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09/05/2023

The Women’s Housing Company EmpowerHer session was an event all about loving ourselves and enhancing confidence through styling! We heard a motivational speech from the Hon Ros Kelly AO (WHC [...]

20/12/2022

If you want to get out and about into the community over the holiday, there are several free lunch events across Sydney and Newcastle.AshfieldWhat: Bill Crews Foundat [...]

05/08/2022

For Homelessness Week 2022, it was great to highlight older women's homelessness and speak about our new housing in Peakhurst. The Peakhurst property is the second to be completed in a program [...]

19/07/2022

The Standing Committee for the Upper House inquiry into Homelessness Amongst Older People Aged Over 55 in NSW visited some of our tenants at Warwick Farm to hear their perspectives and experiences, [...]

01/03/2022

This is a very special year for the Women’s Housing Company as we mark our 40 Years of Service, providing housing and homelessness support services to women and their children. Established 4 [...]

12/07/2021

In July, Debbie Georgopoulos (CEO, WHC), along with Dr Debbie Faulkner spoke about women’s homelessness on ABC Life Matters. Listeners from around the country called in, sharing their thought [...]

31/03/2021

The Women’s Housing Company has been granted almost $1 million by the NSW Government to upgrade 162 social housing properties to support women in need across Greater Sydney.This progra [...]

08/03/2021

'Unseen' is a collaborative multimedia project by the Women’s Electoral Lobby NSW and Blur Projects, supported by many organisations including the Women’s Housing Company. The e [...]

25/11/2020

Older women are the fastest growing group of homeless in Australia. How does this happen and what can be done? We are pleased to share with you a video produced by Jane Thomson for the Women’ [...]

08/07/2020

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Tenant Satisfaction Survey 2020. Your valuable feedback is shaping our operations. [...]

11/05/2020

We’d like to thank the Be Kind Sydney fund for their generous $10,000 emergency relief grant which will go towards supporting women in urgent need.Since the beginning of the COVID-19 c [...]

12/11/2019

The Women's Housing Company AGM was held on Tuesday 12 November. It was a full house at UTS, which was a wonderful day celebrating with tenants, Directors, staff and many other colleagues and s [...]

11/10/2019

On World Homeless Day, ABC Radio with Cassie McCullough devoted the whole program to older women. Debbie Georgopoulos represented the Women's Housing Company, along with Beverley Baker from the [...]

05/08/2019

Survivors of domestic and family violence now have the opportunity to secure subsidised accommodation as part of a new partnership established by Woollahra Council with the Women’s Housing Co [...]

02/05/2019

The National Older Women’s Housing and Homelessness Working Group is calling on all political parties to prioritise measures to address the rapid rise of older women experiencing housing stre [...]

17/10/2018

Nine rough sleepers already have a roof over their heads thanks to a new $12 million homelessness program being managed by a partnership between The Women’s Housing Company, Bridge Housing an [...]

06/06/2018

On 29 May, 10 tenants joined Women’s Housing Company Community Engagement Co-ordinator, Fiona Forrest, on a whistle stop tour of the Art Gallery of NSW, followed by the Vivid Sydney festival. [...]

17/10/2017

Leading Sydney community housing organisations, Bridge Housing and the Women’s Housing Company have been awarded the NSW Government tender to manage 1,201 public housing tenancies in the nort [...]

03/05/2023

The Women’s Housing Company (WHC) is excited to announce the Hon. Ros Kelly AO as the WHC Patron. Ros brings invaluable experience across political, private and non-for-profit sectors, with a [...]

14/12/2022

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20/07/2022

We held our annual Your Say Day this week, an event designed to connect with our tenants and co-create solutions to support our community's well-being. A great day with lots of ideas. [...]

10/03/2022

The foundation for equality is safe, affordable and long-term housing. Older people are increasingly at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Having to navigate homelessness when we're older is [...]

22/04/2022

Following analysis of our most recent Tenant Satisfaction Survey results, we have developed an action plan of service improvements based on your feedback. The action plan will be monitored by the T [...]

01/07/2021

From 1 July 2021, the Women’s Housing Company has a new contract for the delivery of repairs and maintenance for our properties. Assett Group Services has been selected to deliver the new con [...]

26/03/2021

The Women's Housing Company has worked closely with the NSW Land and Housing Corporation on the first of a number of new developments for older women. Thank you to everyone that worked hard to [...]

01/03/2021

The Women's Housing Company would like to sincerley thank Microsoft for another generous donation of laptops to support our work. Following a year of hard work supporting our clients, the smile [...]

