Last week a number of staff attended the annual PowerHousing Australia Member Exchange Conference in Canberra. It was a busy three-day event jam-packed with meetings, presentations, and networking opportunities. Attending the conference is extremely useful for Homes North. It is an opportunity to learn from other...
Homes North's Operations Support Officer, Breanna Johns, was nominated for the prestigious Rising Star Award at the PowerHousing Australia Member Exchange Conference held in Canberra last week. Key criteria for nomination is for an individual who has exhibited initiative, creativity, proactivity and innovative behaviour beyond...
At Homes North we value our staff and celebrate their achievements, especially when their journey may have been harder than others. In late November, Trish Moran graduated the Aboriginal Employment Strategy Traineeship Program. Trish started her traineeship with Homes North in June 2022, graduating five...
On Friday 27 October the Tamworth Domestic & Family Violence Committee held their annual Reclaim the Night Walk. Homes North, along with other support providers, joined the walk to raise awareness of domestic and family violence, and to help end the silence that surrounds it. The...
The occurrence of domestic and family violence across Australia is at crisis point. Many women and children experience gender-based violence and it must end. It is unacceptable that 1 in 3 women have experienced violence by a partner, other known person or a stranger since...
At Homes North, we value when tenants let us know they have a pet/s. It is really important that we know from a property care and animal welfare perspective if our tenants have a pet/s. Our pet strategy centres around informing tenants about the steps...
Homes North, along with Community Support Hub partners and service providers, gathered this morning for morning tea in celebration of National Reconciliation Week 2023, commemorating the rich cultures, histories, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This week is an opportunity to reflect on...
It was truly inspiring to witness over 300 Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal locals coming together, participating in Armidale's 13th Annual Reconciliation Bridge Walk yesterday afternoon. Organised by Armidale ANTaR, to coincide with National Sorry Day and the beginning of National Reconciliation Week, the event commenced with a...
We know repairs and maintenance on your home is important to you and Homes North is commited to providing a responsive repair service to all our tenants. We have a range of response times for repairs and maintenance: 1. Emergency (4 hours) 2. Urgent (24 hours) 3. High Priority...
Rent reviews are really important. Social housing rents are charged according to how much your household income is. We use rent reviews to ensure you are paying 25% of your income in rent. If your financial or personal situation has changed, this may affect the...