Indigenous community housing organisations: enhancing capacity in a new indigenous policy context
Karel Eringa, Fred Spring, Mara West, Martin Anda, Paul Memmott and Stephen Long
AHURI Western Australia Research Centre, AHURI Queensland Research Centre, Shelter WA, Relspree Pty Ltd, Mahdijungu Consultancy
Contact Email:   Karel.Eringadpi.wa.gov.au

The project aims to provide a detailed, contemporary, empirical understanding of Indigenous Community Housing Organisations (ICHOs) to inform an understanding of, and to identify short and longer-term options, to enhance the capacity of the ICHO sector. The study focuses on non-financial factors affecting viability, and builds on AHURI Project 30282, 'Indigenous housing - assessing the long term costs and the optimal balance between recurrent and capital expenditure' that explored financial viability factors affecting ICHOs.

The project methodology developed a multi-measure model of the capacity factors facing ICHOs, which were tested by pilot and telephone surveys and field studies with 20 ICHOs. This paper will report on the short and longer-term options and the policy implications.

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