About YPHA

Built by young people, for young people.

YPHA Inc. is the Sunshine Coast's not-for-profit advocacy body for young Australians locked out of home ownership. We organise. We show up. We push for change.

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Our Mission

Housing isn't a privilege.

It's a foundation. The right to a home, to plant roots, raise a family, build a life, has been the quiet promise underneath every Australian generation. For young people today, that promise is being broken.

YPHA exists to change that. We are a member-led not-for-profit, incorporated in March 2026, fighting for affordable, accessible, dignified housing for Australians under 35.
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What We Believe

Three convictions.

These are the principles that shape everything we do.

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Ownership is the goal.

Renting forever isn't dignity. We advocate for pathways to ownership, not just shelter, not just rentals, but the chance to own.

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Young people lead.

We are not advocated for. We organise, run, and decide together. Every member has a vote.

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Practical, not partisan.

Prefab, modular, community land trusts, planning reform. We back what works, regardless of who proposes it.

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Our Story

How we got here.

From a kitchen-table conversation to an incorporated advocacy body, in under a year.

Mid 2025

The conversation

A handful of young people on the Sunshine Coast, talking about what it would take to actually own a home, and realising no one was speaking for them.

Late 2025

The first meetings

Open community meetings. Local councillors invited. Real conversations about prefab, modular housing, and policy reform.

March 2026

Incorporation

YPHA Inc. registered under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (QLD). Inc. No. IA4942861. The work becomes official.

2026 →

The work continues

Public submissions. Council engagement. Member events. Practical projects. The press is starting to listen.

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The Committee

Who's behind YPHA.

An elected committee of young people and allies, all working pro bono.

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Geoff Clarke

President

"I have grandsons in Sydney and I just believe that they'll never own a house. In this great country of ours, we are forsaking our young generation."

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The Members

79 voting members

Every major decision, palette, brand, layout, advocacy priorities, is voted on by the membership. Democracy isn't theatre here.

Acknowledgement

Together we belong.

YPHA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways on which we live and work, particularly the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara peoples of the Sunshine Coast region. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture.