North Coast Community Housing in Lismore, New South Wales | Community organisation

North Coast Community Housing

Locality: Lismore, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6627 5300

Address: 107 Molesworth St 2480 Lismore, NSW, Australia

Website: http://ncch.org.au

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24.01.2022 What a great video showcasing some young students in our region saying what this year's NAIDOC theme of "Always Was, Always Will Be" means to them.

20.01.2022 ABC North Coast asked CEO John McKenna, in his role as Chair of CHIA NSW, to comment on the allocation of $812 million for social housing in the NSW state budget. #EverybodysHome

20.01.2022 Last week marked Anti-Poverty Week which this year partnered with the Everybody’s Home campaign and Raise the Rate campaign to increase community awareness about the links between poverty and homelessness. NCCH fully supports these two campaigns. #APW2020 #EverybodysHome #RaiseTheRateForGood #BuildSocialHousing #BuildAffordableHousing

20.01.2022 NAIDOC Week 2020 is being held in November this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NAIDOC 2020 invites all Australians to embrace the true history of this country a history which dates back thousands of generations. The theme for 2020 is "Always Was, Always Will Be."

18.01.2022 Attention: Lismore, Goonellabah and Casino NCCH tenants! We will be at the Lismore Transit Centre tomorrow @ 10.45am Come and see us and have a chat with Social Futures about their FREE employment and training program Opportunity Pathways.... A great way to gain skills and employment and also the chance to win a FREE ipad!!! We hope to see you tomorrow

18.01.2022 CEO John McKenna appeared on PRIME7 News North Coast to discuss the housing shortage on the far north coast. Watch the video here https://www.prime7.com.au/news/31589-homeless-survey NCCH continues to lobby for more funding to address the housing crisis in our region.

17.01.2022 Did you know that the Service NSW Mobile Service Centres offers similar services to their physical sites including: * Driver licence, photo card applications and renewals * Driver Knowledge Tests * Working With Children Check applications... * Applying for birth, death and marriage certificates * Cost of Living service to access more than 70 government rebates and savings Visit their website to see when the mobile service might be visiting your local area https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/campa/mobile-service-centres The Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON) have advised that they will be joining the Service NSW Mobile Service Centre next Tuesday 2 February in Tabulam, at the corner of Clarence Street & Court Street, from 9:00am to 11:30am. EWON NSW will be available to provide assistance to those who are experiencing difficulties with their electricity and gas providers. Also, they can check that Government energy rebates are applied to bills, help with setting up payment plans, provide EAPA referrals and help with energy saving.

17.01.2022 Some important information regarding COVID Safe Check-in at NSW public schools.

15.01.2022 NCCH CEO John McKenna spoke to Lachlan Grant from NBN Television on the need for more funding in the upcoming Federal Budget to address the housing crisis in our region.

12.01.2022 CEO John McKenna was interviewed by NBN Television on how the region's rental crisis has had an impact on renters who have had to surrender their pets in order to obtain a rental property. You can view the interview at https://www.nbnnews.com.au//regions-rental-crisis-sees-pe/

12.01.2022 Chair Robyn Hordern and CEO John McKenna would like to thank Ben Franklin for taking time out of his busy schedule this week to visit NCCH 's Lismore office where they discussed affordable and social housing issues in the region.

11.01.2022 DCJ 2021 SCHOLARSHIPS are now open! $1,000 scholarships are available to TAFE & senior High School Students living in social housing or out-of-home care to help with education and training costs. There are 1,000 scholarships on offer.... Apply online at: bit.ly/DCJNSWScholarships Students only have until 19 February to get their application in. Where can you find out more? If you have any questions, please call the Housing Contact Centre on 1800 422 322. For Housing Services press 2 then press 4 for General Enquiries or email [email protected] #dcjscholarships

11.01.2022 What a fabulous idea!!

08.01.2022 Check out the winning entry in the 2020 National NAIDOC Poster Competition. Tyrown Waigana, a Perth-based artist and designer, has been named as this year’s winner of the prestigious National NAIDOC Poster Competition. His winning entry - Shape of Land - was judged by the National NAIDOC Committee to have best illustrated the 2020 NAIDOC theme: Always Was Always Will Be.... Waigana, a proud Noongar and Saibai Islander, has previously been named as one of WA’s best new and emerging Indigenous artists. According to the 23-year-old, his winning entry depicts the Rainbow Serpent coming out of the Dreamtime to create this country and how we are strongly connected to it. The Rainbow Serpent is represented by the snake and it forms the shape of Australia, which symbolises how it created our lands. The colour from the Rainbow Serpent is reflected on to the figure to display our connection to the Rainbow Serpent, thus our connection to country. The overlapping colours on the outside is the Dreamtime. The figure inside the shape of Australia is a representation of Indigenous Australians showing that this country - since the dawn of time - always was, and always will be Aboriginal land, Mr Waigana added. Tyrown’s passion for art and design began at an early age and his goal is to make a living of being an artist and take on exciting new creative projects. This year’s competition attracted a staggering 270 entries nationally who responded to the 2020 NAIDOC theme. Always Was, Always Will Be. NAIDOC WEEK 2020

06.01.2022 Applications open today for NSW Regional Seniors Travel Cards. The NSW Regional Seniors Travel Card provides eligible seniors in regional, rural and remote areas with a $250 prepaid card to help ease the cost of travel. You can use the travel card at certain retailers across Australia to pay for fuel, taxis and pre-booked NSW Trainlink Regional trains and coaches. For more info, please visit the Service NSW website.

06.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW that you can actually recycle your soft plastics now rather than throwing them in landfill? The REDcycle programme allows you to take your soft plastics to collection points and they will then be recycled, rather than sent to landfill. The general rule is if you can scrunch it, you can REDcycle it. This means bread bags, plastic bags, glad wrap, many wrappers, and MUCH MORE can now be saved from landfill.... For a full list of WHAT can be REDcycled, visit: www.redcycle.net.au/what-to-redcycle/ To find out the locations of WHERE you can REDcycle items, head to: https://www.redcycle.net.au/where-to-redcycle/ For more info on the REDcycle program, visit their website: https://www.redcycle.net.au/

06.01.2022 NCCH CEO John McKenna & NCCH Chair Robyn Hordern attended a roundtable meeting with Minister Ward and Ben Franklin on Tuesday with other community housing & outreach service providers. We thank Minister Ward for the opportunity to put forward issues relating to homelessness and housing affordability being experienced in our region.

05.01.2022 A reminder that Round One applications for NCCH’s Scholarships Program close on 13 May .. that’s next Wednesday so get you'd better get those applications in! To download an information pack, visit https://www.ncch.org.au/ncch-scholarship-applications-clos/ or call (02) 6627 5315.

02.01.2022 NCCH applauds the news out of Victoria that the Victorian Government is investing in more social & affordable housing to address the housing & homelessness crisis in that state. CEO John McKenna says that NSW now needs to follow Victoria’s example and provide meaningful stimulus for the housing shortage in NSW.