News and events

21 Nov 2024

Wesley Mission’s proposal discussed at AGM on 21 November

Last year we shared news of Wesley Mission’s proposal to develop and operate MyHome jointly with affordable rental housing on the site in Curtin...

1 Mar 2024

ACT Government announces initial funding

On 4 February 2024, ACT Ministers Barr and Gentleman announced that the mid‑year budget review includes (see page 46) $500,000 for work on designs...

17 Dec 2023

Good news from our AGM

In his report to the Annual General Meeting on 30 November 2023 our President, Shukry Sahhar, outlined progress in discussions between Wesley Mission and...

28 Sep 2023

AGM to be held on 30 November 2023

Thursday 30 November is the date set for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2023.  We plan to hold it from 5.30pm in a...

12 Sep 2023

ACT Government considering support

Ministers of the ACT Government have referred to consideration being given by the Coordinator-General for Housing, Stephen Miners, to the proposal submitted by Wesley...

1 May 2023

Minister’s progress report

In response to a question from Dr Marisa Paterson MLA about progress of the MyHome project, the Minister for Mental Health, Ms Emma Davidson,...

8 Apr 2023

Death of John Tucker

After a long illness, our former President John Tucker died on 31 March 2023. John was the main inspiration and driving force in establishing...

2 Dec 2022

Could MyHome in Canberra be integrated with affordable rental housing?

As part of our Annual General meeting, held on 22 November 2022, we had a Zoom discussion with David Cannings, the Chief Finance Officer...

2 Dec 2022

Annual General Meeting on 22 November 2022

Our association’s President, Shukry Sahhar, made an acknowledgement of country, welcomed everyone, and spoke about this year’s main developments as described in his written...

9 Jan 2022

MyHome proposal discussed with ACT Government

Despite delays attributable to COVID-19, we’ve been able to discuss the submission we sent to ACT Ministers in March last year with Emma Davidson,...

5 Jan 2022

Indicative Development Plan for MyHome site

Dan Stewart of Purdon Planning, at our Annual General Meeting on 2 December 2021, outlined the Indicative Development Plan (IDP) which Cox Architecture and...

30 Oct 2021

Our annual general meeting for 2021

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of MyHome in Canberra Inc. was held on Thursday 2 December, attended by members and supporters. It began with...

20 Mar 2021

MyHome proposal sent to ACT Ministers

ACT Ministers were sent on 16 March a detailed proposal for implementing the commitment to MyHome in Canberra. The MyHome proposal and its attachments...

12 Feb 2021

Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System recommends community-based care

This Royal Commission reported in February 2021 after nearly two years of work, in five substantial volumes. Here we focus on just two of...

1 Jan 2021

Canberra Times story, December 2020

This story by journalist Lucy Bladen appeared in the Canberra Times on 27 December 2020, accompanied by Elesa Kurtz’s photo. It tells why our...

26 Nov 2020

Progress celebrated at Annual General Meeting

Highlights of MyHome’s AGM, held on 24 November 2020, were: President Shukry Sahhar reported on recent progress – Dr Mike Kelly coming on board as...

4 Nov 2020

Labor and Greens agree to deliver MyHome

The Parliamentary Agreement between Labor and Greens Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly, stating agreed priorities for the new ACT Government, renews the commitment...

1 Oct 2020

Mike Kelly supports MyHome

Mike Kelly retired in April 2020 from being the Member of Parliament for Eden-Monaro, and is now the President of Palantir Technologies Australia ....

24 Sep 2020

True cost of homelessness

In an article on The Conversation website, Vivienne Skinner and Phillippa Carnemolla of University of Technology Sydney summarised their review of global research since...

8 Jul 2020

ACT Greens include MyHome in Curtin in their new program

In a press release on 29 June 2020 the ACT Greens announced the first part of their election campaign , a $450 million ‘Home...

19 Feb 2020

AHURI and Mind Australia hold workshop on Housing: the foundation for mental health

The Australian Housing and Urban research Institute (AHURI) held its first national one-day conference on Wednesday 19 February 2020 in Sydney, in partnership with...

19 Dec 2019

Paxon Consultants to review MyHome model

ACT Housing has chosen the Paxon Group of consultants to conduct a review of models, including MyHome, which might be used on the Uniting...

21 Nov 2019

MyHome AGM reviews progress in 2019

The Annual General Meeting on MyHome in Canberra was held on 21 November 2019 and well attended. Shukry Sahhar, President of MyHome, reviewed the...

31 Oct 2019

MyHome makes budget submission

As part of community input to preparation of the ACT Government’s budget for 2020-21, MyHome and St James Uniting Church in Curtin have made...

30 Oct 2019

Tribute to the late Murray Haines

From Shukry Sahhar, President of MyHome in Canberra – Murray Rex Haines was a member of the MyHome board and provided an invaluable contribution...

2 Jul 2019

Cohort Study published

The ACT Government has released the report of the team commissioned in 2018 to study the support requirements and accommodation options of people in...

6 Jun 2019

Reference to MyHome in Canberra in ACT Budget

The ACT Budget for 2019-20 includes a report of the Government’s continuing work to progress the MyHome in Canberra project plan. This summary appears...

5 Jun 2019

ACT Government commits funding for second Common Ground development

The ACT Government has included in its 2019-20 Budget funds to begin construction of a second Common Ground housing project. This is to be...

30 Nov 2018

MyHome in Canberra fits well with Curtin master plan

The Master Plan for the Curtin Group Centre, endorsed by the ACT Government and published in November 2018, suggests the block now containing the...

5 Nov 2018

Thanks to family of late Professor Beverley Raphael

Professor Raphael’s family requested donations to MyHome in Canberra in lieu of flowers at her memorial service.   On 29 October 2018, three representatives of...

1 Nov 2018

Wine-tasting fund-raiser in October 2018

Representatives from four wineries, and nearly forty guests, came to sample fine wines and raise funds for MyHome in Canberra. This cheerful event, held...

3 Jul 2018

Shiny Bum Singers perform for MyHome in Canberra

On Sunday 1 July 2018, the Shiny Bum Singers staged a reprise of their mock opera “Seize the Day” for an audience of several...

1 May 2018

Woden Rotary’s Five Peaks Challenge yields donation

After the April 2018 Five Peaks Challenge bike ride, organised by the Rotary Club of Woden, a generous cheque was presented to MyHome in...

2 Sep 2015

Concert comes to life with fabulous entertainers and generous support

On Saturday 28 August 2015, MyHome in Canberra brought to life its first concert, with Genevieve Jacobs doing an amazing job as MC. The...

18 Dec 2014

MyHome in Canberra – Bringing Vision to Reality

MyHome in Canberra Incorporated was established as a not for profit organisation on 28 February 2014. Our vision is to provide a safe, supportive...

18 Nov 2014

November 2014 Update

Following concerns from the Canberra community, a small team of people, together with Father Peter Day of the Corpus Christie Parish in Gowrie, identified...