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Housing Partnerships

Housing Tasmania recognises that to provide sustainable housing and sustainable communities for our clients, the government can not work alone.

One strategy to address this is the development of partnerships and alliances, both internally and with the community, to maintain and enhance existing services, and to find innovative and creative approaches to meeting need.

Research demonstrates that the most successful working relationships are those built on a common understanding and commitment to major objectives.

People working together with a clear understanding of the motivation, expectations and aspirations of each other are better placed to get things done.

Community Partners

Housing Tasmania believes that local communities are much better at identifying local problems and local solutions than governments or big businesses. Supporting local communities is a key activity of Housing Tasmania, throughout the state.

Housing Tasmania also works in partnership with a number of community groups to provide services for people on low incomes or to plan our services and directions.

Our key community partners include

1. Tenant Groups:

  • Bedford Street Residents Group
  • BURP - the Bridgewater Urban Renewal Program (read the speech delivered at the National Housing Conference 26 October 2001 )
  • Clarendonvale Connect
  • Dover Street Tenant Group
  • Ravenswood Walk Tall Association
  • Rocherlea Residents Action Group
  • Shorewell Park Enhancement Group
  • Stainforth Court Residents Action Group

Information on Tenant Participation

2. Organisations that deliver private rental assistance

3. Organisations that provide crisis or medium to long term accommodation

4. Organisations that provide community housing options, including:

  • Red Shield Housing Association (Salvation Army)
  • Tasmanian Co-operative Housing Development Society

5. Other organisations around the State including:

  • Shelter
  • Tenants Union of Tasmania
  • Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
  • Neighbourhood Houses

Government Partners

Housing Tasmania works in close partnership with other Divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services and a number of other Government agencies including:

  • Tasmania Police
  • Child Youth and Family Support
  • Community and Rural Health - Occupational Therapy
  • Local Government