The Women’s Housing Company celebrated the official opening of new housing in the Canterbury…

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 Patron), got styling tips from Sonia Miller (General Manager of Mosaic Brands), every tenant received a free gift including a seasonal outfit from Katie’s, along […]

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 strong focus on women’s advocacy, networking, the environment, mining and the Australian Parliament. Ros was a member of the Australian Government for more than 16 […]

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 program. The episode is being broadcast on the ABC Sunday 19 March 2023 at 6.30 pm and is called It Can Happen to Anyone. It will then be […]

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.

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 the Hon.  Ros Kelly AO gave an inspirational speech about her life experience, along with providing insightful tips on how to uplift and inspire yourself as […]

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 of 12 blocks by NSW Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) – all of which will be managed by the Women’s Housing Company providing […]

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. A big thanks to a delicious lunch by Two Good Co.

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 providing a tour of our accommodation in South West Sydney.

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, and to see first-hand the impact that social housing has on older women’s lives. This afternoon, our Head of Community Housing Operations (Christina […]

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 Tenant Advisory Group (TAG) over the coming months.   View action plan: Tenant Satisfaction Survey Action Plan 2021-22 Table.pdf

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 especially challenging. This is the time to act because over 110,000 women over the age of 45 are at risk of homelessness in NSW. There are solutions […]