Social Housing boost for Aboriginal Elders
A new social housing development for Aboriginal Elders at risk of homelessness will be built in Adelaide, delivering a much-needed supply boost in Adelaide’s south. Contracts for the $12.17 million project, located near the Living Kaurna Cultural Centre have been signed today. The construction of these homes is to start in August 2024 and is expected to be ready by 2025.
Aboriginal Elders Village – Purrkanaitya (in Kaurna means ‘for all Elders’), will have 40 modern and culturally appropriate homes at ‘Warriparinga’, or Bedford Park near the Sturt River. These homes will be built and managed by Aboriginal people. The village is designed for Elders to live independently on country in affordable, safe, and secure community housing.
Accessible and inclusive design features include stepless and bathroom grabrails to enable residents with mobility issues to ‘age in place’, along with communal areas and culturally significant outdoor firepits.
Inviting builders and suppliers to join the pre-qualified list of the Authority
Inviting builders and suppliers to join the pre-qualified list of the Authority In preparation for upcoming construction tenders to be released, SA Housing Authority is inviting builders and suppliers to join its pre-qualified builders list.
Twenty-six tenders to build 164 homes across South Australia are to be released in February 2024, a step towards bringing thousands of new public housing closer to reality.
More tenders are to follow in May, July, and October to build 350 public housing homes.
The progress of these builds relies on quality of builders and suppliers, who can prepare for this opportunity by applying to be on the pre-qualifying list. Builders can complete the application pack on the SA Housing Authority website or email at HousingProcurement@sa.gov.au.
Over 650 new homes underway at Oaklands Green in landmark social housing regeneration project
South Australia's largest social housing regeneration project in two decades has commenced at Oaklands Park. In partnership with SA housing Authority and led by South Australian developer Housing Renewal Australia Oaklands Park (HRA OP), the Oaklands Park Renewal Project will transform a 16.5-hectare site (165,175m2) between Barry Road, Bombay and Doreen Streets adjacent the electrified Noarlunga Train Line.
To be known as ‘Oaklands Green’, the new community will include 235 new social housing homes, built for the SA Housing Authority as turn-key solutions to be managed by community housing provider, Junction. Rivergum Homes has now commenced construction on the first 48 of these one and two-storey dwellings.
Affordable homes under $400K released in Adelaide's north
SA Housing Authority in partnership with Rivergum Homes released twenty-two new affordable homes in Adelaide's North last week. The release includes a total of 12 Torrens-titled fixed priced house and land packages selling for between $399,900 and $410,000, and 10 community title homes priced between $330,000 and $355,000.
The two-and-three bedroom Smithfield Plains homes front Davison Crescent and Barrat Street, opposite the Curtis Road commercial precinct, close to services and shops. These architecturally designed homes feature well-appointed kitchen, dining and living areas.
APY Lands Pilot commences
A pilot project has commenced to support Aboriginal people living in remote and regional areas where extreme heat is common. With broader climate extremes and overall hotter summers predicted for the future, Aboriginal community housing in South Australia’s remote APY Lands will be retrofitted to improve energy efficiency and, living conditions in the harsh desert climate.
Led by UniSA, and in partnership with other providers, SA Housing Authority, will work with the APY community in Indulkana. The pilot project will modify a small group of houses, providing a framework for energy efficient upgrades across the remainder of the APY Lands, as well as other remote areas across Australia.
The work will be undertaken by SA Housing Authority contractors with materials and services supplied by industry partners. The findings will provide a framework for energy efficient upgrades for homes across the APY Lands, as well as other remote areas in South Australia.
Greyhound donation drive
Last year, we invited our staff to donate toys and treats for greyhounds currently training in the prison and school programs, or awaiting foster care.
We had a huge response, collecting 80 toys and 1.5kg of treats, doubling last year’s collection which was delivered to Greyhound Adoption Program before Christmas 2023.
