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  • A home for every need

    Last updated: 8 Jul 2025

    The Bayside Housing Service Centre was able to help Michael and Ivy find the perfect home.

  • A new chapter

    Last updated: 8 Jul 2025

    How accessible housing has helped Wilma thrive.

  • ‘A life that looks like yours’

    Last updated: 8 Jul 2025

    Deb’s journey to independence through accessible housing.

  • Have your say on the draft Queensland Housing Code

    Last updated: 30 Jun 2025

    Have your say on the draft Queensland Housing Code. Survey closed 31 July 2025.

  • Strengthening tenancy management

    Last updated: 12 Jun 2025

    From 1 July 2025, we’re recommencing annual tenancy and rent reviews for public housing tenants.

  • A new life for Chevy and her son

    Last updated: 11 Feb 2025

    Chevy's journey to community, friends and a new business venture.

  • From shelter to support

    Last updated: 7 Feb 2025

    Cheyenne’s journey to helping others.

  • A place to call her own

    Last updated: 9 Dec 2024

    How affordable housing has changed Wendy and Mal’s lives.

  • 'A home is stability’

    Last updated: 9 Dec 2024

    How affordable housing helped Leanne and her son.

  • New beginnings

    Last updated: 9 Dec 2024

    How Anna rebuilt her life after domestic violence.

  • Amanda's fresh start

    Last updated: 9 Dec 2024

    How Amanda secured a stable home with a Helping Hand Headlease.

  • Building a bright future

    Last updated: 9 Dec 2024

    The Logan Youth Foyer has transformed Tyler’s life.

  • Gaining independence

    Last updated: 6 Dec 2024

    Lou-Ani Marie and daughter Azalea are excited about their new accessible home.

  • Hardship to hope

    Last updated: 6 Dec 2024

    Learn about Clifford’s journey with the dedicated RentConnect team.

  • Room to grow

    Last updated: 6 Dec 2024

    Caitlyn and Henrey’s journey from motel living in Roma to their new modular home.

  • 'She was life-saving'

    Last updated: 6 Dec 2024

    After an unexpected labour, Rachel turned to the Chermside Housing Service Centre for help.

  • More than just a place to live

    Last updated: 6 Dec 2024

    Gayle and Joyce’s social housing complex is a supportive community for older women.

  • Support in tough times

    Last updated: 6 Dec 2024

    Donnamarie’s housing journey in Rockhampton.

  • Close-knit community

    Last updated: 6 Dec 2024

    Val is using her hobby to form connections.

  • A fresh start

    Last updated: 6 Dec 2024

    How Tanika found a new home for her family with the help of her local Housing Service Centre team.

  • 'People don’t realise how expensive it is to be homeless'

    Last updated: 6 Dec 2024

    Find out how RentConnect helped Kym and his dogs secure a rental after spending months sleeping in his car.

  • 'Life seems a lot easier now'

    Last updated: 5 Dec 2024

    How the Bundaberg Housing Service Centre helped Amy, Floyd and their family secure a home.

  • Trish’s journey to stability

    Last updated: 4 Dec 2024

    Find out how Trish was able to secure a social housing unit after years of uncertainty.

  • 'A bit of a miracle'

    Last updated: 4 Dec 2024

    Learn how Therese was able to stay in her subsidised home with her friendship group.

  • Navigating new waters

    Last updated: 4 Dec 2024

    Learn how the Bayside Housing Service Centre helped Lynda and Gary transition from a houseboat to a private rental.

  • Green-thumbed Dessi’s winning garden

    Last updated: 4 Dec 2024

    How a Bundaberg teen turned a gravel yard into a magical garden.

  • Appreciating the simple things

    Last updated: 3 Dec 2024

    Learn how Sean transitioned to a social housing complex designed for older Queenslanders.

  • Brand new beginning for Rosie

    Last updated: 3 Dec 2024

    Rosie jumped at the chance to move to a smaller home with a thriving community.

  • From bush to bayside

    Last updated: 2 Dec 2024

    How Ron found a home and a fresh start at 80 after a lifetime of adventures.

  • Rae’s garden oasis

    Last updated: 2 Dec 2024

    How Rae transformed an industrial site to a backyard paradise.

  • New lease on life

    Last updated: 29 Nov 2024

    Brett’s journey with a new accessible home and prosthetic.

  • Forging her path

    Last updated: 28 Nov 2024

    Learn how the Townsville Youth Foyer is supporting Elma.

  • Guiding success

    Last updated: 28 Nov 2024

    Janine is supporting young people on their journey.

  • A place to call home

    Last updated: 28 Nov 2024

    Vicki is a cultural mentor at one of our Youth Foyers.

  • Mari-Mari-Ba – a sanctuary for First Nations women and children

    Last updated: 15 Nov 2024

    Mari-Mari-Ba, meaning ‘butterfly place’ in the Yuggera language group, is a new residential complex for First Nations women and children and a place of strong cultural significance for the Yuggera and Turrbal peoples.

  • New social homes in Mundingburra provide a safe and efficient home for Robert and Valma

    Last updated: 25 Sep 2024

    Having a safe and central place to live is important to public housing tenants, Robert and Valma.

  • Brisbane critical response team offering support

    Last updated: 6 Aug 2024

    Our Brisbane Critical Response Team has helped more than 750 people into housing since it was created in 2023.

