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Housing

Safe and practical housing is critical for healthy and vibrant communities, and MWW continues to play a vital role in the provision of housing services throughout the Fitzroy Valley.

The Housing and Tenancy Support Team offers a wide range of information, referral, advocacy, and tenancy management services to people living in, or applying for housing in the region.

Our property Services Team is responsible for delivering a range of professional property management services to existing and prospective clients, ensuring properties are maintained and cared for in a way which meets contractual and statutory requirements.

This includes:

Property inspections at least twice each year, including safety device checks.

Rent collection, debt management and rent assessment

Assistance with reporting maintenance

Vacant property maintenance inspections

Upgrades and improvements; and

Referrals to the tenancy support programme, Thrive.

Thrive is a holistic program for housing clients which looks at the wider needs of the individual and focuses on early intervention, supporting people to identify and tackle problems before they become too big. It also assists clients to improve their life skills, increase their ability to manage their household independently, and actively participate in community life.

The team also assists if tenants are:

  • Having problems with outstanding debts
  • Struggling to keep up to date with rental payments
  • Finding it hard to maintain their property
  • Needing help understanding rights and obligations; and
  • Having trouble with visitors or anti-social behaviour at their property.

We have a great team of local people working hard to deliver Housing services to the Valley. Indigenous employment is an important target for Marra Worra Worra, and we work hard to ensure employment opportunities are made available for local Fitzroy Valley community members.

Marra Worra Worra’s Housing Department continues to strive for excellence in the delivery of the Housing Management contract, with the view of keeping our tenants safe and well in community housing, whilst supporting meaningful local employment outcomes for our people.