Renowned permaculturalist Morag Gamble recently invited Karl onto her podcast. Have a listen here. She writes: Our housing system is broken, but where do we look for different ways forward and a theory of change? Come and join me with economist Karl Fitzgerald from Grounded the new Community Land Trust Advocacy NGO (and formerly of Prosper …
We write to you as advocates for a fairer housing market. Australian land prices have increased by $2.7 trillion in just the last two years. Since the 1999 halving of the Capital Gains Tax, land values have increased by 7.3 times. The budget cannot afford this to continue with rental markets collapsing, single mums sleeping …
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If you have ever thought of joining an intentional community, or dared to dream of setting one up, this is the event for you. Date: Wednesday March 1st 6 – 7.30pm via zoom. Book your free ticket here. How many times have you heard of a community that focused so hard on the set up …
Grounded is a new advocacy body designed to advocate for Community Land Trusts as a for-purpose development model. Much of the following feedback relates to Karl Fitzgerald’s work at Prosper Australia, where he was the director of research for 17+ years. National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 Congratulations on the appointment of the …
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Property Law Bill Consultation 2022 Submitter: Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy Introduction Grounded is a not-for-profit organisation established to advocate, incubate and accelerate the development of Community Land Trusts in Australia. Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are an innovative housing model that enables property ownership and development to meet community need, and embeds affordability, sustainability and …
Bringing community led housing to fruition Help us make affordable housing a reality before The Australian Dream becomes an urban myth… We launched with a sense of camaraderie amongst a bigger crowd than expected, proving that word of mouth works when something is really needed. The good news is that the shaking of the tree – trying to …
Bringing community led housing to fruition Help us make affordable housing a reality before The Australian Dream becomes an urban myth… Hello and welcome to Grounded’s first enews! We have had an incredible first 12 weeks with some big wins we want to share with you at our launch event: Grounded is mobilising to safeguard …
Join the launch of a new NGO championing for-purpose over for-profit housing. Tuesday 22 November 2022,6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AEDTQueen Victoria Women’s Centre 210 Lonsdale Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 Community Land Trusts are an exciting affordable housing model where residents are custodians of land rather than consumers. Understand how your housing payments can be …
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