10/11/2020

The Women's Housing Company is excited to announce we have purchased two blocks of units to provide social and affordable housing for women. Sixteen units in total for older women, women with c [...]

04/06/2020

Women’s Housing Company tenants received some extra support this week in the shape of essential food packs from Assett Group Services. Bags were hand packed and delivered to grateful tenants [...]

11/02/2020

The Women’s Housing Company celebrated the official opening of the new social housing for older women in Pendle Hill. The Hon. Gareth Ward, Minister for Families, Communities and Disability S [...]

31/10/2019

The Women’s Housing Company, in partnership with Bridge Housing officially celebrated the launch of the new Northern Beaches Housing Hub, which is a revitalised community facility in Brookval [...]

06/08/2019

This week, the Women’s Housing Company, in partnership with Bridge Housing, officially started delivering services to social housing residents in the Northern Beaches. Together wi [...]

29/07/2019

On Thursday 27 June, almost 60 tenants took part in WHC Tenants Day.The informative day started with Housing Services Manager, Kylie Lindsay, sharing the latest Women's Housing Company n [...]

11/02/2019

A big thank you from the Women’s Housing Company to the Liverpool City Garden Project team for transforming some of our tenant gardens into budding community spaces.The collaboration i [...]

22/08/2018

Older single women are the fastest growing cohort of people experiencing homelessness and most of them have never been homeless before. The National Older Women’s Housing and Home [...]

29/05/2018

As the housing crisis worsens, what happens to single women who don’t own a home, who are [...]

17/08/2017

Thursday 17 August marked the handing over of keys from the Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) to the Women's Housing Company for 20 new units in the heart of Woolloomooloo. The ke [...]

16/03/2023

The first Compass program for the year is on women over 55 who find themselves without a home. The Women’s Housing Company was involved, with CEO Debbie Georgopoulos interviewed for this prog [...]

11/12/2022

The Women’s Housing Company Annual General Meeting was a great celebration with many tenants, Directors, staff, and stakeholders. Aunty Ann Weldon opened with a warm welcome to Country and th [...]

15/07/2022

Our Homelessness Support Services Team spent a morning with WHC Directors and CEO, sharing stories on the difference we make to women’s lives through sound service provision, along with provi [...]

08/03/2022

The Women's Housing Company celebrated International Women's Day 2022 today, taking the pledge to [...]

02/08/2021

The Women’s Housing Company released a video on Women and Homelessness, featuring some of our clients and staff. This is particularly timely in the context of Homelessness Week 2021. This vid [...]

25/06/2021

Following the NSW Government’s latest COVID-19 health advice, we are temporarily closing our offices from Monday 28 June to protect tenants, contractors and staff.Home visits / propert [...]

15/03/2021

The Women's Housing Company is pleased to officially open new social housing in Campsie. The Hon. Gareth Ward, Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services delivered an address an [...]

18/01/2021

With the help of UTS students, the Women’s Housing Company (WHC) has scoped out a new program to help tenants secure work.Students from the University of Technology, Sydney’s (UT [...]

09/11/2020

Due to extraordinary circumstances presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and for the continued safety of everyone in our community, the Women’s Housing Company 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) [...]

03/06/2020

We’d like to thank Ecstra Foundation for their generous funding to aid our COVID19 response. As much of Australia starts to emerge from lockdown, many of our older and immunocompr [...]

16/11/2019

The Women’s Housing Company CEO, Debbie Georgopoulos presented on “A Place to Call Home” at the Sydney Architectural Festival on Saturday 16 November. This year’s theme was [...]

11/10/2019

The NSW Government and 10 community housing providers celebrated the successful management transition of some 14,000 tenancies over the past 12 months, including the delivery of private rental assi [...]

05/08/2019

The Woolloomooloo Women’s Housing Project won the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Award for Excellence in Affordable Development and a Commendation for Excellence [...]

06/08/2019

Link Housing, SGCH and Bridge Housing with Women’s Housing Company are working collaboratively to lead the social housing system in Northern SydneySince December 2018, we have led the [...]

30/11/2018

The Women’s Housing Company Annual General Meeting was held on 29 November 2018 in Sydney. Over 70 tenants, staff and guests from partner organisations attended the event. Wendy McCarthy AO w [...]

13/08/2018

A group of intrepid Women’s Housing Company tenants participated in a photography workshop on location at the Royal Botanic Garden on 7 August.Photographer, Mary Perkins, gave a tutori [...]

16/03/2018

Older people and new migrants more at risk of homelessness - ABC Radio Life Matters. In March, the Women's Housi [...]