Plus Connect office will...

Housing Plus are partnering with CEFC to demonstrate how built-in sustainability measures can deliver ongoing benefits to tenants, housing providers and the environment. We are aiming to improve the standard of living for lower income families by making their homes more energy efficient. Click here to access the full report

The Australian Government has announced strict measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus in the community. People are advised to limit their movements to essential things like grocery shopping or getting to and from work, and to maintain “social distance” by avoiding close contact with other people. Rest assured that Housing Plus is here...

Media Release 30 March 2020 Housing Plus welcomes government commitments to ensure tenants are safely housed during the COVID-19 crisis. Housing Plus support Real Estate Agents and owners who are working with their tenants experiencing rental stress due to job loss as a result of COVID-10, to help to keep them in their homes. If there are private tenants who are worried about...

White Tie Ball to be held late 2020 Housing Plus has been monitoring the extraordinary challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus and its potential impact on the White Tie Ball, which was to be held on Saturday 16th May Whilst the Ball is an important event on our fundraising calendar, the safety, health and well-being...

White Tie Ball – Raising funds to build The Orchard On Saturday 16th May Housing Plus and the Australian Community Media will again be hosting the White Tie Ball. This year we are raising money to complete the fit out of the communal areas that are being built. In 2019, Housing Plus and event partners...

Calling all Kandos and Rylstone Tenants!                                                         Join us for a Coffee and a Chat this Friday 24th of January in Kandos and Rylstone. You are all welcome...

Community, health and research groups are calling on Energy Ministers to cut energy bills, reduce carbon emissions and create jobs by committing at the COAG Energy Council meeting to implement measures to substantially improve the energy efficiency of millions of existing homes. Forty organisations have written to energy ministers asking them to not only endorse the...

Dear Editor, Like many of your readers, three articles these past weeks particularly caught my eye. The first: “Cadia announces ‘hundreds of jobs’ to be created in $685 million expansion”; the second: “Rental forums to help property owners capitalise on Cadia mine expansion”: and the third: “Rental prices up six per cent with houses and...

On Wednesday 14th August, the Housing Plus, Aboriginal Staff Community Engagement Group (ASCEG) held an Aboriginal Open Day for Housing Plus staff and the community to encourage a greater understanding of the Indigenous community and their culture. Dancers from the Designing Futures Group demonstrated the traditional dances of the Wiradjuri people, a welcome, a celebration...

Meet the team from Housing Plus and find out more about: How to apply for affordable housing The new affordable homes being built in Orange Pathways to home ownership (Shared Equity) What to do if you are at risk of homelessness Specialist Disability Accommodation available in Orange The benefits of leasing properties directly to Housing...

CHIA recently issued a media release stating that regional towns and country areas are being ignored in debates around housing and housing affordability – even though 1 in 3 new social and affordable homes needed in NSW by 2036 are outside of Sydney. In the Central West, new data coming from the recent Domain rental...

Housing Plus has presented Orange City Council with an innovative approach towards regional city residential expansion as the first planned development of a $30M investment towards social infrastructure in Orange, addressing the critical need for additional affordable and social housing. With the lodging of a Development Application for ‘Fairview’ situated on the  Forbes Road, Orange’s waiting...

The region’s ageing population, in particular vulnerable older women, are set to benefit from a $75M investment by Housing Plus. Housing Plus, a local, regionally based community housing provider, is delivering 220 new social and affordable homes across Orange, Dubbo and Bathurst in the next three years, with the first properties becoming available in October...

Housing Plus – in partnership with Skillset and Joblink Plus – is creating opportunities for social housing clients in Western and Far West NSW to improve their employment situation and leave social housing under a ground breaking new service, Opportunity Pathways. Opportunity Pathways is a new program initiative under Future Directions for Social Housing in...

Parliamentary Secretary for Western NSW Rick Colless today announced $684,859 in funding to breathe life into building a domestic violence crisis centre in Orange for affected women and children. This funding is included in the $1.6M grant, which Orange City Council will receive under round two of the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. Mr...

