Submission to the NSW Short and Long Term Rental Inquiry Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy is an NGO focused on bringing Community Land Trusts to fruition. CLTs are a form of shared equity where the Trust maintains ownership over the land to ensure perpetual affordability occurs. Residents need only borrow for the improvements, ensuring the […]

https://youtu.be/B1lB3whu_Iw?feature=shared This was the planned speech in full, pared back on the spot but still a little long. Sorry Chair! Grounded is an advocacy body established to assist the growth of CLTs, the gold standard in shared equity, where community ownership is carefully managed to retain public subsidies over time and to scale this upwards. 

Inquiry: The Help to Buy Bill 2023 and the Help to Buy Bill (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 [Provisions] Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy has been established to bring the gold standard of shared equity models to Australia. Community Land Trusts see the Trust maintaining ownership over the land to ensure perpetual affordability occurs. Residents need

Thank you for the opportunity to submit for budget and governance support to assist Grounded’s mission – to provide more community led development (CLD) and therefore perpetually affordable housing.  We note Treasurer Mullighan’s budget speech and his powerful statement that “home ownership has never felt further from their grasp.”  Our perspective comes from a strong

https://youtu.be/ssEh0o2Ox98 Thank you for the opportunity to submit for budget and governance support to assist Grounded’s mission – to provide more community led development (CLD) and therefore perpetually affordable housing.  We congratulate the Allan government for the expansion of the Vacant Residential Land Tax, the introduction of the Windfall Gains Tax and reducing land tax

Another step towards a CLT in Daylesford with a deliberative development event. What style of housing? What community infrastructure do we want?

South Australia has a well deserved reputation as an innovative and progressive state. We encourage the GARP to continue that tradition and to fully leverage the opportunities presented in the development of the plan to maximise the benefits for current and future generations of South Australians. This is an opportunity to create a more socially equitable and cohesive community and to minimise the impacts of locational disadvantage. It is vital our communities become greener and more resilient in adapting to climate change.

Building a strong, smart, clean, regenerative economy will ensure South Australia is well placed to face future global uncertainties and for government revenue to be able to fund essential infrastructure. Underpinning all of this, is the need for a greater range of appropriate housing in the most suitable locations. Secure housing provides the stable foundation for people to build their lives, grow their families and build strong and resilient communities.

https://youtu.be/eCaZVucIYXE It’s time we took our housing future into our own hands! The Hepburn Shire affordability strategy had ‘innovative housing models’ as the no1 priority as chosen by its citizens at the Housing Forum.  This event will discuss the ability of Community Land Trusts to be that innovation vehicle. This housing model acts to keep

Introduction Australia requires a housing and homelessness plan that focuses on timely goals, success metrics, deliverables and a communication plan. It must include best practice, oversight and continual iteration to ensure we do not repeat mistakes.    Such a plan must ensure it maintains the public interest in all outcomes. For too long policy has

The widespread rental crisis in Australia is continuing to escalate. The increase in housing costs, both in the ownership and rental housing markets, is having devastating impacts on individuals, families and communities. Recent reports based on homelessness services data show a dramatic increase in demand for services with women and children being among the fastest growing groups. The flow