Tackling the regional housing crisis together
The Housing Matters Action Group are locals working on affordable housing solutions. We need affordable, secure, accessible and environmentally responsible housing throughout the Bellingen and Nambucca Shires and right across the North Coast of NSW.
Everyone needs a safe, secure and affordable place to call home.
We are very pleased to share that the Siddle Family Foundation (SFF) has decided to fund our Bellingen Shire Community Land Trust (CLT) Establishment Project!
As many of you are aware, one of the longest-running and significant pieces of work that we have focused on since our inception in 2017 has been the development of a CLT in the Bellingen Shire.
Bellingen Shire is facing a housing crisis—soaring rents and limited availability are making it difficult for healthcare workers to live locally, leading to hospital bed closures and service strain. Homes for Health connects healthcare staff and nursing students with local homeowners who have spare rooms or self-contained spaces.
The Housing Matters Action Group (HMAG) has 300 members with a core group of 30 active volunteers who really make things happen. Our membership is a mix of interested community members, representatives from relevant government and non-government organisations and interested people with expertise from across the housing system.
Volunteers are the driving force behind our Working Groups and Events. Their commitment and dedication speak to the care we have for each other as a community and our ability to make change when we work together.
Jagun yaam Gumbaynggirrgundi. We acknowledge the Gumbaynggirr People as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, and pay our respects to all Elders and First Peoples past, present and emerging. Always was, always will be.