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01 December 2020

The year that changed homelessness

Bridge Housing is a sponsor of the National Homelessness Conference 2020 with its focus on the year that changed homelessness. We are delighted to support the Trying to make Housing...
30 November 2020

Meet new Director Liz Forsyth

New Bridge Housing Director and KPMG Global Industry Lead for Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare Liz Forsyth is used to thinking both “global” and ‘local” when grappling with the challenges of...
24 November 2020

COVID-19 pandemic heightens need to end violence against women

Today, 25 November, is annual United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Coming at the end of a year of global pandemic, the 2020 day takes...
24 November 2020

We’re home! 45 rough sleepers housed under Together Home homelessness program

Bridge Housing has reached our target to house 45 rough sleepers under the NSW Government’s Together Home program today. Brett (pictured) is one of our new Together Home residents. Brett...
18 November 2020

Jess operates at speed

Jess Turner is full of surprises. The Maintenance Officer, Assets in Central Office began her career studying a Bachelor of Accounting in hometown Melbourne then discovered accounting didn’t fulfil her...
18 November 2020

2020 AGM outlines Bridge Housing successes and challenges

Bridge Housing held its 2020 Annual General Meeting today, marking the end of a 2019-20 year that was unique in the organisation’s 35 year history. The COVID Safe virtual event...
10 November 2020

2020 Annual Report highlights a year to remember!

Bridge Housing has experienced another successful year with record growth, despite the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the way our business operates. Our 2020 Annual Report documents Bridge...
07 November 2020

Let's celebrate NAIDOC Week!

Today marks the start of NAIDOC Week, a time to to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The theme for this year is...
23 October 2020

Homelessness to peak in NSW next June

The New South Wales Council of Social Services (NCOSS) has released sobering new research which shows unemployment will tip more and more people into homelessness, peaking in June 2021. The...
16 October 2020

Together Home welcome packs

A huge thank you to our development partners Deicorp for generously donating Welcome Packs to our 45 new residents under the Together Home homelessness program for rough sleepers. The packs,...
15 October 2020

Asset maintenance stars

The Land and Housing Corporation has given Bridge Housing a stellar score of 100% for properties across our portfolio being Maintained or Well Maintained in our latest our PAS (Property...
14 October 2020

Elger St residents star on ABC TV as advocates for social housing

Elger St Glebe residents Ray, Jonathan and Greg starred on ABC TV over the weekend as advocates for the value of social housing. The news story was in response to...
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