  • Alyssa found a safe and stable home

    Last updated: 5 Aug 2024

    Meet Alyssa and learn about how she found a safe and stable home at the Townsville Youth Foyer.

  • New social homes for Emu Park

    Last updated: 29 Jul 2024

    We’re delivering 26 homes in Emu Park! We’ll construct 20 social and six affordable 2-bedroom homes in a factory this year before installing them on-site.

  • New social homes in Labrador

    Last updated: 27 Jul 2024

    We’re transforming the site of a vacant former hotel into 15 new 1-bedroom social homes.

  • 'It's lovely to have a roof over my head'

    Last updated: 27 Jul 2024

    Find out how Diane’s local Housing Service Centre helped her find a home.

  • New youth foyer opens in Townsville

    Last updated: 26 Jul 2024

    A new youth foyer has opened for young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

  • Surrounded by a very supportive community

    Last updated: 23 Jul 2024

    Mari-Mari-Ba is a purpose-built accommodation precinct for First Nations women and children experiencing homelessness on Brisbane’s southside.

  • New social homes in Bundaberg South

    Last updated: 19 Jul 2024

    Bundaberg South is set to receive 7 new social homes.

  • The Gold Coast housing team was a godsend

    Last updated: 15 Jul 2024

    Find out how the Gold Coast Housing Service Centre helped Steve maintain his tenancy while he recovered from life-saving cancer treatment.

  • 'They moved mountains for me and my children'

    Last updated: 9 Jul 2024

    Robyn, a Bundjalung and Kamilaroi nation woman, says she received 'amazing' support when she moved to Queensland for a fresh start.

  • New social homes in Hervey Bay

    Last updated: 5 Jul 2024

    Providing more accommodation for vulnerable Queenslanders.

  • Dom says he’s never felt as happy as he does now

    Last updated: 3 Jul 2024

    Meet Dom and learn how he found, safe, inclusive and affordable housing in Toowoomba.

  • Rental Security Subsidy provides breathing space

    Last updated: 2 Jul 2024

    Sharon accessed a Rental Security Subsidy to help her stay in her rental home in Bundaberg while she looks for something more affordable.

  • New social homes for the Sunshine Coast

    Last updated: 2 Jul 2024

    Forty new homes are being built with accessibility in mind for people with disability and seniors with mobility needs.

  • New social homes in Charleville

    Last updated: 20 Jun 2024

    We’ve welcomed social housing tenants into 2 new homes in Charleville.

  • Mari-Mari-Ba now open

    Last updated: 11 Jun 2024

    A purpose-built accommodation precinct for First Nations women and children experiencing homelessness is now complete.

  • Tenancy Assist helps avoid eviction

    Last updated: 27 Apr 2024

    Wynnum grandmother Tina was facing eviction from her home when she walked into her local Housing Service Centre.

  • New social homes providing place to call home

    Last updated: 22 Apr 2024

    Bayside Housing Centre helped Mick secure social housing so he can get back to his music, vegetable garden and daily swims.

  • A helping hand to find a home

    Last updated: 17 Apr 2024

    Bundaberg RentConnect officers helped Helen and Aaron move from living in a camper trailer into a house with a backyard for their 2 dogs.

  • ‘I really had no idea of the help available’

    Last updated: 2 Apr 2024

    Find out how a local Housing Service Centre helped Kim get the help she needed.

  • Clair’s new hope after Tara bushfires

    Last updated: 16 Feb 2024

    How Clair received emergency accommodation after the Tara bushfires and a structural assistance grant to replace the home she lost.

  • A new home at Tara Accommodation Recovery Park

    Last updated: 22 Jan 2024

    Lyteesha lost her home in a bushfire but now has a new home in her community.

  • Public housing and determination pave way to own home

    Last updated: 8 Dec 2023

    Public housing provided the support refugee Aline needed to take care of her children and save for her own home.

  • Housing shuffle gives Simon independence

    Last updated: 23 Nov 2023

    Find out how a change of house and some alterations have enabled Simon to do things independently for the first time.

  • Brand new start for mum and kids

    Last updated: 9 Oct 2023

    Single mum has a long-term place to call home after years of unstable housing.

  • Rental assistance helps Aussie battler start living again

    Last updated: 29 Sep 2023

    Leeanne was struggling to make ends meet until she got support from her local housing service centre.

  • Maggie finds home in heritage-listed social housing in Clayfield

    Last updated: 18 Sep 2023

    For Maggie, securing a social housing home in Clayfield has given her a new lease on life.

  • New life chapter for father and son after house fire

    Last updated: 8 Sep 2023

    Public housing tenants Clive and his son John start afresh after their Redcliffe home was destroyed by fire.

  • Remote, tropical islands are the workplace of OTs in Housing

    Last updated: 31 May 2023

    For our Occupational Therapists working in Far North Queensland, there’s no such thing as an ordinary day of work.

  • Out of the ute and into a home

    Last updated: 21 Apr 2023

    Social housing clears cloudy skies for young North Queensland couple.

  • Julie’s future looks bright

    Last updated: 18 Apr 2023

    Julie turned her life around after securing a traineeship.

  • Supportive community provides safe haven for Gympie dad

    Last updated: 21 Mar 2023

    Jaquob and his daughters were helped out with housing in the tight rental market.

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