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Community Housing Industry Council
The Community Housing Industry Council (CHIC) provides independent advice to the NSW Government on policies and strategies for the development of the community housing industry in NSW.
CHIC overview
The community housing industry has a significant and increasing role in the provision of social and affordable housing.
CHIC provides a forum for the NSW Government and the community housing industry to develop approaches to manage and deliver social and affordable housing.
CHIC aims to support the community housing industry to grow and meet government objectives and community needs.
CHIC is convened by the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ).
Download the Terms of Reference for CHIC (PDF , 166.2 KB)
CHIC members
CHIC has an independent chair and is made up of government and industry leaders.
Members are appointed for a term of two years. Retiring members are eligible to apply for re-appointment for a further term. The Secretary may appoint members for shorter terms at his discretion.
Current members
- Trevor Danos AM, Independent Chairperson
- Zoe Dendle, Department of Communities and Justice
- Chris Valacos, Registrar for Community Housing
- Matthew Beggs, Landcom
- Roland Stanmore, Treasury NSW
- Sandy Chappel, Department of Planning and Environment, Planning and Assessment
- Famey Williams, Aboriginal Housing Office
- Emma Nicholson, NSW Land and Housing Corporation
- Stephen Anthony, Independent member
- John Nicolades, Independent member
- TBC AM, Independent member
- Rebecca Pinkstone, Community Housing Industry Association NSW
- Mark Degotardi, Community Housing Industry Association NSW
- Scott Langford, Community Housing Industry Association NSW
- Charlie Trindall, Aboriginal Community Housing Industry Association NSW
- Lisa Sampson, Aboriginal Community Housing Industry Association NSW
Meeting schedule
CHIC was established late 2018 and had its inaugural meeting on 20 February 2019 and a second meeting on 18 June 2019 (DOCX, 14.6 KB). CHIC is scheduled to meet four times a year.
Previous CHIC meetings were (click on the links to see the CHIC communique for the that meeting):
- 26 April 2023 (DOCX, 24.5 KB)
- 16 June 2022 (DOCX, 25.1 KB)
- 24 March 2022 (PDF, 124.1 KB)
- 25 November 2021 (DOCX, 22.8 KB)
- 17 June 2021 (DOCX, 19.2 KB)
- 24 March 2021 (DOCX, 23.9 KB)
- 3 December 2020 (DOCX, 18.7 KB)
- 16 September 2020 (DOCX, 18.3 KB)
- 3 June 2020 (DOCX, 21.0 KB)
- 18 March 2020 (cancelled due to Covid-19 – see communique for 3 June 2020 below)
- 18 December 2019 (DOCX, 21.4 KB)
- 25 September 2019 (DOCX, 14.3 KB)
The forward schedule for CHIC for the 2022/23 financial year is:
- 15 September 2022 (PDF, 124.9 KB)
- 6 December 2022 (PDF, 126.3 KB)
- 16 March 2023
- 15 June 2023
CHIC papers
- NSW Community Housing Industry Strategy 2023-27 (the Strategy) (PDF, 3.8 MB)
This strategy has been prepared by the NSW Community Housing Industry Council (CHIC). It aims to:- maximise the community housing sector’s contribution to the delivery of social and
affordable housing in NSW, including by growing supply and/or by enabling effective
partnerships and collaborations, and - maximise public value.
- maximise the community housing sector’s contribution to the delivery of social and
- Fixing Affordable Housing in NSW (PDF, 2.4 MB)
This paper, Fixing Affordable Housing in NSW, was prepared for the New South Wales Community Housing Industry Council (CHIC) by Stephen Anthony and Gary Lu who work at Industry Super Australia. However, the views expressed in this paper are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the CHIC, CHIC members, the NSW Government nor Industry Super Australia, its funds or its investment committees. - NSW Community Housing Partnership Framework (PDF, 140.5 KB)
- Community Housing Partnership Framework Guidance Notes (PDF, 229.2 KB)
- CHIC Work Plan 2022-24 (DOCX, 39.9 KB)
Contact
CHIC is located in the Department of Communities and Justice.
If writing to the Secretariat, address your mail to:
Chair
NSW Community Housing Industry Council
Locked Bag 5000, Parramatta NSW 2124
Secretariat staff
NSW Community Housing Industry Council
NSWCommunityHousingIndustryCouncil@facs.nsw.gov.au
Street address: 6 Parramatta Square, 10 Darcy Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
Post: Locked Bag 5000, Parramatta NSW 2124
If you have difficulty accessing any of the documents on this page or to request an accessible version, please contact us at NSWCommunityHousingIndustryCouncil@facs.nsw.gov.au
Last updated:
23 May 2023
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