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UK: £20 million investment in community-led housing

🏡 Big news from the UK: a £20 million investment in community-led housing! The UK Government has just announced a landmark funding package to support community-led housing initiatives - including housing co-operatives and community land trusts - with a goal to deliver...

Finding housing security at 75!

The community here has been incredibly welcoming and I have regained aspects of life I had missed dearly – like cooking in a proper kitchen.

We are Iconic: NSW Co-op and Mutual Icons

🌍 In 2025, the United Nations declared the second International Year of Cooperatives, celebrating the transformative power of over three million member-owned businesses worldwide. In New South Wales, ACHA member Common Equity NSW is part of this proud legacy — a...

The heart of home: Cindy’s story of growing up in a co-operative

Cindy’s childhood was filled with laughter, community and a sense of belonging – all thanks to co-operative housing.

Exploring Alternative Housing: Shared Lessons from Australia and Indonesia

As the dream of home ownership drifts further out of reach for many, a growing number of communities are turning to co-operative and collective housing models to find sustainable, secure, and inclusive solutions. A recent SBS Indonesian podcast explores alternative...

ACHA hosts Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Clare O’Neil

We were delighted to host Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Clare O'Neil, at one of our co-ops last week. The Minister had the chance to visit Marek and Małgorzata in Hotham, where she experienced the warmth of co-operative living firsthand (and some delicious...

Supporting the CHIA ESG Reporting Standard

ACHA is pleased to announce that it has become a Supporter of the Community Housing Industry Association ESG Reporting Standard. The CHIA Environments, Sustainability and Governance Reporting Standard is a tool for measuring, managing, reporting and interpreting...

The Palace Gardeners: Abby, Charlie and the choko factory

First published in the August 2024 Common Equity NSW Newsletter It was the stuck-at-homeness of Covid that sparked it off. Bee and friends out there weeding, digging, planting - got us started. Months of diligent street combing, roadside rescue and thrifty scrounging...