News Archive - YWCA Australia

All-woman crew building affordable housing for SA women impacted by violence

Mar 24

A $15.7 million affordable housing development led by women for women is reaching new heights in the heart of Adelaide.

YWCA Australia commends the National Strategy for Gender Equality but calls for action on housing

Mar 24

YWCA Australia commends the Albanese Government on the release of Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality; an important step towards a more gender equal Australia.

YWCA Australia welcomes new research on Gendered Housing Matters

Feb 24

YWCA Australia welcomes new research released today from the Australian Housing Urban Research Institute (AHURI) “Gendered Housing Matters” which reinforces the pressing need for gender-responsive housing and homelessness solutions.

YWCA Australia welcomes Homes for Queenslanders announcement

Feb 24

YWCA Australia, experts in gender responsive housing, congratulate the Miles Government on the Homes for Queenslanders Plan.

YWCA announces housing boost for women in Bendigo

Jan 24

YWCA is excited to announce we have received Development Consent to build 35 high-quality homes for women and their families in the Bendigo community with our Burnayi Lurnayi project.

Y Connect: 2023 in review

Dec 23

YWCA’s Y Connect program, aims to empower women and gender diverse people living with a disability to progress their professional networks and employment aspirations.

YWCA Amplifying Voices program launches in Darwin

Dec 23

YWCA Australia is pleased to officially launch Amplifying Voices, a lived experience leadership program in Darwin and Palmerston, that has been funded by the Northern Territory Government.

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New report highlights need for tailored and targeted investment for women’s housing security

Dec 23

YWCA Australia and UNSW City Futures Research Centre have today released a research report Gender, Housing Insecurity and Homelessness in Australia: Data Insights that sheds light on the complex landscape of homelessness in Australia, particularly the unique challenges faced by women, First Nations women, and young people.

YWCA National Housing Now Tier 2 Community Housing Provider

Nov 23

YWCA National Housing, a community housing subsidiary of YWCA Australia, is pleased to announce that is it now a Tier 2 community housing provider under the National Regulatory System.

YWCA Australia welcomes Queensland Government initiatives to address urgent housing need

Nov 23

YWCA Australia welcomes additional housing support and the acquisition of an 84-room hotel to provide essential accommodation for those at risk of homelessness in Queensland.

Gender and Homelessness the focus of latest edition of Parity Magazine

Oct 23

On Friday 22 September, YWCA Australia launched the Gender and Homelessness Edition of Parity Magazine, in collaboration Council to Homeless Persons.

YWCA expands its affordable housing reach to women in South Australia impacted by family and domestic violence

Sep 23

Australia’s only national specialist women’s housing provider is extending its growing pipeline of secure and affordable accommodation to women and women-led families in South Australia with construction of 24 new rental homes.

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