Friends & Supporter Newsletter
Friends and Supporters Winter Newsletter Out now
Wellington Street Common Ground Project – update
The Wellington St project is progressing very well. With Bowden Corp and NPG Project Management, we have a dedicated team of Builders and Consultants delivering a quality project. We recently reached a major point of the project, arriving at the Milestone 3 funding stage. This stage was reached with the completion of the first floor […]
Office Refurbishment
The New Face of St Kilda Community Housing! St Kilda Community Housing is presenting a “fresh face” to the community, we are really pleased to be able to offer a much better environment for our current and perspective renters. With our new “front of house” we are now greeting renters and visitors at a new, […]
Student Unit
St Kilda Community Housing has a strong commitment to developing the sector. We support the training of social workers with our student program. We mentor 2 social work students year round who are given opportunities to immerse themselves in housing work, including property management. We think this is important to support training people who are […]
Vale Jeff Lyons
St Kilda Community Housing would not exist if not for Jeff Lyons. The article below, written by his friend John Spierings, highlights his contribution to progressive politics in our community and specifically his unwavering commitment to housing vulnerable people. To put it simply, Jeff was in it from the very beginning, and stayed with us […]
Renter Newsletter
We are pleased to announce our new Renter Newsletter. Our newsletters are seasonal, please click here to read the Winter Edition Renter Newsletter. To subscribe, hit the subscrube button in the top left hand corner. Stay tuned for the Spring Edition we have lots of exciting updates to share.
Sale of 96 Barkly Street
It was bittersweet to sell our lovely old rooming house on Barkly Street. The building offered 18 rooms with shared facilities, as well as some lovely, shared areas, and relaxing gardens. Formerly a private hotel, a student hall of residence, and at one time, a single private home, the property could no longer offer accommodation […]
Volunteer Profile – Scott
I have been volunteering at St Kilda Community Housing for over 2 years. As an Elwood local I enjoy giving back to my community. I recommend the organisation to potential volunteers and supporters. I grew up in Northern Victoria, our family had dairy, sheep and cattle farms and my parents were keen sportspeople, they enjoyed […]
Wellington Street Common Ground Project Update
Our Common Ground Supportive Housing project is progressing well. The old rooming house is gone, and the foundations of the new building are in. The old rooming house provided shared facility accommodation and was no longer fit for purpose. It wasn’t a good place to live and wasn’t a good neighbour. The Victorian Government, Homes […]
Welcome to Wellington Street Common Ground Project
This critical project is designed to end homelessness for people in St Kilda, specifically for community members who are sleeping rough or who have experienced chronic homelessness.
The $10.5m initiative will deliver 26 self-contained permanent social housing units
