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Farewell to our CEO

The Women’s Housing Company would like to share that our CEO Debbie Georgopoulos has resigned to take up an exciting new role as Chief of Staff to the Hon Rose Jackson MP, NSW Minister for Housing, Homelessness, Water, Mental Health, Youth and the North Coast. In her seven years at the helm, Debbie has transformed […]

March 13, 2024

Handover of 11 new homes

A wonderful handover this week of 11 new homes in North Parramatta for the Women’s Housing Company from the NSW Land and Housing Corporation, built by BlueSox Developments. Thank you to everyone involved, making it possible to provide new homes for women and children on the waiting list. These are beautiful examples of modern social housing.

January 31, 2024

External Scholarship Communication

The Women’s Housing Company is pleased to launch the Education Scholarship Program, designed to help tenants and their children to achieve their goals through education and training. This initiative, backed by a generous donation from WHC Patron, the Honourable Ros Kelly AO, will provide successful applicants with up to $2,000 in financial support to pursue training and study.

January 25, 2024

Women’s Housing Company Annual General Meeting 2023

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 22 November at the Redfern Community Centre. Around 100 guests attended to participate in the formal AGM business and to listen to our guest speaker, Grace Tame

November 23, 2023

EmpowerHer Session

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 […]

May 9, 2023

Welcome to the WHC Patron

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 […]

May 3, 2023

ABC Compass Program on older women and homelessness

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 […]

May 3, 2023

News & Stories

More than housing: how women’s empowerment creates pathways to independence

With Libby Caskey, Senior Manager, Partnerships and Impact What does “more than housing” mean in practice at Women’s Housing Company? “For decades, housing responses to women experiencing homelessness and domestic and family violence have rightly focused on one fundamental outcome: safety. Safe housing is life-changing and provides stability, protection and the ability to begin recovering from trauma.  […]

August 11, 2026

Action now, impact always

Reflecting on 20 years working in housing and homelessness By Nada Nasser, CEO, Women’s Housing Company As I reflect on more than 20 years working in housing and homelessness, I’m reminded of both how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go to make homelessness rare, brief and not repeated. My first […]

August 3, 2026

Continuous quality improvement

Building better outcomes for women, every day For more than 40 years, Women’s Housing Company has been guided by a commitment to learning, adapting and improving. Rather than waiting for large-scale reviews or reacting to problems after they occur, we embed continuous quality improvement into everyday operations – creating a culture of ongoing reflection and […]

July 15, 2026
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Women’s Housing Company acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate, and pays respect to Elders both past and present.

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