December 2021

Towards 2025 Strategic Plan

We are pleased to launch our Towards 2025 Strategic Plan. Creating growth and achieving positive outcomes for members, co-operatives and commuities sit at the heart of our strategy. Over the next five years our priorities are about creating Empowered people, Meaningful impacts, Thriving co-operatives and a Sustainable organisation.

MD update

Liz gives her first update looking at the year ahead and how our Towards 2025 Strategic Plan provides clear direction and guides our planning for 2022 and beyond.

Kick starting our energy improvement plans

We are proud to partner with Earthworker Energy Manufacturing Cooperative to install locally made hot water systems in the homes of housing co-operative members.

New process coming - Annual Rent Review 2022

We've been listening and we want to make it easy for you to submit your Household Information Form (HIF) and supporting documents.

Happy with time

Sarah from Liberty CERC revisits her experience of lockdowns in 2020 and 2021.

Scholarship recipients

Congratulations to the nine 2021 Scholarship recipients. Donna shares her story about how she was able to train as a K9 Therapy dog handler and how her dog "Caring Carly", the toy cavoodle helped brighten the lives of residents at a nursing home.

Survey results are in!

Thanks to everyone who took the time to complete the training survey. This is what you told us...

Preparing your home for summer

Summer is the perfect time to tackle all those home maintenance tasks. We've put together a list that can help you get them done!

Big Housing Build Q+A

If you missed the Big Housing Build Q+A, listen to the recording to catch-up on plans for 2022 and beyond.

Holiday Office Hours

The CEHL office will be closed from Wednesday 22 December 2021 and will re-open on Tuesday 4 January 2022.

AGM 2020-2021 wrap up

Catch up on what happened at the Annual General Meeting for 2020-2021.

CPC Vacancy - Apply NOW!

Co-op Program Committee (CPC) consider how best to enable member voice and engage with co-ops to embed a sustainable Program framework. Now is your chance to be involved.....apply now!

Creating Meaningful Impact

CEHL is piloting a new way to resource and build co-op capacity to influence Program direction and decisions. Check out this exciting opportunity!

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Thriving co-operatives

Sally from Lakewood Co-op shares how the co-op is a big part of her life and holds so many special memories.

Australian Charities and Not for Profit reporting in co-op hands in 2023

Co-ops will have new step-by-step guides to help with reports to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC).

Study Grants OPEN

CEHL Scholarships have been renamed - Apply now for 2022 CEHL Study Grants with a new grant to support studies and skills in co-op development.

Meet Killian

We ask Killian, Development Officer in Real Estate Services to give us an insight into who he is, what he loves to do and why he joined CEHL.

Home Care Packages

Are you eligible for a Home Care Package? Government funded aged care services can include household tasks, equipment, minor home modifications, personal and clinical care.