Sunshine Coast Young People Launch Housing Association
Young People Housing Association Inc.. YPHA, has been formally incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (QLD), making the Sunshine Coast home to the first young-people-led housing advocacy body of its kind in regional Australia.
YPHA is built on a simple premise: the people most locked out of home ownership should be the ones doing the advocating. The organisation is member-led, with every major decision, from advocacy priorities to brand identity, voted on by its 79 founding members.
"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."Geoff Clarke, YPHA President
YPHA's first-year priorities include a formal submission to Sunshine Coast Council on small-lot housing reform, a community-led modular housing concept paper, and a pre-election forum putting candidates on record about housing.
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