Connect Housing Group in Mackay, Queensland | Community organisation

Connect Housing Group

Locality: Mackay, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4953 4952

Address: Shop 12 The Dome, 134 Victoria Street 4740 Mackay, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.connecthousing.com.au/

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21.01.2022 VACANCY AVAILABLE UNDER NRAS 10/3/20 We have a 3 bedroom 2 bath 2 car property available due to a break lease in rural view. To see the property go to https://www.nrasmackay.com.au/ to check it out. Please see website for tenancy application form

19.01.2022 Yesterday we continued our affordable housing planning discussions with Bluechp Limited. Connect Housing Group remains focused on delivering more affordable hou...sing and we believe the Mackay region is well placed to support Queensland's economic recovery from COVID-19. The availability of affordable housing is imperative to the livability and prosperity of our region so we are finding new ways to move forward. See more

19.01.2022 I am so impressed with the Connect Housing Group team. They have quickly adapted to working remotely and continue to provide all of our services. We currently meet online twice a day to check on our progress and help each other where we need to.

15.01.2022 On 29 March 2020, the National Cabinet acknowledged the need for short-term intervention in residential tenancies to avoid significant disruption to the residential tenancy markets arising from COVID-19. A set of principles were developed and endorsed by Treasurers to underpin and govern intervention to aid residential tenancies. These measures include: short-term protections for residential tenants who are at risk of eviction if they have lost some or all their income due ...to COVID-19 and have fallen or may fall behind on their rent encouraging tenants and landlords to agree on rent relief or temporary amendments to the lease through their own negotiations, including the reduction or deferral of rental payments for a defined period maintaining the ability for tenants in financial distress to terminate leases and/or seek mediation or conciliation acknowledging the need for cost-sharing or deferral of losses between landlords and tenants, with the Australian and state and territory governments to consider mechanisms to aid and advocating for participation by financial institutions investigating additional financial assistance to support tenants and property owners sustain tenancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also acknowledged that landlords and tenants not significantly affected by COVID-19 are expected to honour their existing obligations and rental agreements. The Queensland Government is now moving to legislate the eviction moratorium as a failsafe measure that helps people sustain tenancies and for people to remain in their homes at this challenging time. Please refer to the Ministerial Media Statement at http://statements.qld.gov.au//special-covid19-protections-. The Queensland Government has launched an online rental hub at www.covid19.qld.gov.au/the-hub to provide information and resources to support discussions between property owners and renters.

09.01.2022 The RTA have established a General tenancy COVID-19 variation agreement (Form 18d) Subject to proposed legislative amendments of the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008, there will be a six-month freeze on evictions due to rent arrears for tenancies experiencing financial hardship due to the impacts of COVID-19. All parties are encouraged to agree on solutions together. If you are unable to reach an agreement, conciliation through the RTA will be a mandatory process, subject to proposed legislative amendments. Learn more at COVID19.qld.gov.au/the-hub.