Project Updates

  • Women’s Property Initiatives set to double its impact with major social housing project

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    Women and children will be the focus of a major social housing project to be managed by community housing specialists, including Women’s Property Initiatives. The Victorian Government’s 40-year Ground Lease Model 2 project will deliver 1370 new social, affordable, market rental and specialist disability homes, with WPI a key partner in the successful consortium, Building ... Read more

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  • WPI Partners With Local Residential

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    WPI is thrilled to be partnering with Local Residential, a leading Build-to-Rent developer focused on creating positive social impact, to open the doors to more secure and affordable housing for women and children. Local’s first two projects will see 75 social housing residences delivered through our partnership and their model includes a minimum of 10% ... Read more

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  • Mornington Peninsula Apartments

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    We are thrilled that tenants have moved into five new apartments on the Mornington Peninsula this week. These beautiful, light, bright spaces are now home to vulnerable women and children who have been been living in insecure housing. Some of these families have experience with domestic violence. WPI is incredibly grateful to Regenerate who have furnished these ... Read more

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  • The Nest

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    Property Industry Foundation’s Friends of the Foundation was held on  Thursday 11 May 2023 where Monica Fontaine from Built, the Chair of Property Industry Foundation’s Haven House Committee VIC, shared the exciting news that ground is about to be broken on The Nest site in Shepparton. The Nest is a partnership between the Property Industry Foundation, Women’s ... Read more

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  • New large family home in Melbourne’s west

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    A large family home was delivered in Melbourne’s west last week that is truly the product of effective collaboration and generosity.   We are extremely grateful to the Scalzo Family, who are long term supporters of WPI, for donating the land which provided the catalyst for this project and to Christine Gilbertson who made a generous contribution that helped to ... Read more

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  • Nightingale Village

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    Women’s Property Initiatives has opened the doors to nine stunning apartments in Nightingale Village in Brunswick. These one and two-bedroom apartments will offer a pathway out of housing stress for a group of single women and single mums who deserve a new beginning.   Nightingale Village is a collection of six neighbouring buildings, each designed ... Read more

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  • Great progress at Mt Atkinson

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    Great progress bring made on our Mt Atkinson house which is now at lock up with cabinets going in. This home will soon be complete and ready for a large family to move in. This 5 bedroom home is a collaboration between WPI and The Victorian Homeless Fund with generous contributions from Lendlease Future Steps, ISPT and ... Read more

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  • The Nest – Building Solid Foundations Together

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    In 2022, WPI, The Bridge Youth Service and the Property Industry Foundation will be working together to provide homes for young mums. The Bridge support young people in northern Victoria with a wide range of services, including early intervention in mental health and wellbeing, help with housing, school and education support, parenting and family services and ... Read more

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  • Nightingale Village

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    Nightingale Housing recently took us on a site tour of Evergreen and Skye House, two of the six buildings that form Nightingale Village. We were accompanied by the Board of  Matrix Guild. Matrix, who raise awareness of the health, housing and care needs of older lesbians, are long term supporters of WPI. With a bequest from one of ... Read more

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  • Older Women’s Housing Project

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    It was wonderful to gather with supporters of our Older Women’s Housing Project to show them through these wonderful homes. There were representatives from Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, Gandel Foundation and Homes for Homes who provided generous funding for this project, as well as Studio Bright who worked tirelessly to design and execute these homes, ... Read more

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