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CHC and Karinya House to deliver new transitional homes for pregnant women and mothers in crisis

November 12, 2026

Community housing provider CHC has partnered with Karinya House, Canberra’s only specialist homelessness service for pregnant women and new mothers in crisis, to deliver three new transitional homes for women and children experiencing disadvantage, including domestic and family violence. Work on the homes will start this month (November), with completion expected by the end of…

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Havelock hosted the inaugural Havelock Memorial Vigil to Canberra’s Homeless this evening to mark the start of National Homelessness Week 2026

August 3, 2026

Havelock Housing has this evening hosted the inaugural Havelock Memorial Vigil to Canberra’s Homesless to mark the opening of National Homelessness Week 2026. The event was a dignified gathering and a moment for the Canberra community to come together in remembrance of those we have lost to homelessness, and in solidarity with those still living…

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“This budget is measured in lives, not just homes” Havelock Housing welcomes historic ACT Social Housing Investment

June 12, 2026

Havelock Housing has welcomed the ACT Government’s landmark 2026–27 Budget commitment to housing, calling it an important step forward for the most vulnerable Canberrans, and urging that its true measure of success be counted in lives changed, not just buildings completed. The Budget includes a new $364 million Public Housing Pipeline program to build and…

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CHC Australia welcomes ACT Government’s transformative investment in social, public, community and affordable housing

June 5, 2026

CHC Australia welcomes the ACT Government’s announcement today of a major new investment in social, public, community and affordable housing, describing it as a significant step toward delivering more secure and affordable homes for Canberrans. The ACT Government has announced a new $364 million Public Housing Pipeline program to build and buy an additional 450…

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Phillip development to deliver 140 new homes, including 70 affordable rental apartments

June 4, 2026

Construction has started on a new 140-apartment development in Phillip that will deliver 70 affordable rental homes for working Canberrans including health care and community workers in the nearby Canberra Hospital precinct. The Marlowe apartment project is being delivered through a joint venture between community housing provider CHC Australia and Canberra Southern Cross Club, contributing…

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Fresh from the farm, low food miles: Canberra’s Farmers Market fresh produce still beating supermarket prices despite rising fuel costs

April 17, 2026

Fuel prices are hitting everyone right now. For the farmers and regional growers who load up their vehicles before dawn each week to supply Canberra’s tables, rising transport costs are creating real pressure on their businesses and, in some cases, on the prices they need to charge. For the families and households already stretching a…

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Affordable retirement living in Downer:final two units now open for applications

March 24, 2026

Two long-established Canberra not-for-profits, community housing provider CHC Australia and seniors living provider Goodwin Aged Care Services are progressing their partnership delivering new affordable rental retirement units in Downer – and are inviting further applications with just two units still available – as older lower-income Canberrans face a scarce supply of affordable retirement options.  CHC Australia will manage…

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ACT lease variation charge cuts and priority approvals will help deliver more social and affordable homes

February 5, 2026

CHC Australia welcomes the ACT Government’s announcement today to reduce lease variation charges (LVC) for developments that deliver social and affordable housing, describing the change as a transformative initiative that will accelerate the delivery of new homes for Canberrans under rental pressure. Under the new settings, projects of at least 10 homes and where 15…

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