Housing Plus is diversifying its community services to include a post-release support service for offenders on parole to reduce the risk of reoffending. Housing Plus was successful in tendering to deliver the Initial Transitional Service (ITS) in five locations across Western and Hunter NSW: Orange, Broken Hill, Moree, Muswellbrook and Maitland. ITS is funded by...

Housing Plus has prepared Affordable Housing Needs Analyses for Orange, Mid-Western Regional, Bathurst Regional, Dubbo Regional, Blayney and Lithgow local government areas to provide an understanding of the demand for affordable housing within Central West NSW and the extent to which current provision of housing meets the needs of existing and future residents. These analyses...

Housing Plus is thrilled to announce it will receive funding from the NSW Government to contribute to the establishment of a state-of-the-art domestic violence crisis centre for women and children in Orange, based on the best practice ‘core and cluster’ crisis centre model. The funding will make a significant contribution to the existing funding raised...

Housing Plus is preparing to open a new state-of-the-art, purpose-built development in Orange for people with a disability requiring ‘High Physical Support’ under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The $1.6M development, located in Bletchington Street, Orange, is partially funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services using funding from the NDIS Supported Disability...

In 2018, Housing Plus will again be hosting a White Tie Ball to be held May 2018 at the Orange Ex-Services Club. The White Tie Ball gives us the opportunity to reduce disadvantage within our community by raising money to build a Crisis Centre for women and children escaping domestic violence in Orange and surrounding...

Housing Plus is aiming to improve energy efficiency in its tenanted homes by launching an energy education program for tenants within its current housing portfolio of over 900 properties across Orange, Bathurst and Mudgee. The program aims to alleviate energy poverty that many low-income tenants experience by inducing behavioural change, delivering low cost and no...

AGM notice: Friday 8 December, 3pm Location: The Carrington Function Centre, Bathurst RSVP HayleyN@housingplus.com.aut

Housing Plus receives $588,000 for Orange Crisis Centre in Orange through the Building Better Region’s Fund Today’s announcement, securing $588,800 from Building Better Regions Fund, will bring the current total of cash and in kind tally to around $1.1Million, which is 2/3rds of the way and a significant step towards achieving our target of $1.7m....

Housing Plus CEO, David Fisher, welcomes the NSW Premier’s announcement, yesterday, of a second phase of the Social and Affordable Housing Fund, which will provide a much needed boost to housing supply. It is part of a package of new measures to improve housing affordability in NSW, including removing stamp duty for first home buyers...

Housing Plus was a successful recipient for the NDIS Sector Development Fund Specialist Disability Accommodation Initiative. Twelve organisations were selected out of 117 applications. The amount awarded is $835,000 to contribute towards the $1.6 million project for a four unit complex in Albert St, Orange. The project will commence Jan 2017 and is planned for...

The Housing Plus Annual General Meeting will be held at 3:00pm on Thursday 24 November 2016 at Quality Inn Ambassador, 174 Bathurst Road, ORANGE NSW 2800 All Welcome to attend. RSVP by Monday 21 November 2016 to the Executive Assistant via emma@housingplus.com.au

Housing Plus aims to provide high quality services and information. Our Client Charter sets out what you can expect from us and the help we need from you. We need to hear We need to hear from you if we are not achieving the standards set out in the charter. We also welcome your comments and...

Click Here to access the December version of Through the Window, our client newsletter.  

The Housing Plus Board, Management and Staff wish you a safe and happy holiday season. Our Homelessness and Domestic Violence Services will continue to operate during the Christmas Period from 9am to 3pm with the exception of public holidays. The Housing Plus Corporate Office and Housing and Tenancy Services will close from 4:00PM on Thursday...

