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Compass Housing finds a new Home in Place

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An “exciting new chapter” is how Greg Budworth described the rebranding of Compass Housing to Home in Place.

The leading Hunter-based provider, first established as Newmacq Community Housing in 1985, will now possess an innovative name to position it for further national and international growth.

Despite boasting a proud history for almost four decades in the region under Compass Housing, Mr Budworth believes Home in Place better reflects the full range of services it provides to tenants and communities.

“Home In Place is not just a name,” the group managing director said.

“It’s an expression of our value and a statement about who we are and what we do.

“Our belief that social housing is about more than accommodation means we have always focussed on providing homes rather than houses or dwellings.

“Place is central to our philosophy of helping people feel connected to and active participants in their communities.

“Although social housing is still our core business, we also do property and community development, facilities management and disability housing.

“Our new name will better support us with the opportunities and expansion into markets both domestically and internationally.”

Mr Budworth said there would be no change for existing tenants, residents, clients, partners or staff.

“We will continue to provide the same excellent service that is known and trusted,” he explained.

“Housing is a fundamental human right and we will play our part in finding ways to ensure everyone has a place to call home.”

Home in Place currently manages more than 7,600 social, affordable and disability housing homes in NSW, Queensland and New Zealand.

For more information visit www.homeinplace.org.au

The Home in Place journey

  • 1985 – Established as Newmacq Community Housing, managing 92 properties in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
  • 1996 – One of the first 20 NSW community housing providers designated ‘growth association’ under the Community Housing Strategy
  • 2007 – Changed name to Compass Housing Services. Expanded to Upper Hunter
  • 2008 – Established operations in Broken Hill
  • 2010 – Established operations on the Central Coast and in the Central West (Dubbo)
  • 2010 – Acquired The Meeting Place community hub on Central Coast
  • 2012 – Established the Grow a Star program to provide scholarships and mentoring for a young community housing tenants to realise their academic, sporting or artistic potential
  • 2014 – Registered under the new National Regulatory System for Community Housing as a Tier One (highest level) provider
  • 2014 – Merged with 4Walls Housing to establish operations in South-East Queensland
  • 2015 – Established operations in New Zealand
  • 2015 – Started its first community development project in Vanuatu
  • 2016 – Awarded special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Participated in UN Habitat lll Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development. Promotes the resultant New Urban Agenda in the Asia Pacific by organising two international conferences and participating in other UN summits
  • 2016 – Created the Towards a National Housing Strategy document with other housing providers and housing experts which has morphed into the national Everybody’s Home campaign
  • 2016 – Created the 123 Community Hub in Broken Hill
  • 2017 – Established the Homes for Life consortium with BlueCHP to build and manage 69 new specialist disability homes for residents transferring out of institutional care
  • 2017 – Registered as a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) provider with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for NSW, Queensland, Victoria, ACT, Northern Territory, South Australia and Tasmania
  • 2018 – Expanded into Sydney via a tender to manage 335 social and affordable properties
  • 2019 – Expanded into NSW Mid-North-Coast (Taree) and gained more properties in the Hunter as part of the NSW Government’s Social Housing Management Transfer
  • 2019 – Awarded Gold partner status in the NSW Government Sustainability Advantage Program. Aligned its operations to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • 2021 – Delivered 493 new social and affordable homes across the Hunter and Central Coast in partnership with NSW Government bringing total portfolio to more than 7,600 dwellings
  • 2022 – Changed trading name to Home in Place

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