Affordable Community Housing Ltd ( ACH ) closed down our Bankstown and Wentworthville offices in November 2008 and relocated the head office to Silverwater.

 This has been a very good move as the concentation of our 32 staff has created efficiencies which allowed more specialisation in services being provided to our tenants.

 Currently we manage over 1,700 properties servicing 4,600 tenants across 16 Local Government Areas. ACH is the second largest community housing provider organisation in NSW.

 In order to better service our tenants we have now opened four Local tenant Zones located in Bankstown, Belmore, Blacktown and Wentworthville; and we now have 42 support partners who provide specialist services to our tenants.

 HIGHLIGHTS OF 2008 INCLUDE:

• Tenant satisfaction of 96%
• The 2008 NSW Awards for excellence in Community Housing in 3 catergories
• "Commendation Overall Excellence in Community Housing"
• "Service to Tenants"
• "Tenant Participation"

APPOINTMENT  OF NEW DIRECTORS

ACH is pleased to announce that recently five new directors joined our board:

Cliff Haynes as Chairperson, David Mead, Bruce McDonald, Beata Kade and Paul Howlet.

They bring with them a wealth of experience in Executive Management at State, Local Government and the private sector.

 GOVERNMENT STIMULUS PACKAGE 

It is a very exciting time for community housing as the both Federal and State Government are gearing up for a huge investment into the sector

We are experiencing the largest social housing expenditure ( over 3 years ) in the history of Australia. In NSW there will be over $2 billion and up to 9,000 new homes. A significant portion of these new dwellings are expected to come to the Community Housing sector with title.

 FOCUS OF ACH

At ACH, housing stress and its alleviation remains the key focus of our core business, while offering creative solutions that meet the needs of all stakeholders.