The 2014 – 2015 Annual Report can be found at https://housingplus.com.au/publications/

The Housing Plus Annual General Meeting will be held at 4:00pm on Thursday 26 November 2015 at Heritage House, 58 Summer Street ORANGE NSW 2800 All Welcome to attend. RSVP by Monday 23 November 2015 to the Executive Assistant on 02 6360 3433 or emma@housingplus.com.au

PAYING the rent and putting food on the table just became a little easier for some Orange residents who will now be able to supplement their budget with FoodCare Orange vouchers. The $10 vouchers are being distributed via various charities and agencies who will pass them on to their clients in need so they can...

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IT may seem counter-intuitive, but those tasked with reducing the causes and incidences of domestic violence, welcome an increase in the number of cases reported to police. “It means that those affected have faith in the system,” said Housing Plus Domestic Violence Services manager Penny Dordoy. http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/3410705/really-seeing-results-orange-groups-unite-against-domestic-violence/?cs=103  

A trial program in the Central West has found our region is home to some of the highest domestic violence rates in the State. But despite the overwhelming number of families affected – there is no emergency women\’s refuge based in Orange. Police attend a domestic violence related matter every two minutes. At least one...

Call for women\’s refuge to support domestic violence victims in Orange There is a call for a women\’s refuge in Orange to cater for the high rates of serious domestic violence in the district. The city\’s Domestic Violence Services has received more than 1,400 referrals from police in the past year and almost one-third of...

Colour City Running Festival donation set to help the homeless ORGANISERS of next year\’s Colour City Running Festival want to reach out to the city\’s homeless population and victims of domestic violence by donating money from their event to Housing Plus. Co-ordinator of the 2016 festival David Gibson said he was pleased the event had...

Housing Plus has an excellent Caseworker opportunity to join our homelessness team in Orange. Click on the link to find out more: https://housingplus.prevueaps.com/jobs/18498.html [mfb_pe url=\”https://www.facebook.com/HousingPlusAU/photos/a.486976354797826.1073741833.432008276961301/487026991459429/?type=3&theater\” mbottom=\”50\”]

  With World Homelessness Day on 10 October highlighting a serious international problem, Housing Plus CEO Karen Andrew says locally, there are more homeless people than many would realise. “What some people may not know is that homelessness can be hidden,” Ms Andrews said. “It affects a broad range of the community and it’s not...

The Federal Government\’s NBESP is designed to stimulate the building industry by funding the construction of new social housing projects throughout Australia. In the Central West of NSW the Program will deliver 188 units over 13 Projects that will eventually be owned and operated as Community Housing by Housing Plus. Housing Plus is committed to...

Housing Plus is looking for private leaseholds in the Orange and Bathurst area to be used to accommodate our clients.

Congratulation to Barnson Pty Ltd Building/Industrial Designer, Kirk Gleeson for winning the \’Multi-Residential up to 6 Dwellings\’ and \’Paul Dass Memorial\’ Awards at the 2014 National Design Awards. Kirk won the award for his work on the Housing Plus Supported Accommodation Innovation Fund Facility in Frith Street, Dubbo. Additional information and details are available in...

NRAS is designed to stimulate the supply of new affordable rental dwellings. These dwellings will be rented to eligible applicants at a rate at least 20% below the prevailing market rate. Under Round 4 of the NRAS program, Housing Plus successfully applied to develop 53 units of affordable housing. These dwellings, which were build duirng...

Housing Plus has received our Report for National Regulation and Housing Plus has been registered as a Tier 1 organisation under the National Regulatory System, more information on the National Regulatory System can be found here.

http://www.mudgeeguardian.com.au/story/2541974/mudgees-george-street-housing-project-complete/  

Funded by the Supported Accommodation Innovations Fund (SAIF) this project comprises the purchase of land in Dubbo and building a highly flexible medium density cluster of villas to house a minimum of five people with severe and profound disability who have left statutory state care. Internal spaces adapt easily around residents\’ changing needs, providing flexibility...

http://www.mudgeeguardian.com.au/story/1679344/affordable-housing-is-closer-in-mudgee/  

New affordable homes to be built in Bathurst