2017-04-11 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 1 Housing Needs Assessment

Table 18. Housing and Service Providers, Noosa Shire, 2016

Name                     Description                                   Housing/Services

Coast2Bay Housing        Coast2Bay provides a professional and         In Noosa Shire Coast2Bay provides:
Group, Offices in        integrated community housing service
                                                                            Community housing – Coast2Bay
Nambour and              that is responsive to the community and
                                                                             manage 8 dwellings owned by
Caboolture.              to tenants’ needs. Coast2Bay manages
                                                                             them (including one 6 bedroom
                         approximately 450 dwellings within the
                                                                             housing for disabled clients
                         north coast region, including Sunshine
                                                                             requiring full time care). These are
                         Coast, Noosa, Moreton Bay and Gympie
                                                                             located in Tewantin and
                         Local Government Areas. It is a registered
                                                                             Noosaville.
                         provider under the National Regulatory
                         System for Community Housing, which                Transitional housing – 14 (these
                         came into effect in Queensland on 1                 properties are head-leased from
                         January 2014.                                       the private rental market under the
                                                                             Queensland Government
                         Coast2Bay Housing Group is a                        Community Rent Scheme
                         professional and socially responsible               Program). Properties are located
                         community housing company working in                in Cooroy, Noosaville, Noosa
                         partnership with communities,                       Heads, Sunrise Beach and
                         governments and the private sector. It              Tewantin.
                         delivers appropriate social and affordable
                         housing programs that support and
                         empower people to improve their lives,
                         progress to independence and contribute
                         to sustainable communities.

                         In delivering its mission, Coast2Bay seeks
                         to contribute to economic development
                         and social inclusion through:

                              The management of an available
                               housing portfolio in a cost efficient
                               way;
                              Effective tenancy management that
                               sustains clients in their housing for
                               the duration of need;
                              The matching of tenant needs,
                               where necessary, to appropriate
                               support services;
                              The development of additional
                               community and affordable housing.
                         It provides guaranteed rent to a property
                         owner for 52 weeks per year, paid
                         monthly in advance, to rent their
                         property, and also undertakes some
                         projects under the National Rental
                         Affordability Scheme (NRAS) to invest in
                         rental housing. The motivation behind
                         new development projects is simply to
                         obtain housing for disadvantaged people
                         within the community. Coast2Bay is keen
                         to seek new development opportunities
                         to assist with the provision of community,
                         affordable and specialist housing within



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